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One of the first cluster embedding schemes was put forth by Ellis and co-workers [172]. They were interested in studying transition metal impurities in NiAl alloys, so they considered a TMAl cluster embedded in a periodic self-consistent crystal field appropriate for bulk p -NiAl. The field was calculated via calculations, as was the cluster itself The idea was to provide a relatively inexpensive alternative to supercell DET calculations. 

Flead and Silva used occupation numbers obtained from a periodic FIF density matrix for the substrate to define localized orbitals in the chemisorption region, which then defines a cluster subspace on which to carry out FIF calculations [181]. Contributions from the surroundings also only come from the bare slab, as in the Green s matrix approach. Increases in computational power and improvements in minimization teclmiques have made it easier to obtain the electronic properties of adsorbates by supercell slab teclmiques, leading to the Green s fiinction methods becommg less popular [182]. 

Xmax) 850 (287nm) in hexane, X ax 275, 287 and 297nm nm. Purified by chromatography on columns of magnesium oxide-Supercel (a diatomaceous filter aid) or alumina [Rabourn et al. Arch Biochem Biophys 48 267 1954]. Stored as a solution in pet ether under nitrogen at -20°. 

Theoretical calculations were performed with the linear muffin tin orbital (LMTO) method and the local density approximation for exchange and correlation. This method was used in combination with supercell models containing up to 16 atoms to calculate the DOS. The LMTO calculations are run self consistently and the DOS obtained are combined with the matrix elements for the transitions from initial to final states as described in detail elsewhere (Botton et al., 1996a) according to the method described by Vvedensky (1992). A comparison is also made between spectra calculated for some of the B2 compounds using the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) method. 

Figure 4. Co L23 edges in Ni 43 Co o Al 50 EELS (dots) and LMTO calculation of the Co L23 edge in the Ni7CoA18 supercell (full line).

Table 4 Tight-binding vacancy formation energies compared to first-principles calculations and experiment. Energies were computed using a 108 atom supercell. The experimental column shows a range of energies if several experiments have been tabulated. Otherwise the estimated error in the experiment is given.

For comparison, we applied also a simplified LCAO-DFT method to get the conductivity by means of the Kubo-Greenwood formula. This method is a hybrid between ab initio and empirical methods and is described in detail in Ref. [12]. It allows a faster computation of the electronic properties and the consideration of larger supercells than the Car-Parrinello method. Within this scheme it is also possible to split the total DOS into fractions referring to the sodium and tin atoms, respectively, i.e. to get the partial densities-of-states. 

At the end of the reaction time there was no unreacted amine as shown by the following test A 10-ml. aliquot was filtered through Supercel to remove the manganese dioxide, and the filtrate was added to a mixture of 25 ml. of benzene and 25 ml. of water. Extraction of the benzene layer with 10% hydrochloric acid, followed by the addition of sodium hydroxide, gave no oil layer or characteristic odor of the free amine. 

The numbers in parentheses correspond to 1 estimated standard deviation (esd), except those for the Cpf Cn ratio, which correspond to 3 esd. The values of n and m shown are the smallest integers for which the ratio (n + m)/n lies within the experimental error limits of the measured axial ratio < Fe-<=R — t + e. The c parameters in the bottom line refer to the supercells corresponding to the underlined (n + ro)/n values ... 

Systems such as Pseudomonas lipase dispersed inside Hyflo Supercell (a diatoma-ceous silica of pH 8.5-9) and SP 435 Novozym (Candida antarctica lipase grafted on an acrylic resin) are thermally stable and have optimum activity in the range 80-100 °C. They can therefore be used with conventional or microwave heating if the temperature is strictly controlled. 

When a defect is introduced into a crystalline environment, crystal translational symmetry can no longer be invoked to transform the problem into tractable form as is done in band-structure calculations. Most of the computational treatments of defects in semiconductors rely on approximations to the defect environment that fall into one of three categories cluster, supercell (or cyclic cluster), and Green s function. 

With such calculations one can approach Hartree-Fock accuracy for a particular cluster of atoms. These calculations yield total energies, and so atomic positions can be varied and equilibrium positions determined for both ground and excited states. There are, however, drawbacks. First, Hartree-Fock accuracy may be insufficient, as correlation effects beyond Hartree-Fock may be of physical importance. Second, the cluster of atoms used in the calculation may be too small to yield an accurate representation of the defect. And third, the exact evaluation of exchange integrals is so demanding on computer resources that it is not practical to carry out such calculations for very large clusters or to extensively vary the atomic positions from calculation to calculation. Typically the clusters are too small for a supercell approach to be used. 

A later chapter treats local-density methods in more detail. As currently applied they are frequently incorporated into supercell models of the defect, with extended basis sets that include many plane waves. 

When applied to silicon, both approaches suffer from problems common to small-basis-set techniques, namely they do not treat the conduction bands accurately. They can be parametrized to yield the proper band gap, and the defect properties seem not to be extremely sensitive to this factor. These approaches can be modified into supercell or cyclic-cluster forms, although most applications to date have involved finite clusters with hydrogen terminators. 

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