Calculation of positron states and annihilation in solids: A density-gradient-correction scheme

被引:222
作者
Barbiellini, B
Puska, MJ
Korhonen, T
Harju, A
Torsti, T
Nieminen, RM
机构
[1] Laboratory of Physics, Helsinki University of Technology
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 53卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.16201
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
The generalized gradient correction method for positron-electron correlation effects in solids [B. Barbiellini et al., Phys. Rev. B 51, 7341 (1995)] is applied in several test cases. The positron lifetime, energetics, and momentum distribution of the annihilating electron-positron pairs are considered. The comparison with experiments shows systematic improvement in the predictive power of the theory compared to the local-density approximation results for positron states and annihilation characteristics.
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页码:16201 / 16213
页数:13
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