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Theory of static structural properties, crystal stability, and phase transformations: Application to Si and Ge

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)
We demonstrate that not only the static structural properties but also the crystal stability and pressure-induced phase transformations in solids can be accurately described employing an ab initio pseudopotential method within the local-density-functional formalism. With the use of atomic numbers of constituent elements and a subset of crystal structures as the only input information, the calculated structural properties of Si and Ge are in excellent agreement with experiment.
Research Organization:
Department of Physics, University of California, and Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
OSTI ID:
6434216
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States) Vol. 26:10; ISSN PRBMD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English