Gas-phase metal clusters have been a subject of research interest for allowing reliable
strategies to explore the stability and reactivity of materials at reduced sizes with atomic …

The structure of cationic and anionic Cu clusters grown in multiply charged superfluid He
nanodroplets was investigated using He tagging as a chemical probe. Further, the structure …

Coinage metal clusters are of great importance for a wide range of scientific fields, ranging
from microscopy to catalysis. Despite their clear fundamental and technological importance …

Abstract Brass (Cu-Zn) is one of the typical Hume-Rothery alloys, which is extensively used
in material science and industry. Earlier studies revealed that the structures of Cu-Zn alloys …

The Mexican enhanced genetic algorithm has been used to study the structural and
energetic properties of Pd, Ni, and Ni–Pd nanocluster structures with 3–10 atoms. Density …

Metal nanoclusters (NCs) have attracted broad attention for their molecular-like electronic
structures and unique emission properties, but the difficulty in controlling emission color …

Recent advances in synthesis and characterization methods have enabled the controllable
fabrication of atomically precise metal clusters (AMCs) of subnanometer size that possess …

Novel highly selective synthesis techniques have enable the production of atomically
precise monodisperse metal clusters (AMCs) of subnanometer size. These AMCs exhibit …

Optical absorption spectra for the computed ground state structures of copper clusters (Cu n,
n= 2–20) are investigated from first principles using time-dependent density functional …

The thermodynamic and chemical stability of Cu n Mo (n= 1–12) clusters are evaluated by
density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The most stable structures are obtained by …