ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The total electronic energy per atom in the lithium metal has been calculated for three different Fermi surfaces as a function of the internuclear distance. In each case the optimized AMO energy as well as the total energy corresponding to doubly filled molecular orbitals (MO) has been calculated. For densities around the equilibrium density the spherical Fermi surface yields the lowest energy whereas a cubic Fermi surface is preferred for low densities. For densities around the equilibrium there is no band splitting: the AMO energy coincides with the MO energy. The computations have been carried out within an LCAO approximation with overlap and multicenter-integrals calculated accurately.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560070307