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Tight-binding Approximation

Tight-Binding Approximation is a quantum mechanical method in solid-state physics that models electronic band structure by treating atomic orbitals as a basis set and approximating interatomic interactions through localized wavefunction overlap, distinguishing itself from other band structure methods by emphasizing strong localization and nearest-neighbor coupling.

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High-precision sampling for Brillouin-zone integration in metals

M. Methfessel, A. T. Paxton · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1989 · 7.7K citations

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Simplified LCAO Method for the Periodic Potential Problem

J. C. Slater, G. F. Koster · Physical Review · 1954 · 5.2K citations

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GFN2-xTB—An Accurate and Broadly Parametrized Self-Consistent Tight-Binding Quantum Chemical Method with Multipole Electrostatics and Density-Dependent Dispersion Contributions

Christoph Bannwarth, Sebastian Ehlert, Stefan Grimme · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation · 2019 · 4.2K citations · Full text

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Self-consistent-charge density-functional tight-binding method for simulations of complex materials properties

Marcus Elstner, D. Porezag, G. Jungnickel et al. · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1998 · 4.1K citations

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Energy levels and wave functions of Bloch electrons in rational and irrational magnetic fields

Douglas R. Hofstadter · Physical review. B, Solid state · 1976 · 3.5K citations

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  1. TF
    Thomas Frauenheim

    University of Bremen, Germany

    50 publications · 9.6K citations

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  2. ML
    M. Lannoo

    Institut Supérieur de l'Électronique et du Numérique, France

    27 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. DG
    D. G. Pettifor

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    25 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. GA
    G. Allan

    Institut Supérieur de l'Électronique et du Numérique, France

    25 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. FM
    F. M. Peeters

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    28 publications · 1.7K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    43 h-index

    392 publications

    24.1K citations

  2. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    39 h-index

    180 publications

    9.3K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    152 publications

    10.9K citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    33 h-index

    125 publications

    18.9K citations

  5. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    32 h-index

    110 publications

    11.8K citations

  6. Laboratoire de physique des Solides

    Orsay, France

    31 h-index

    91 publications

    9.4K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    28 h-index

    94 publications

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  8. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    28 h-index

    82 publications

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  1. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 742 publications · 68.9K citations

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  2. Physical Review B

    PRB · 390 publications · 30.8K citations

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  3. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 176 publications · 27.8K citations

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  4. Physical review. B, Solid state

    106 publications · 12.8K citations

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  5. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    135 publications · 9.2K citations

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