Structural and Bonding Issues in Clusters and Nano-clusters - Gold Clusters, Colloids and Nanoparticles - page 33

Fig. 21 Summary of bonding characteristics of gold clusters

i.e. 1s < 1p < 1d ~ 2s < 1f ~ 2p < 1g ~ 2d ~ 3s (using a 3-D harmonic

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potential), 1s < 1p < 1d < 2s < 1f < 2p < 1g ~ 2d (3-D square potential) and

1s 1g ~ 2d (Woods-Saxon potential). When com-

bined with the Aufbau principle, it suggests that for neutral alkali metal clusters the

< 1p < 1d < 2s < 1f < 2p <