Cobalt layers crystallized on the WC(100) surface: Spin-polarized ab initio study

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 184-187

  Zavodinsky, V G ^a  

^a Institute of Materials Science   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Cobalt layers; Tungsten carbide; WC(100) surface

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; AB INITIO METHOD; AB INITIO STUDY; C ATOMS; COBALT LAYERS; CUBIC CRYSTAL; DENSITY OF STATE; PSEUDOPOTENTIALS; SEPARATION ENERGY; SPIN-POLARIZED; WC(100) SURFACE;

ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; CALCULATIONS; COBALT; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MONOLAYERS; TUNGSTEN;

TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 79251597095     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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