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Electronic structure calculations of the alkali bromides LiBr, NaBr, KBr, RbBr and CsBr are reported. It is shown that the conduction band has primarily bromine character. The size of the band gaps of bromides and alkali halides in general is reinterpreted.
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Received: 26 January 1998 / Revised: 16 March 1998 / Accepted: 23 March 1998
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de Boer, P., de Groot, R. Conduction bands and invariant energy gaps in alkali bromides. Eur. Phys. J. B 4, 25–28 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050346
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050346