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Title: Theoretical study of the surface energy and surface relaxation of the W(001) surface

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

The structural properties of the W(001)(1 x 1) surface are calculated using a fully self-consistent pseudopotential linear combination of atomic orbitals method. The surface energy (3.09 eV/(surface atom)), the top-layer relaxation (5.9%), and the relaxation energy (0.059 eV) we obtained are in good agreement with available experimental data and recent all-electron full-potential linear augmented-plane-wave results. The results demonstrate that the method can treat the structural properties of transition-metal surfaces accurately.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 and Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
OSTI ID:
6199189
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Vol. 33:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English