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Electron bubbles in helium clusters. I. Structure and energetics.

Michael Rosenblit1, Joshua Jortner

  • 1School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|May 30, 2006
PubMed
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This study theoretically investigates electron bubbles in helium clusters, finding their stability depends on cluster size. Larger clusters (N > 5200) support stable electron bubbles with decreasing energy.

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Area of Science:

  • Theoretical physics and physical chemistry
  • Quantum mechanics and condensed matter physics

Background:

  • Understanding the behavior of excess electrons in atomic clusters is crucial for materials science.
  • Helium clusters provide a unique, weakly interacting system to study electron localization phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the structure, energetics, and stability of excess electron bubbles in helium clusters.
  • To determine the critical cluster size for the energetic stability of electron bubbles.

Main Methods:

  • Density functional theory (DFT) was employed to model the helium atom subsystem.
  • A pseudopotential method with an effective nonlocal potential was used to calculate electron energy.
  • Density profiles were described using power exponential and Gudermannian functions for bubble and surface regions.

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Main Results:

  • Electron bubble formation energy is dominated by intracluster density changes for larger clusters.
  • Equilibrium bubble radii increase with cluster size (N), from 13.5 Å at N=6500 to 16.6 Å at N=1.8x10^5.
  • The total equilibrium energy of electron bubbles decreases with increasing cluster size.

Conclusions:

  • The energetic stability of electron bubbles is confirmed for helium clusters larger than approximately 5200 atoms.
  • The calculated energy gap (V(0)-E(t)(e)) provides a measure of bubble stability and its dependence on cluster size.
  • This theoretical framework offers insights into electron localization in finite quantum systems.