Tight-Binding parameters for Gallium


Gallium (Ga)
Atomic Number 31
Atomic Weight 69.72
Room Temperature Structure alpha-Ga (A11)
Room Temperature Lattice Constant a 0.4631 nm
Room Temperature Lattice Constant b 0.7632 nm
Room Temperature Lattice Constant c 0.4525 nm

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. The following ranges were used:

Structure Minimum Lattice Constant (Bohr) Maximum Lattice Constant (Bohr)
fcc (A1)  7.40   8.20 
bcc (A2)  5.80   6.80 
simple cubic (Ah)  4.70   5.50 
Reference Phys. Rev. B 57, R2013-6 (1998)

Use of the parameters outside of these ranges may result in unphysical behavior.

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