Abstract
We have used a recently developed self-consistent Green’s-function technique based on tight-binding linear-muffin-tin-orbital theory to calculate the work function for the close-packed surfaces of 37 elemental metals. The results agree with the limited experimental data obtained from single crystals to within 15%, and they explain the smooth behavior of the polycrystalline data as a function of atomic number.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Pages (from-to) | 9410-9412 |
| ISSN | 2469-9950 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1992 |