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Norton D. Lang
Researcher at IBM
Publications - 89
Citations - 13154
Norton D. Lang is an academic researcher from IBM. The author has contributed to research in topics: Atom & Jellium. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 89 publications receiving 12848 citations. Previous affiliations of Norton D. Lang include Harvard University & Columbia University.
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Theory of Metal Surfaces: Charge Density and Surface Energy
Norton D. Lang,Walter Kohn +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the theory of the inhomogeneous electron gas, with local exchange and correlation energies, was used to obtain self-consistent electron density distributions and the surface energy was found to be negative for high densities, and the resulting surface energy is in semiquantitative agreement with surface-tension measurements for eight simple metals (Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Zn, Al).
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Theory of Metal Surfaces: Work Function
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a contribution to the theory of metal surfaces with emphasis on the shape of the electron density distribution and the surface energy, and extended this analysis to a consideration of the work function.
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Measurement of the conductance of a hydrogen molecule.
R. H. M. Smit,Yves Noat,Yves Noat,Carlos Untiedt,Norton D. Lang,M. C. van Hemert,J. M. van Ruitenbeek +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a single hydrogen molecule can form a stable bridge between platinum electrodes, and represents a simple test system in which to understand fundamental transport properties of single-molecule devices.
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First-Principles Calculation of Transport Properties of a Molecular Device
TL;DR: First-principles calculations of the current-voltage characteristics of a molecular device are reported and show that the shape of the I-V curve is largely determined by the electronic structure of the molecule, while the presence of single atoms at the molecule-electrode interface play a key role in determining the absolute value of theCurrent.
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Theory of Metal Surfaces: Induced Surface Charge and Image Potential
Norton D. Lang,Walter Kohn +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the electron density distribution induced at a metal surface by a small static external charge distribution was investigated and the position of the center of mass of a small point charge along the surface normal was determined.