Exchange-correlation interaction and AO-hybridization of alkali-metal atomic clusters.

The structure of alkali-metal atomic clusters is optimized with B3P86 hybrid functional for the highest spin state as well as with B3LYP hybrid functional for the lowest spin state. A dramatic change from plane to solid occurs in the highest spin state when the number of constituent atoms is four. The binding, exchange, and correlation energies are evaluated for both the highest and lowest spin states.