Endohedral cluster intermetallic superconductors: at the frontier between chemistry and physics

When a transition metal combines with excess of a p-metal the latter forms endohedral clusters with the number of vertices of up to 14. These clusters are building units of...

Quantum chemical models for the absorption of endohedral clusters on Si(111)-(7 × 7): a subtle balance between W–Si and Si–Si bonding

The absorption of endohedral clusters on Si(111)-7 × 7 generates a new bond between W and a surface silicon adatom.

Aromatic and antiaromatic spherical structures: use of long-range magnetic behavior as an aromatic indicator for bare icosahedral [Al@Al12]− and [Si12]2− clusters

Long-range magnetic behavior unravels aromatic/antiaromatic character equally in hollow or endohedral clusters.

Interaction in multilayer clusters: a theoretical survey of [Sn@Cu12@Sn20]12−, a three-layer matryoshka-like intermetalloid

Concentric bond approach has been employed to rationalize the electronic structure of endohedral clusters.