The screened model potential for 25 elements

Abstract

Abstract The Fourier transform of the self-consistent screened model potential has been calculated for 25 elements. The results are presented in a form applicable to the potential in the solid or liquid metal or semiconductor, or to the electron-phonon interaction. They are reliable to about 0.01 ryd. The calculations are a continuation of the work by Heine and Abarenkov (1964), using the screening theory of Animalu (1965 a). The behaviour at high wave numbers and other points of detail are discussed much more thoroughly than before. Some average band effective masses are also calculated.