Research Article

Density Functional Study of Electronic and Structural Properties of Gold-Cadmium Selenide/Telluride Nanoclusters

Table 2

s, p, and d partial charges density within Au, Cd, Se, and Te spheres calculated for some occupied and unoccupied orbitals in AuCdSe and AuCdTe clusters.

OrbitalAtomspd

Cd 0.11 0.04 0.01
Se 0.00 0.14 0.00
HOMO Au 0.00 0.01 0.06
Cd 0.14 0.06 0.01
Te 0.00 0.12 0.00
Au 0.00 0.01 0.05

Cd 0.03 0.00 0.00
Se 0.00 0.12 0.00
LUMO Au 0.10 0.05 0.03
Cd 0.03 0.00 0.00
Te 0.00 0.11 0.00
Au 0.12 0.07 0.03