A Topological approximation to the understanding of small metal clusters geometry
Eligia Juárez, J. A. Lombardero, Jorge Antonio Ascencio · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) · 2007
Structural understanding of metal nanoparticles shape is made with the help of topological approximations, based on the topological evalua- tion of configurations. The mathematical formalism of the topology is used to establish the principles on which metallic atoms are arranged, and the form to generate classifications for the structures and observed surface morphologies. Metal nanoparticles can be determined as homeomorphous-like because their configuration and transformation rules. These mathematical principles allow the establishment of the significant facts that determine the particular set of geometries for low energy small metallic clusters.