ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
PACS. 36.20.Kd Electronic structure and spectra - 31.10.+z Theory of electronic structure, electronic transitions, and chemical binding - 21.90.+f Other topics in nuclear structure - 21.60.Cs Shell model
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: We investigate the existence of stable charged metallic bubbles using the shell correction method. We find that for a given mesoscopic system of n atoms of a given metal and (positive) elementary charges, a metallic bubble turns out to have a lower total energy than a compact spherical cluster, whenever the charge number q is larger than a critical charge number qc. For a magic number (n-q) of free electrons, the spherical metallic bubble may become stable against fission.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100530050219
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