01973nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245015400055210006900209260012500278300001100403490000800414520116400422100001601586700002101602700002001623700001801643856013001661       2013                        eng d  a0021-960600aCorrelation between the variation in observed melting temperatures and structural motifs of the global minima of gallium clusters: an ab initio study0 aCorrelation between the variation in observed melting temperatur  aCIRCULATION & FULFILLMENT DIV, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, STE 1 N O 1, MELVILLE, NY 11747-4501 USAbAMER INST PHYSICScJAN  a0143030 v1383 a<p>We have investigated the correlation between the variation in the melting temperature and the growth pattern of small positively charged gallium clusters. Significant shift in the melting temperatures was observed for a change of only few atoms in the size of the cluster. Clusters with size between 31-42 atoms melt between 500-600 K whereas those with 46-48 atoms melt around 800 K. Density functional theory based first principles simulations have been carried out on Ga-n(+) clusters with n = 31, ... , 48. At least 150 geometry optimizations have been performed towards the search for the global minima for each size resulting in about 3000 geometry optimizations. For gallium clusters in this size range, the emergence of spherical structures as the ground state leads to higher melting temperature. The well-separated core and surface shells in these clusters delay isomerization, which results in the enhanced stability of these clusters at elevated temperatures. The observed variation in the melting temperature of these clusters therefore has a structural origin. (C) 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4772470]</p>1 aSusan, Anju1 aKibey, Aniruddha1 aKaware, Vaibhav1 aJoshi, Kavita  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/correlation-between-variation-observed-melting-temperatures-and-structural-motifs-global-0