Tight-Binding parameters for Tin
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Tin (Sn)
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Atomic Number
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50
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Atomic Weight
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118.710
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Room Temperature Structure
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diamond (A4)
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Experimental Lattice Constant a
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0.582 nm
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The s and p tight-binding parameters were
fit to first-principles Linearized Augmented Plane Wave
(LAPW) results. The d orbitals were excluded from
the fit. We have two parametrizations for Tin. Their behavior
is outlined in the paper:
Tight-binding
description of the electronic structure and total energy of
tin,
Phil. Mag. B 82, 47-61 (2002).
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