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Based on plasma oscillations theory of solids, simple relations have been proposed for the calculation of bond length, specific gravity, homopolar energy gap, heteropolar energy gap, average energy gap, crystal ionicity, bulk modulus, electronic polarizability and dielectric constant of rare earth divalent R+2X and trivalent R+3X monochalcogenides. The specific gravity of nine R+2X, twenty R+3X, and bulk modulus of twenty R+3X monochalcogenides have been calculated for the first time. The calculated values of all parameters are compared with the available experimental and the reported values. A fairly good agreement has been obtained between them. The average percentage deviation of two parameters: bulk modulus and electronic polarizability for which experimental data are known, have also been calculated and found to be better than the earlier correlations.
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The authors are thankful to Prof. D C Panigrahi, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Dr. P K Singh, Director, CSIR- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad for their continuous support and Mr. Pradeep Khuntia for helping in the preparation of manuscript and calculations.
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Kumar, V., Chandra, S. & Singh, J.K. Electronic, elastic and optical properties of divalent (R+2X) and trivalent (R+3X) rare earth monochalcogenides. Indian J Phys 91, 875–881 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-017-0983-5
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Keywords
- Rare earth monochalcogenides
- Electronic properties
- Elastic properties
- Optical properties
- Electronic polarizability