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Energy Landscapes of Clusters Bound by Short‐Ranged Potentials
Author(s) -
Wales David J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201000233
Subject(s) - mesoscopic physics , polystyrene , chemical physics , colloid , nanotechnology , materials science , molecular physics , statistical physics , chemistry , physics , condensed matter physics , polymer , composite material
New vistas: New data for the properties of clusters in the mesoscopic regime is highlighted. Using colloidal particles of polystyrene microspheres as “pseudoatoms”, direct structural information from optical microscopy has been obtained. The ability to distinguish different geometries provides details for comparison with calculations based on model potentials (see picture).