Abstract
Topological analysis of charge density is presented for cluster models simulating ionic oxides such as MgO and Al 2O 3. Use of the constrained space orbital variation method for the clusters embedded in different Madelung fields permits us to develop the energy in various physical meaningful contributions and establish that our results are not biased to the ionic description. Although the energy decrease due to charge donation from the anions to the cation is somehow larger for Al 2O 3 than for MgO, both Laplacian maps and integration of charge density on the topological atomic regions are consistent with an ionic picture of the chemical bond in both compounds. Moreover, integrated net charges are very close to the full ionic value. In summary, topological analysis strongly suggests that these two oxides have to be regarded as essentially ionic solids with very small participation of covalent effects.
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