Magnetism in small vanadium clusters

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Engineering
Department Materials Science & Engineering
Creator Liu, Feng
Other Author Khanna, S. N.; Jena, P.
Title Magnetism in small vanadium clusters
Date 1991-04
Description Using the self-consistent-field molecular-orbital theory and the density-functional approximation, we show that vanadium could become magnetic if its size and dimension were constrained. This is illustrated for vanadium forming clusters with body-centered-cubic (bcc) geometry as well as for linear chains. The magnetic moment of the bcc clusters is found to vanish abruptly as the size increases, while the clusters always retain their moment in the linear-chain configurations. The moments are also found to be finite for large interatomic spacings irrespective of the cluster topology, and tend to vanish when the interatomic distances are reduced. The results are explained by using a simple Stoner criterion.
Type Text
Publisher American Physical Society
Journal Title Physical Review B
Volume 43
Issue 10
First Page 8179
Last Page 8182
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8179
citatation_issn 0163-1829
Subject Vanadium clusters; Molecular-orbital theory; Density-functional approximation; Stoner criterion
Subject LCSH Magnetism; Vanadium -- Magnetic properties
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Liu, F., Khanna, S. N., & Jena, P. (1991). Magnetism in small vanadium clusters. Physical Review B, 43(10), 8179-82.
Rights Management (c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8179
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