A DFT study of the effect of natural impurities on the electronic structure of galena

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 132-136

  Chen, Jianhua ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Chen, Ye ^a   Guo, Jin ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Electronic structure; Galena; Natural impurity; Semiconducting property

Indexed keywords

CD IMPURITIES; DFT STUDY; ENERGY LEVEL; FRONTIER ORBITALS; GALENA; IONICITIES; LOWER ENERGIES; MN IMPURITY; NATURAL IMPURITY; OVEROXIDATIONS; SEMI-CONDUCTING PROPERTY; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FERMI LEVEL; FLOTATION; IMPURITIES; LEAD; MANGANESE; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 79952002571     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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