Ab-initio investigation of the covalent bond energies in the metallic covalent superconductor MgB2 and in AlB2
Bester, Gabriel · Fahnle, Manfred
Original · EN
The contributions of the covalent bond energies of various atom pairs to the cohesive energy of MgB2 and AlB2 are analysed with a variant of our recently developed energy-partitioning scheme for the density-functional total energy. The covalent bond energies are strongest for the intralayer B-B pairs. In contrast to the general belief, there is also a considerable covalent bonding between the layers, mediated by the metal atom. The bond energies between the various atom pairs are analysed in terms of orbital- and energy-resolved contributions.
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