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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Core Polarizabilities in Metals

Risto M. NieminenMartti J. Puska

subject

PhysicsFormalism (philosophy of mathematics)PolarizabilityPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersPhysics::Atomic PhysicsAtomic physicsCondensed Matter PhysicsMathematical PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics and Optics

description

Linear response formalism within the density-functional scheme is applied in a calculation of core polarizabilities in simple metals. While the core polarizability changes relatively little (around 10%) from its free-ion value in the alkalis, Mg and Al, large increases are found for metals like Ga, Cd, In, and Sn with full d-shells. Low-frequency values for the dynamic polarizability are also obtained.

https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/25/6b/010