Ground state structures and properties of Si3Hn (n = 1–6) clusters
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Abstract
The ground state structures and properties of Si 3Hn (1 ≤n ≤ 6) clusters have been calculated using Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics with simulated annealing and steepest descent optimization methods. We have studied cohesive energy per particle and first excited electronic level gap of the clusters as a function of hydrogenation. Hydrogenation is done till all dangling bonds of silicon are saturated. Our results show that over coordination of hydrogen is favoured in Si3Hn clusters and the geometry of Si3 cluster does not change due to hydrogenation. Cohesive energy per particle and first excited electronic level gap study of the clusters show that Si3H6 cluster is most stable and Si3H3 cluster is most unstable among the clusters considered here.
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Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics hydrogenated silicon clusters electronic structure calculationPreview
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