Electronic Structure of Triple Phosphides MgSiP2, ZnSiP2, and CdSiP2

Pseudopotential calculations of the electronic structure of the compounds are performed to an approximation of the density functional theory within the basis of localized orbitals. The band structure and total and projected state density are calculated, and a complete interpretation of the x-ray spectra is given.__________Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 68–72, January 2005.