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Using projector augmented wave approach within the generalized gradient approximation, we have studied the structural property and electronic structure of ZrB12. The calculated lattice constants and bulk modulus are in good agreement with…
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We have performed accurate ab initio total energy calculations using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation potential to…
The first angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy results from MgB$_2$ single crystals are reported. Close to the $\Gamma$K and $\Gamma$M directions, three distinct dispersions are observed approaching the Fermi energy, as can be assigned…