To the Theory of Force Constants for Multiatomic Systems in the Tight-Binding Model (Part II)

Authors

  • I. O. Marushko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.08.0797

Keywords:

theory of force constants, Coulomb interaction energy, energy of a multiatomic system, Gr¨uneisen law

Abstract

An approximate expression for the Coulomb interaction energy in solids has been obtained in the framework of the tight-binding model. The condition of adiabatic approximation and the procedure of quantum statistical averaging for the first (static) term in the expansion of the average potential energy in small nuclear shifts are analyzed, which allowed the electron contribution to the thermal expansion of solids to be calculated. An equation of state for a solid is obtained in the harmonic approximation by analyzing the internal energy and the thermal properties of the solid. A relationship between the specific heats Cv and Cp, which agrees with the Gr¨uneisen law, is found.

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Published

2018-10-24

How to Cite

Marushko, I. O. (2018). To the Theory of Force Constants for Multiatomic Systems in the Tight-Binding Model (Part II). Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 59(8), 797. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe59.08.0797

Issue

Section

Solid matter