Electronic Structure of Hume-Rothery Phases

Ag-based alloys Ag-Cd Ag-Sn Ag-Zn alloy phases alloy systems approximation atomic volume Au-Cd axial ratio band gaps band parameters band structure behavior Bevk Brillouin zone conduction band conduction electrons cone model corresponding Cu-Al Cu-Ga Cu-Ge curve d band density derived effective mass electron phases electron-phonon interaction electronic energy electronic specific heat electronic structure electrons per atom energy gap entropy of mixing experimental Faulkner Fermi energy Fermi level Fermi surface Fermi surface topography free electron free electron model Fs Bz FSBz interaction function of e/a hcp phases hcp structures Hume-Rothery impurity Jones lattice constant low temperature specific Mizutani N(EF noble metal alloys peak phase Ag-Al phase alloys phase stability Phys principles band calculation pseudopotential pure Zn rigid band model shown in Fig slope specific heat coefficient specific heat data ẞ phases T. B. MASSALSKI temperature specific heat tion trend values zone planes