Correction: A theoretical study of the geometries, and electronic and surface properties of sphere-like (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) functional nanomaterials.

Correction for 'A theoretical study of the geometries, and electronic and surface properties of sphere-like (SiB)2n (n = 6-27, 30) functional nanomaterials' by Run-Ning Zhao et al., Phys. Chem.

A theoretical study of the geometries, and electronic and surface properties of sphere-like (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) functional nanomaterials.

The geometries and electronic properties of (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) clusters are systematically investigated based on the gradient corrected Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof exchange-correlation functional. In particular, the (SiB) cage is identified as the most stable nanocluster and (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) nanocages prefer to have sphere-like geometries. By increasing the (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) nanocage size, the calculated energy gaps of (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) nanocages generally decrease and absorption wavelengths of the spectra of (SiB) (n = 6-27, 30) nanoclusters are elongated.