Transition metal oxides using quantum Monte Carlo

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 34, 2007, Pages

  Wagner, Lucas K ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 366 Le Conte Hall #3700 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OXIDES;

ELECTRONIC CORRELATION; HYBRIDIZATION; TRANSITION METAL OXIDES;

TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34547358058     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/34/343201     Document Type: Article

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