V A Sashin et al 2001 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 13 4203 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/13/19/303
V A Sashin1, M A Bolorizadeh1,3, A S Kheifets2 and M J Ford1,4
Show affiliationsWe have measured the bulk energy-momentum-resolved density of the conduction band of metallic beryllium by means of electron momentum spectroscopy. From the data we have determined the band dispersion, occupied bandwidth, electron momentum density and density of states. The experimental results are compared with theoretical band-structure calculations performed within the full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital (FP-LMTO) approximation. There is good agreement between experiment and theory for the shape and intensity of the conduction band provided multiple-scattering and hole lifetime effects are included. The measured occupied bandwidth is 11.15±0.15 eV, which is larger than that predicted by our LMTO calculation, but agrees well with previous experimental and theoretical data. The experiment also reveals that the band dispersion is narrower in momentum compared to theory, the difference reaching as much as 0.15 au near the free-electron Fermi momentum.
Issue 19 (14 May 2001)
Received 28 February 2001, in final form 2 April 2001
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