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Interatomic potentials in transition metals |
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| Authors: | D G Pettifor |
| Institution: | Dept. of Mathematics , Imperial College , Queen's Gate, London, SW7 |
| Abstract: | The different roles played by the valence s and d electrons in determining the bulk properties of pure transition metals is described. In the light of this the expected behaviour of the inert gas-metal and metal-metal interatomic potentials is discussed. |
| Keywords: | F-centres Eu2+-cation vacancy dipoles Optical properties Mixed alkali halides X-ray diffraction |