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Molecular Dynamics Simulated Annealing has been used to probe the structure of small Au clusters consisting of between 2 and 40 atoms. The interatomic interactions within these clusters are described using an empirical Murrell-Mottram many-body potential energy function. Four distinct structural motifs are present in the structures of the predicted global minima, based on octahedra, decahedra, icosahedra and hexagonal prisms.
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Received 30 September 1999 and Received in final form 23 March 2000
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Wilson, N., Johnston, R. Modelling gold clusters with an empirical many-body potential. Eur. Phys. J. D 12, 161–169 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530070053
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530070053