Self-Consistent Energy Bands of Metallic Copper by the Augmented-Plane-Wave Method

Abstract

The band structure, Fermi surface, and density of states from a self-consistent augmented-plane-wave (APW) calculation of copper are presented and compared with previously reported results. Some results of a self-consistent APW calculation in which the exchange term was reduced to $\frac{2}{3}$ of the original Slater term are also reported.