On the electronic structure of random metallic alloys containing heavy elements: a relativistic theory

Abstract

Develops a relativistic version of the KKR-CPA method and points out that it is a tractible scheme for studying the electronic structure of random metallic alloys containing constituents with large atomic number. Taking Pt_cNi_1-c as an example the authors demonstrate the necessity of such an approach without, however, presenting a full calculation in the present paper.