Can optical spectroscopy directly elucidate the ground state of C20?
arXiv:physics/0110072 · doi:10.1063/1.1430737
Abstract
The optical response of the lowest energy members of the C20 family is calculated using time-dependent density functional theory within a real-space, real-time scheme. Significant differences are found among the spectra of the different isomers, and thus we propose optical spectroscopy as a tool for experimental investigation of the structure of these important clusters.
11 pages, 2 figures. To be published in J. Chem. Phys