Boundary conditions in multiband (formula presented) models: a tight-binding test

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 9691-9694

  Franceschi, SilvanoDe ^a   Jancu, J ^a   Beltram, Fabio ^a  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

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EID: 0000620756     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.9691     Document Type: Article

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