Metastable isomers of Xen+ clusters



Colours of atoms correspond to the mean charges they carry:

0.0 e - 0.125 e - 0.25 e - 0.375 e - 0.5 e


Xe3+

DIM + SO
DIM + SO + ID-ID
Structure
Energy
[meV]
Structure
Energy
[meV]

1
(stable)

2
+115
+144

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Xe4+

DIM + SO
DIM + SO + ID-ID
Structure
Energy
[meV]
Structure
Energy
[meV]

1
(stable)

2
+36.1

+6.8

3 +77.2 +119

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Xe5+

DIM + SO
DIM + SO + ID-ID
Structure
Energy
[meV]
Structure
Energy
[meV]

1
(stable)

2
+2.0

+0.8

3 +56.5 +20.9
4 +64.4 +34.4
5 +65.6 +82.8
6 +78.4 +111
7 +150 - - -

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Xe6+

DIM + SO
DIM + SO + ID-ID
Structure
Energy
[meV]
Structure
Energy
[meV]

1
(stable)

2
+8.7

+13.1

3 +12.8 +13.7
4 +53.4 +31.0
5 +61.8 +33.6
6 +62.6 +42.1
7 +83.9 +53.8
8 +101 +112
9 +106 +116
10 - -   +133

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