Abstract
We have investigated the geometry as well as the equilibrium bond lengths for a number of possible structures of the Sb4 cluster by the Hartree-Fock procedure. The tetrahedral structure is shown to exhibit higher stability than several planar structures studied. No stability could be found for a square in the singlet spin configuration, in keeping with considerations based on the Jahn-Teller theorem. For the Sb4 tetrahedron, good agreement of the calculated ionization potential with the observed value is found.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6087-6090 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics