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.
Authors
- Katarzyna M. Krupka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-6710)
- María Pilar de Lara‐Castells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-5770)
- Berta Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6686-6534)
Institutions
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Instituto de Física Fundamental (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Structures
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.70314
- Primary Topic
- Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00