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The Work Function in Simple Metals
Author(s) -
Schneider T.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19690320134
Subject(s) - pseudopotential , work (physics) , simple (philosophy) , work function , aluminium , function (biology) , magnesium , phonon , alkali metal , thermodynamics , materials science , energy (signal processing) , chemistry , statistical physics , condensed matter physics , physics , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , metal , philosophy , epistemology , evolutionary biology , biology
We have applied the pseudopotential approach for a calculation of the work function for simple metals. The alkali metals, magnesium, and aluminium are treated quantitatively, using a model‐pseudopotential determined from the measured phonon dispersions or the elastic constants. Our results indicate that the correlation energy contributes significantly to the work‐function. Generally, good agreement is achieved.