ON THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF LIQUID TRANSITION METALS AND CERTAIN COMPLEX PHASES

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1961 · Phys. and Chem. Solids

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3697(61)90107-X· OSTI ID:4806241

Rocher, Y A; Friedel, J

In the tight-binding approximation, the wave function of an electron is calculated for an isotropic metal structure. This model should apply approximately to liquid metals and to some complex crystalline structures of transition metals: alpha Mn, BETA W, sigma phases, and low and intermediate temperature phases of the actinides. Although somewhat rough, the model definitely predicts a very high electronic density at the Fermi level for a d band filled up to more than one third. These predictions are in fair agreement with experiment. They suggest that the high temperature superconductivty observed in some of those structures is due to a very high electronic density. (auth)

• Research Organization: Faculte des Sciences, Orsay, France
• NSA Number: NSA-16-012150
• OSTI ID: 4806241
• Journal Information: Phys. and Chem. Solids, Vol. Vol: 21; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: French

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METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
ACTINIDES
ANISOTROPY
ATOMIC MODELS
BINDING ENERGY
COMPLEXES
CRYSTALS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONS
ENERGY
ENERGY LEVELS
FERMI GAS
FERMI LEVEL
FERMIONS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
LATTICES
LIQUID METALS
LOW TEMPERATURE
METALS
NUMERICALS
PHASE DIAGRAMS
QUANTUM MECHANICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
TESTING
TRANSITION METALS