Ab initio electron energy-loss spectra and depolarization effects: Application to carbon nanotubes

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2171-2184

  Amzallag, E ^a   Ehinon, D ^b   Martinez, H ^b   Rerat M ^b   Baraille, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

ab initio calculations; boron nitride; carbon nanotube; dielectric function

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ATOMIC ORBITAL; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); DEPOLARIZATION EFFECTS; DIELECTRIC FUNCTION; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTRA; HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE; IMAGINARY PARTS; INTER-BAND TRANSITION; LOCAL-FIELD EFFECTS; PERPENDICULAR POLARIZATION; POLARIZABILITIES; SIMPLE METHOD; SINGLE-PARTICLE ORBITALS; SUM OVER STATE;

BORON NITRIDE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 84858440257     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: 1097461X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.23205     Document Type: Article

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