On the high pressure axial ratio anomaly in zinc and the roles of temperature and different electronic topological transitions

We report electronic structure calculations on zinc at various compressions. Our calculations show that an electronic topological transition (ETT) associated with the anomaly in the axial ratio (c /a) at high pressures is sensitive to k sampling used in the calculations, exchange-correlation potenti...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Condensed matter 2002-11, Vol.14 (44), p.10927-10930
Main Authors: Modak, P, Rao, R S, Godwal, B K
Format: Article
Language:English
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Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Electron density of states and band structure of crystalline solids
Electron states
Exact sciences and technology
Methods of electronic structure calculations
Other metals and alloys
Physics
Total energy and cohesive energy calculations
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Summary:We report electronic structure calculations on zinc at various compressions. Our calculations show that an electronic topological transition (ETT) associated with the anomaly in the axial ratio (c /a) at high pressures is sensitive to k sampling used in the calculations, exchange-correlation potential and temperature. We show that K-point ETT does not contribute to the anomaly, and thus disagree with the model of contributions from many ETTs. Hence only the L-point ETT is significant. We suggest that, even though temperature smearing of the Fermi function reduces the signatures of ETT, it does not wipe out the anomaly at room temperature.
ISSN:0953-8984
1361-648X
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/14/44/403