Structural evolution and magnetic properties of ScLin (n = 2–13) clusters: A PSO and DFT investigation

Structural evolution and magnetic properties of ScLi_n (n = 2–13) clusters: A PSO and DFT investigation

Li Lu¹, Cui Xiu-Hua^{1, †}, Cao Hai-Bin², Jiang Yi¹, Duan Hai-Ming¹, Jing Qun¹, Liu Jing¹, Wang Qian^{1, ‡}

(a) Average binding energy, (b) second-order energy difference, and (c) fragmentation energy of the lowest energy ScLi_n (n = 2–13) clusters.