First-principles electronic structure study of the quantum size effects in (111)films of δ-plutonium -: art. no. 085418

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Ray, AK
Boettger, JC
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[1] Univ Texas, Dept Phys, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Appl Phys, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevB.70.085418
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T [工业技术];
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First principles linear combinations of Gaussian-type orbitals-fitting function (LCGTO-FF) electronic structure calculations are used to study thickness dependencies in the surface energies and work functions of ultrathin (111) films of fcc delta-Pu, up to five layers thick. The calculations are carried out at both the scalar- and fully-relativistic (with and without spin-orbit coupling) levels of approximation. The surface energy is shown to be rapidly convergent, while the work function exhibits a strong quantum size effect for all thicknesses considered. The surface energy and work function of the semi-infinite solid are predicted to be 1.12 J/m(2) and 2.85+/-0.20 eV, respectively, for the fully-relativistic case. These results are in substantial disagreement with results from previous electronic structure calculations. The present predictions are in fair agreement with the most recent experimental data for polycrystalline delta-Pu, namely 0.91 J/m(2) and 3.1-3.3 eV, for the surface energy and work function, respectively.
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