Unusual lone pairs in tellurium and their relevance for superconductivity

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 599-602

  Deng, Shuiquan ^a   Köhler, Jürgen ^a   Simon, Arndt ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; ELF (Electron Localization Function); High pressure chemistry; Superconductivity; Tellurium

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ELF (ELECTRON LOCALIZATION FUNCTION); HIGH-PRESSURE CHEMISTRY; LONE PAIR;

TELLURIUM;

EID: 31044436404     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502673     Document Type: Article

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