Element- and size-dependent electron delocalization in AuNX+ clusters (X = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) -: art. no. 033401

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Neukermans, S [1 ]
Janssens, E [1 ]
Tanaka, H [1 ]
Silverans, RE [1 ]
Lievens, P [1 ]
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[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Vaste Stof Fys Magnetisme Lab, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.033401
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We investigated the stability of gold clusters doped with open 3d-shell atoms (Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni). Steps, peaks, and odd-even staggering in mass abundance spectra upon photofragmentation provide evidence for enhanced stability for specific cluster sizes. The observed magic numbers are explained in terms of size- and dopant-dependent modifications of the effective mean-field potential within a phenomenological shell-model approach. Element-dependent 3d electron delocalization and odd-even staggering amplitudes are related to the dopant-atom structure.
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