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Investigation of electronic structure of Nd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>: Experiment and theory
Department of Physics, College of science, University of Tikreet, Tikreet, Iraq
Department of Physics, College of science, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq;
Department of Physics, University College of Science, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
Department of Physics, University College of Science, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India;
Department of Physics, University College of Science, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
- 1 Department of Physics, College of science, University of Tikreet, Tikreet, Iraq
- 2 Department of Physics, College of science, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq;
- 3 Department of Physics, University College of Science, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
- 4 Department of Physics, University College of Science, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India;
- 5 Department of Physics, University College of Science, M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
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Abstract
In the present paper, first ever experimental Compton profile of Nd 2 O 3 have been measured using 137 Cs Compton spectrometer at an intermediate resolution of 0.34 a.u. Theoretical profile are computed using PP-DFT-GGA, PP-DFT- LDA and PP-DFT-SOGGA within the frame work of LCAO scheme in, and are compared with experimental results. Theoretical anisotropies in directional Compton profiles are explained in term of degenerate states along the Fermi level.
KeywordsElectronic StructureNd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>:Density Functional TheoryGamma RayFermi Level
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