| Cadmium (Cd) | |
| Atomic Number | 48 |
| Atomic Weight | 112.411 |
| Room Temperature Structure | hcp (A3) |
| Experimental Volume | 145.63 Bohr^3/atom |
| Calculated Equilibrium Volume | 136.23 Bohr^3/atom |
| Experimental c/a | 1.885 |
| Calculated c/a | 1.883 |
| Experimental Bulk Modulus | 52.51 GPa |
| Calculated Bulk Modulus | 52.81 GPa |
The tight-binding parameters were fit to first-principles spin restricted (spin up density = spin down on each atom) Linear Augmented Plane Wave (LAPW) results for the following structures:
| Structure | Minimum Lattice Constant (Bohr) | Maximum Lattice Constant (Bohr) |
| hcp (A3) | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| fcc (A1) | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| bcc (A2) | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| sc (Ah) | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Reference | Phys. Rev. B 84, 184109 (2011) | |
Use of the parameters outside of these ranges may result in unphysical behavior.
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