Ab initio valence-bond cluster model for ionic solids: Alkaline-earth oxides

A linear M-O-M (M=metal, O=oxygen) cluster embedded in a Madelung field, and also including the quantum effects of the neighboring ions, is used to represent the alkaline-earth oxides. For this model an ab initio wave function is constructed as a linear combination of Slater determinants written in...

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Autores: Lorda Donat, Amparo, Illas i Riera, Francesc, Rubio Martínez, Jaime, Torrance, J. B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1993
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/9847
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/9847
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:València (Química)
Propietats òptiques
Pel·lícules fines
Orbitals atòmics
Òxids
Valence (Theoretical chemistry)
Optical properties
Thin films
Atomic orbitals
Oxides
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Sumario:A linear M-O-M (M=metal, O=oxygen) cluster embedded in a Madelung field, and also including the quantum effects of the neighboring ions, is used to represent the alkaline-earth oxides. For this model an ab initio wave function is constructed as a linear combination of Slater determinants written in an atomic orbital basis set, i.e., a valence-bond wave function. Each valence-bond determinant (or group of determinants) corresponds to a resonating valence-bond structure. We have obtained ab initio valence-bond cluster-model wave functions for the electronic ground state and the excited states involved in the optical-gap transitions. Numerical results are reasonably close to the experimental values. Moreover, the model contains the ionic model as a limiting case and can be readily extended and improved.