Role of alkali atoms in A4C60

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作者
Gunnarsson, O [1 ]
Erwin, SC
Koch, E
Martin, RM
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Festkorperforsch, D-70506 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] USN, Res Lab, Complex Syst Theory Branch, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[3] Univ Illinois, Dept Phys, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 57卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.57.2159
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摘要
We show that hopping via alkali atoms plays an important role for the t(1u) band of A(4)C(60) (A = K, Rb), in strong contrast to A(3)C(60) Thus the t(1u) band is broadened by more than 40% by the presence of the alkali atoms. The difference between A(4)C(60) and A(3)C(60) is in particular due to the less symmetric location of the alkali atoms in A(4)C(60). We present tight-binding and ab initio band-structure calculations to support our conclusions.
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