Direct evidence of O(p) holes in Li-doped NiO from Hartree-Fock calculations

被引:53
作者
Mackrodt, WC
Harrison, NM
Saunders, VR
Allan, NL
Towler, MD
机构
[1] CCL DARESBURY LAB,WARRINGTON WA4 4AD,CHESHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV BRISTOL,SCH CHEM,BRISTOL BS8 1TS,AVON,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV TURIN,DEPT CIFM,THEORET CHEM GRP,I-10125 TURIN,ITALY
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0009-2614(95)01415-2
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
First-principles periodic Hartree-Fock calculations of the ground state electron distribution and empty oxygen p states in Li0.125Ni0.875O and Li0.25Ni0.75O an reported which provide direct evidence of oxygen p holes in Li-doped NiO. Calculated changes in the densities of empty oxygen p states are in good agreement with oxygen K-edge spectra. The empty states of the Li-doped materials provide a theoretical value of the band gap in NiO which, unlike previous estimates, is reasonably close to the observed value of 3.7 eV.
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页数:5
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