Prediction of Fermi Energies and Photoelectric Thresholds Based on Electronegativity Concepts
- 28 October 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 33 (18) , 1088-1091
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.33.1088
Abstract
A simple formula involving the geometric mean of the electronegativities of the two components is proposed for the determination of the Fermi energies and hence the photoelectric thresholds of simple binary compounds, and is found to be surprisingly accurate for all presently available data. A theoretical basis for the use of the "postulate of the geometric mean" is also given.Keywords
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