Abstract
Surfaces and interfaces are important for both science and technology. Stimulated and challenged by sophisticated experimental techniques applied to their study on well prepared and characterized materials, theory - especially local density electronic structure theory - has responded in what may be called a dramatic fashion. This paper describes some aspects of the present state of self-consistent all-electron local density theory for treating surfaces, interfaces and overlayers. Following a review of the methodology, results of detailed calculations on representative specific systems are presented which illustrate the important role of charge transfer; the understanding acquired from these studies will be described and discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-208 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, B |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2 1987 |
Funding
Work at Northwestern University was supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant No. DMR85-18607) and the Office of Naval Research, (Grant No. N0014-81-K-0438).
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation