Theoretical analysis of β-LaNi5Hx(5 ≤ x ≤ 8): Structure and energetics

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1031-1039

  Liu, Yang ^a   Wu, Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electronic structure; Geometry; Heat of formation; LaNi5 hydride

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUGMENTED PLANE WAVE FUNCTION; FORMATION HEAT; LANTHANUM NICKLE HYDRIDE; MULLIKEN POPULATION ANALYSIS; ULTRA SOFT PSEUDO POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 29144484648     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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