Published September 15, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Theory of lattice-dynamical properties of solids: Application to Si and Ge

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of California, and Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720

Description

It is demonstrated that the ab initio pseudopotential theory within the local-density-functional formalism provides an accurate theoretical framework for the study of lattice-dynamical properties of solids. With the use of atomic numbers and masses of constituent elements and the crystal structure as the only input information, the calculated phonon frequencies and mode-Grueneisen parameters at GAMMA and X, the third-order force constant for LTO (GAMMA), the shear modulus, and the zone-center TA [110] velocity are all in excellent agreement with experiment. Comparison with other microscopic calculations is made

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
6
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
3259-3272
ISSN
0163-1829

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14741340
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
DENSITY; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONALS; GERMANIUM; GRUENEISEN CONSTANT; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; PHONONS; SILICON
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUASI PARTICLES; SEMIMETALS