σ-bond expression for an analytic bond-order potential: Includingπand on-site terms in the fourth moment

Autor: Kurt Scheerschmidt, Volker Kuhlmann
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Physical Review B. 76
ISSN: 1550-235X
1098-0121
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.76.014306
Popis: An improved expression for bonds in sp-valent systems is derived for the analytical bond-order potential to four levels. The enhancement concerns the evaluation of the fourth moment of the local density of states with on-site and terms. The latter introduce a torsional stiffness to the -bond order, previously known only for the -bond order. The relative strength of the enhancement as compared to the pure terms depends on the ratio of the - and -bond integrals of the specific system. In the cubic diamond phase it is large for silicon 48% and rather small for carbon 5%. The potential parameters are given for silicon and the predicted properties are compared with ab initio calculations and experimental data.
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