Structural properties of plutonium from first-principles theory
Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, ISSN: 1550-235X, Vol: 55, Issue: 4, Page: 1997-2004
1997
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Article Description
First-principles theory is shown to account for the unique low-temperature crystal structure of plutonium metal (α-Pu). Also the observed, and debated, upturn of the equilibrium volume between neptunium and plutonium is reproduced and found to be a consequence of the different crystal structures for these two metals. Thus it is shown that density-functional theory is able to accurately describe bonding properties of 5f electrons in an outstandingly complex system, where also relativistic effects are large. The electronic structure for α-Pu and for plutonium in competing close-packed crystal structures are also presented. Moreover, an explanation for the occurrence of the highly complex α-Pu structure is given. The mechanism is described in terms of a Peierls distortion in conjunction with a narrow 5f-band width. The energy gained from the splitting of the 5f bands outweighs the electrostatic energy which favors the high symmetry structures found for most other metals. At lower volumes we predict that plutonium should become bcc. © 1997 The American Physical Society.
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0038607760&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.55.1997; https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.55.1997; http://harvest.aps.org/v2/journals/articles/10.1103/PhysRevB.55.1997/fulltext; http://link.aps.org/article/10.1103/PhysRevB.55.1997
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