Cover Feature: Ab Initio Benchmarking on Unsupported and Coronene‐Supported Silver Atomic Clusters: Interplay Between Jahn–Teller Distortions and Fluxionality (Small Struct. 2/2026)

Fluxional Atomic Metal Clusters Although built from heavy-metal atoms, in their Research Article (10.1002/sstr.202500478), María Pilar de Lara-Castells, Katarzyna M. Krupka, and Berta Fernándezit show that ultra-small silver clusters exhibit conical intersections that trigger Jahn–Teller (JT) distortions and fluxional behavior. A support-driven shift from JT to pseudo-JT distortions is also uncovered and the capabilities of high-level ab initio benchmarking are highlighted with the emphasis on experimental observables.

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Small Structures
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2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.70314
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Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
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Cover Feature: Ab Initio Benchmarking on Unsupported and Coronene‐Supported Silver Atomic Clusters: Interplay Between Jahn–Teller Distortions and Fluxionality (Small Struct. 2/2026)

Katarzyna M. Krupka, María Pilar de Lara‐Castells, Berta Fernández
Small Structures
Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
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Cover Feature: Ab Initio Benchmarking on Unsupported and Coronene‐Supported Silver Atomic Clusters: Interplay Between Jahn–Teller Distortions and Fluxionality (Small Struct. 2/2026)

Katarzyna M. Krupka, María Pilar de Lara‐Castells, Berta Fernández
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Fluxional Atomic Metal Clusters Although built from heavy-metal atoms, in their Research Article (10.1002/sstr.202500478), María Pilar de Lara-Castells, Katarzyna M. Krupka, and Berta Fernándezit show that ultra-small silver clusters exhibit conical intersections that trigger Jahn–Teller (JT) distortions and fluxional behavior. A support-driven shift from JT to pseudo-JT distortions is also uncovered and the capabilities of high-level ab initio benchmarking are highlighted with the emphasis on experimental observables.

Small StructuresVol. 7(2)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES), Instituto de Física Fundamental (ES)
Openalex Percentile: Top 64%
Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
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