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To understand the molecular and electronic structure of alkali metal ions, we carry out the MP2 calculation and demonstrate that the maximal coordinator numbers for the hydrated K+ and Rb+ are 8, while those for the hydrated Cs+ and Fr+ are 10. Furthermore, on the basis of the binding energy, the HOMO-LUMO gap and the electron affinity, the stability of the molecular and electronic structures of M+ (H2O)8 (M = K, Rb, Cs, Fr) decreases with the increasing alkali metal atomic number and the stability of the molecular structures of M+ (H2O)8-10 (M = Cs, Fr) decreases with the increasing cluster size. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The electronic structure of silicene on Ag(111) is studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy. A flat band at 0.9 eV below the Fermi level is revealed. We find that the flat band is strongly suppressed near atomic defects, domain boundaries and step edges compared to that on the flat terraces. The discovery of the flat band and its sensitivity to local perturbations provides a new way to manipulate the electronic structure and properties of silicene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]