Table 1 The calculated electronic states, symmetries, Eb (eV) and Egap (eV) of ground-state LiBn0/− clusters.

From: LiB13: A New Member of Tetrahedral-Typed B13 Ligand Half-Surround Cluster

 

LiBn

LiBn

n

Sta.

Sym.

Eb

Egap

Sta.

Sym.

Eb

Egap

10

2A2

C2v

4.39

1.84

1A1

C2v

4.54

1.93

11

1A1

C2v

4.49

2.92

2A

Cs

4.56

0.72

12

2A′

Cs

4.48

1.63

1A'

Cs

4.61

1.93

13

1A1

C2v

4.52

3.58

2A1

C2v

4.63

1.43

14

2A2

C2v

4.54

1.46

1A′

Cs

4.68

1.98

15

1A′

Cs

4.57

2.45

2A′

Cs

4.70

1.08

16

2A

C1

4.61

1.45

1A

C1

4.76

2.27

17

1A′

Cs

4.68

1.76

2A

Cs

4.80

1.43

18

2A

Cs

4.70

1.21

1A′

Cs

4.81

1.84

19

1A

C1

4.68

2.07

2A

C1

4.81

1.35

20

2A

C10v

4.76

1.04

1A

D10d

4.85

1.43