Electronic structure and chemical bonding in half-Heusler phases

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 439, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 37-54

  Offernes, Laila ^a   Ravindran, P ^a   Kjekshus, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

COHP; Electronic band structure; ELF; Half Heusler phases; Intermetallics

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; BAND STRUCTURE; BINDING ENERGY; CHEMICAL BONDS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; TRANSITION METALS;

ATOMIC-SPHERE APPROXIMATION; CRYSTAL ORBITAL HAMILTON-POPULATION PLOTS; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; HALF-HEUSLER PHASES;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 34248532618     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.08.316     Document Type: Article

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