Atomic forces from electronic energies via the Hellmann-Feynman theorem, with application to semiconductor (110) surface relaxation. uri icon

abstract

  • A method has been devised for computer simulations of covalently bonded systems, such as semiconductors. The method uses noncentral and nonlocal effective potentials generated from the electronic structure via the Hellmann-Feynman theorem. As an elementary example, the method is applied to the time-dependent relaxation of the (110) surfaces of various III-V and II-VI compound semiconductors, starting from an ideal unrelaxed surface. 1986 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • Phys Rev B Condens Matter

author list (cited authors)

  • Sankey, O. F., & Allen, R. E.

citation count

  • 66

complete list of authors

  • Sankey, OF||Allen, RE

publication date

  • May 1986