Related papers: Ionic structure and photoabsorption in medium size…
We determined the ionic and electronic structure of sodium clusters with even electron numbers and 2 to 59 atoms in axially averaged and three-dimensional density functional calculations. A local, phenomenological pseudopotential that…
We present systematic and comprehensive correlated-electron calculations of the linear photoabsorption spectra of small neutral closed- and open-shell sodium clusters (Na_{n}, n=2-6), as well as closed-shell cation clusters (Na_{n}^{+},…
The line shape of the plasma resonance in both neutral and charged small sodium clusters is calculated. The overall properties of the multipeak structure observed in the photoabsorption cross section of spherical Na_8 and Na_20 neutral…
Absorption spectra of closed-shell Na_2, Na_3+, Na_4, Na_5+, Na_6, Na_7+, and Na_8 clusters are calculated using a recently implemented conserving linear response method. In the framework of a quasiparticle approach, we determine…
Photoabsorption cross sections of small sodium cluster cations (Na$_n^+$, n=3,5,7 and 9) were calculated at various temperatures with the time-dependent local-density-approximation (TDLDA) in conjunction with ab initio molecular dynamics…
We predict the strong enhancement in the photoabsorption of small Mg clusters in the region of 4-5 eV due to the resonant excitation of the plasmon oscillations of cluster electrons. The photoabsorption spectra for neutral Mg clusters…
The plasmonic properties of sphere-like bcc Na nanoclusters ranging from Na$_{15}$ to Na$_{331}$ have been studied by real-time time-dependent local density approximation calculations. The optical absorption spectrum, density response…
We revisit the photoabsorption from the ground state of Na, ending below and above the ionization threshold, with special emphasis on the shape of the photoionization cross section around the Cooper minimum. The present treatment, using a…
Based on ab initio density-functional-theory using generalized gradient approximation, we systematically study the optical and electronic properties of the insulating dense sodium phase (Na-hp4) reported recently [Ma \textit{et al.}, Nature…
The question whether the linear absorption spectra of metal clusters can be interpreted as density oscillations (collective ``plasmons'') or can only be understood as transitions between distinct molecular states is still a matter of debate…
The linear optical absorption spectra of three isomers of planar boron cluster B$_{13}$ are calculated using time-dependent spin-polarized density functional approach. The geometries of these cluster are optimized at the B3LYP/6-311+G*…
In this paper, we report large-scale configuration interaction (CI) calculations of linear optical absorption spectra of various isomers of magnesium clusters Mg$_{n}$ (n=2--5), corresponding to valence transitions. Geometry optimization of…
The choice of Gaussian basis functions for computing the ground-state properties of molecules, and clusters, employing wave-function-based electron-correlated approaches, is a well-studied subject. However, the same cannot be said when it…
We present structure calculations of neutral and singly ionized Mg clusters of up to 30 atoms, as well as Na clusters of up to 10 atoms. The calculations have been performed using density functional theory (DFT) within the local…
It is well known that plasmons in bulk metals cannot be excited by direct photoabsorption, that is, by coupling of volume plasmons to light. Here we demonstrate that the situation in nanoclusters of the same metals is entirely different. We…
Sodium atoms and clusters (N<5) on graphite (0001) are studied using density functional theory, pseudopotentials and periodic boundary conditions. A single Na atom is observed to bind at a hollow site 2.45 A above the surface with an…
The linear optical absorption spectra in neutral boron cluster B$_{6}$ and cationic B$_{6}^{+}$ are calculated using a first principles correlated electron approach. The geometries of several low-lying isomers of these clusters were…
Optical properties of core-shell-shell Au@SiO2@Au nanostructures and their solar energy harvesting applications are theoretically investigated using Mie theory and heat transfer equations. The theoretical analysis associated with…
Plasmonic core-satellite nanostructures have recently attracted interest in photocatalytic applications. The core plasmonic nanoparticle acts like an antenna, funnelling incident light into the near-field region, where it excites the…
We present linear response theories in the continuum capable of describing photoionization spectra and dynamic polarizabilities of finite systems with no spatial symmetry. Our formulations are based on the time-dependent local density…