Comparison of Functionals for Metal Hexaboride Band Structure Calculations
Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- Published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. in Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Material Science
- Vol. 04 (02), 53-69
- https://doi.org/10.4236/mnsms.2014.42008
Abstract
Density functional calculations of the electronic band structure for superconducting and semiconducting metal hexaborides are compared using a consistent suite of assumptions and with emphasis on the physical implications of computed models. Spin polarization enhances mathematical accuracy of the functional approximations and adds significant physical meaning to model interpretation. For YB6 and LaB6, differences in alpha and beta projections occur near the Fermi energy. These differences are pronounced for superconducting hexaborides but do not occur for other metal hexaborides.Keywords
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