| Author(s): |
J F. Herbst; R E. Watson; |
| Title: |
5f-Electron Excitation Energies and the Coulomb Term, U, in the Light Actinide Metals |
| Published: |
June 02, 1975 |
| Abstract: |
Relativistic Hartree-Fock-Wigner-Seitz band calculations have been performed for the actinide metals Ac through Am in order to estimate 5f excitation energies. Our calculations predict that the tetravalent state (i.e., four s-d conduction electrons) is favored for the lighter elements with a crossover to a trivalent ground state occurring near uranium. We find the Coulomb energy, U, for 5f electron hopping to increase from 2-3 eV at Th to 4-5 eV at Am. |
| Citation: |
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) |
| Volume: |
34 |
| Issue: |
22 |
| Pages: |
pp. 1395 - 1398 |
| Research Areas: |
Condensed Matter Physics |
