The electronic structure of CuCl

We report a systematic study of the electronic properties of zinc-blende Cu Cl. The band structure, valence and conduction effective mass, density of s tates (DOS) and charges densities are calculated using the local density al l-electron full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method. O ur results are in agreement with a host of theoretical and experimental dat a yielding a consistent description of electronic properties of this class of technologically important semiconductor compounds. (C) 2001 Elsevier Sci ence B.V. All rights reserved.