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Structure and Properties of Atomic Clusters

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A brief review is presented on various properties of small atomic clusters of different elements. Experimental measurements and theoretical explanation of abundance spectra, stability of multiply-charged clusters, magnetic properties, reactivity studies on clusters, and vibrational studies are discussed. A brief account of the ab-initio theoretical method based on local density-functional theory and Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics method used for calculating groundstate electronic properties of clusters are presented.

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Mukherjee, S. (2000). Structure and Properties of Atomic Clusters. In: Sud, K.K., Upadhyaya, U.N. (eds) Trends in Atomic and Molecular Physics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4259-9_3

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