Effect of Short-ranged Order on the electronic structure and optical properties of the CuZn alloy : an augmented space approach

TL;DR

This paper investigates how short-range atomic ordering influences the electronic and optical properties of CuZn alloys using an advanced theoretical approach.

Contribution

It introduces an augmented space recursion method combined with tight-binding LMTO basis to study alloy properties considering short-range order.

Findings

Short-range order significantly affects electronic structure.

Optical properties are sensitive to atomic arrangements.

The method provides detailed insights into alloy behavior.

Abstract

We report here a study of the effect of short-ranged ordering on the electronic structure and optical properties of CuZn alloys. We shall use the augmented space recursion technique developed by us in conjunction with the tight-binding linear muffin tin orbitals basis.