中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (4): 43102-043102.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/4/043102
陈振岗, 谢尊, 李有成, 马庆敏, 刘英
Chen Zhen-Gang(陈振岗)a)b), Xie Zun(谢尊) a)†, Li You-Cheng(李有成)a), Ma Qing-Min(马庆敏)a), and Liu Ying(刘英) a)
摘要: The low-energy structures and the electronic and the magnetic properties of small Ni$_{n}$Ti$_{n}$ ($n=1$--$6$) and Ni$_{m}$Ti$_{n}$ ($1 \le n \le 4$, $1 \le m \le 4$, $n \ne m$) clusters are investigated by performing all-electron calculations based on density functional theory. Ground states and several isomers near the ground states are determined for these clusters. The results indicate that the growth of small Ni$_{m}$Ti$_{n}$ clusters prefers to form rich Ti--Ni and Ti--Ti bonds. When the percentage of titanium atoms is significantly greater than that of nickel atoms, the nickel atoms are most frequently found above the surface; in contrast, the titanium atoms prefer the bridging sites. A M\"{u}lliken spin population analysis indicates that the total spin of titanium-nickel clusters is not always zero.
中图分类号: (Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections)