Dynamic Contributions to the Surface Energy of Simple Metals
Abstract
The contributions of the collective modes to the surface energy of simple metals are calculated. This energy is found to give a relatively good fit to the experimental data indicating that collective contributions must be included in any first-principles calculation.
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- August 1972
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.6.1134
- Bibcode:
- 1972PhRvB...6.1134C