ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE OF SI-46 AND NA2BA6SI46

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作者
SAITO, S [1 ]
OSHIYAMA, A [1 ]
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[1] NEC CORP LTD, FUNDAMENTAL RES LABS, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.2628
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T [工业技术];
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We study solids of Si20 fullerenes, Si46 and Na2Ba6Si46, in the framework of density-functional theory. The electronic structure of Si46 is remarkably different from that of the diamond Si lattice due to its pentagonal network. The valence-band top becomes deeper, resulting in a narrow valence-band width and a wide fundamental gap. Also, another gap appears within the valence bands. In the Na- and Ba-codoped phase, Ba states show strong hybridization with Si46 states giving a very high Fermi-level density of states, which should be of essential importance for the superconductivity observed in NaxBaySi46. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2628 / 2631
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