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Ionization potentials and charge localization in small charged group 12 clusters

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For small size, the cluster Xn with X = Hg, Cd or Zn displays a van der Waals bond. A model Hamiltonian has been proposed for the singly (doubly) ionized van der Waals clusters Xn+ (Xn++). The first and second ionization potentials of Xn have been calculated. A good agreement is obtained with the available experiment values of the first ionization potential of mercury and cadmium. The stability and the metastability of Xn++ are discussed. The energy curves versus the bond length for Hg2++, Cd2++ and Zn2++ have been determined. The hole(s) in charged clusters Xn+ and Xn++ for 2 ≤ n ≤ 7 is (are) mainly delocalized, except for Hgn+ with n ≥ 4 where the hole is localized on two or three sites.

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Contribution to the Topical Issue “Dynamics of Systems on the Nanoscale (2018)”, edited by Ilko Bald, Ilia A. Solov’yov, Nigel J. Mason and Andrey V. Solov’yov.

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Tarento, R.J. Ionization potentials and charge localization in small charged group 12 clusters. Eur. Phys. J. D 73, 260 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2019-100134-4

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