Calculation of positron states and annihilation in solids: A density-gradient-correction scheme

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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1996-06-15

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16201-16213

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PHYSICAL REVIEW B, Volume 53, issue 24

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The generalized gradient correction method for positron-electron correlation effects in solids [B. Barbiellini et al., Phys. Rev. B 51, 7341 (1995)] is applied in several test cases. The positron lifetime, energetics, and momentum distribution of the annihilating electron-positron pairs are considered. The comparison with experiments shows systematic improvement in the predictive power of the theory compared to the local-density approximation results for positron states and annihilation characteristics.

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positron annihilation

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Barbiellini , B , Puska , M J , Korhonen , T , Harju , A , Torsti , T & Nieminen , R M 1996 , ' Calculation of positron states and annihilation in solids: A density-gradient-correction scheme ' , Physical Review B (Condensed Matter) , vol. 53 , no. 24 , pp. 16201-16213 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.53.16201