On-site approximation for spin-orbit coupling in linear combination of atomic orbitals density functional methods

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 7999-8013

  Fernandez Seivane L ^a   Oliveira, M A ^b   Sanvito, S ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; BAND STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ATOMIC RELATIVISTIC; MATRIX ELEMENTS; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 33747267421     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/34/012     Document Type: Article

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