Application of the NRL tight-binding method to the heavy elements Pb and Po

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1837-1842

  Lach Hab, M ^a   Akdim, B ^b   Papaconstantopoulos, D A ^a   Mehl, M J ^a   Bernstein, N ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

D. Elastic properties; D. Electronic structure; D. Equations of state; D. Mechanical properties; D. Phonons; D. Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF SOLIDS; GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHONONS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC (FCC); HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING; SEMI-METALS;

HEAVY METALS;

EID: 4944233112     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2004.06.020     Document Type: Article

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