Condensed Matter and Materials Theory
Recent Publications

W. Chung and J. K. Freericks, Competition between phase separation and ``classical'' intermediate valence in an exactly solved model, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 2461 (2000).

J. K. Freericks and R. Lemanski, Segregation and charge-density-wave order in the spinless Falicov-Kimball model, Phys. Rev. B 61, 13438 (2000).

J. K. Freericks, V. Zlatic', and M. Jarrell, Approximate scaling relation for the anharmonic electron-phonon problem, Phys. Rev. B 61, R838 (2000).

D. Porezag, M. R. Pederson, and A. Y. Liu, Adsorption and dissociation of hydrazoic acid on Al(111), Phys. Rev. B 61, 13230 (2000).

A. Y. Liu, Linear-response studies of the electron-phonon interaction in metals, Phys. Stat. Solidi 217, 419 (2000).

J. K. Freericks, S. P. Rudin, and A. Y. Liu, `` First-principles determination of superconducting properties of metals, Physica B 284, 425 (2000).

D. V. Porezag, M. R. Pederson, and A. Y. Liu, The importance of nonlinear core corrections for density-functional based pseudopotential calculations, Phys. Rev. B 60, 14132 (1999).

S. P. Rudin and A. Y. Liu, Predicted simple-cubic phase and superconducting properties for compressed sulfur, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3049 (1999).

A. N. Tahvildar-Zadeh, M. Jarrell, Th. Pruschke, and J. K. Freericks, Evidence for exhaustion in the conductivity of the infinite-dimensional periodic Anderson model, Phys. Rev. B 60 10782 (1999).

M. Niemeyer, J. K. Freericks, and H. Monien, Strong-coupling perturbation theory for the two-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model in a magnetic field, Phys. Rev. B 60 2357--2362 (1999).

J. K. Freericks, Ch. Gruber, and N. Macris, Phase separation and the segregation principle in the infinite-U spinless Falicov-Kimball model, Phys. Rev. B 60 1617--1626 (1999).

D. W. Hess and J. W. Serene,  Quasiparticle band structure and density-functional theory: single-particle excitations and band gaps in lattice model, Phys. Rev. B 59, 15617 (1999).

A. Y. Liu, A. A. Quong, J. K. Freericks, E. J. Nicol, and E. C. Jones, Structural phase stability and electron-phonon coupling in Lithium, Phys. Rev. B 59, 4028--4035 (1999).

R. Bauer, A. Y. Liu, and D. Strauch, Phonon linewidths due to electron-phonon coupling in NbC, Physica B 263-264, 452 (1999).

D.W. Hess, J.J. Deisz, and J.W. Serene, Single-Particle Excitations in a two-dimensional strong-coupling superconductor, Phil. Mag. Lett. 78, 393 (1998).

S. P. Rudin, R. Bauer, A. Y. Liu, and J. K. Freericks, Reevaluating electron-phonon coupling strengths: Indium as a test case for ab initio and many-body-theory methods, Phys. Rev. B 58, 14511--14517 (1998).

 P. Miller, J. K. Freericks, and E. J. Nicol, Possible experimentally observable effects of vertex corrections in superconductors, Phys. Rev. B 58, 14498--14510 (1998).

 J. K. Freericks, V. Zlatic', W. Chung, and M.Jarrell, Vertex-corrected perturbation theory for the electron-phonon problem with non-constant density of states, Phys. Rev. B 58, 11613--11623 (1998).

J. K. Freericks and V. Zlatic', Anomalous magnetic response of the spin-one-half Falicov-Kimball model, Phys. Rev. B 58 322--329 (1998).

W. Chung and J. K. Freericks, Charge-transfer metal-insulator transitions in the spin-one-half Falicov-Kimball model, Phys. Rev. B 57 11955--11961 (1998).

A. N. Tahvildar-Zadeh, M. Jarrell, and J. K. Freericks, Low-temperature coherence in the periodic Anderson model: Predictions for photoemission of heavy Fermions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80 5168--5171 (1998).

J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, Coupled electrons and pair fluctuations in two dimensions: a transition to superconductivity in a conserving approximation, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 373 (1998).

A. A. Quong and A. Y. Liu, First-principles calculations of the thermal expansion of metals, Phys. Rev. B. 56, 7767  (1997).

J. K. Freericks, E. J. Nicol, A. Y. Liu, and A. A. Quong, Vertex-corrected tunneling inversion in electron-phonon mediated superconductors: Pb, Phys. Rev. B, 55, 11651--11658 (1997).

A. N. Tahvildar-Zadeh, M. Jarrell, and J. K. Freericks, Protracted screening in the periodic Anderson model, Phys. Rev. B 55, 3332-3335 (1997) (Rapid Communication)

A. N. Tahvildar-Zadeh, J. K. Freericks, and M. Jarrell, Magnetic phase diagram of the Hubbard model in three dimensions: the second-order local approximation, Phys. Rev. B 55, 942-946 (1997).

J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, Vertex symmetry and the asymptotic frequency dependence of the self-energy, Phys. Rev. B 55, 2089 (1997).

J. K. Freericks, M. Jarrell, and G. D. Mahan, The anharmonic electron-phonon problem, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4588-4591 (1996); Erratum: Phys. Rev. Lett. 79, 1783 (1997).

J. K. Freericks and G. D. Mahan, Strong-coupling expansions for the anharmonic Holstein model and for the Holstein-Hubbard model, Phys. Rev. B 54, 9372-9384 (1996); Erratum: Phys. Rev. B 56, 11321-11325 (1997).

R. H. Baughman, A. Y. Liu, C. Cui, and P. J. Shields, A carbon phase that graphitizes at room temperature, Synth. Metals 86, 2371 (1997).

J. K. Freericks and A. Y. Liu, The quantum world around us: teaching quantum and solid state physics to non-science majors, in The Changing Role of Physics Department in Modern Universities: Proceedings of International Conference on Undergraduate Education, AIP Conference Proceedings 399 (American Institute of Physics, Woodbury, NY, 1997).