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Chinese Physics, 2004, Vol. 13(4): 489-496    DOI: 10.1088/1009-1963/13/4/013
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Theoretical study on structures of Ga3N, GaN3, Ga3N2 and Ga2N3 clusters

Song Bin (宋斌), Ling Li (凌俐), Cao Pei-Lin (曹培林)
Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Abstract  The structures of Ga3N, GaN3, Ga3N2 and Ga2N3 clusters are studied using the full-potential linear-muffin-tin-orbital molecular dynamics (FP-LMTO MD) method. Four structures for Ga3 N, five structures for GaN3, nine structures for Ga3N2 and nine structures for Ga2N3 have been obtained. The most stable structures of these clusters are planar ones. A strong dominance of the N--N bond over the Ga--N and Ga--Ga bonds appears to control the structural skeletons, supporting the previous result obtained by Kandalam and co-workers. The most stable structures of these small GaN clusters displayed semiconductor-like properties through the calculation of the HOMO-LUMO gaps.
Keywords:  FP-LMTO MD method      GaN clusters      geometrical and electronic structures  
Received:  01 August 2003      Revised:  13 October 2003      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  36.40.Mr (Spectroscopy and geometrical structure of clusters)  
  36.40.Cg (Electronic and magnetic properties of clusters)  
  33.15.Bh (General molecular conformation and symmetry; stereochemistry)  
  33.15.Dj (Interatomic distances and angles)  
  34.20.Gj (Intermolecular and atom-molecule potentials and forces)  
  31.15.Qg  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10174062).

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Song Bin (宋斌), Ling Li (凌俐), Cao Pei-Lin (曹培林) Theoretical study on structures of Ga3N, GaN3, Ga3N2 and Ga2N3 clusters 2004 Chinese Physics 13 489

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