Electronic structure of vanadium

In the model potential scheme, the electron energy spectrum, density of states, and the optical density of states of vanadium are calculated. Good agreement with the experimental data from x-ray and optical spectra is obtained. Some Fermi surface cross sections are studied in detail. The cross-sectional areas and the cyclotron masses of a number of extremal orbits are calculated. From a comparison with experiment, the constants of electron–phonon interaction, averaged over the orbits, are determined. The problem of choice of model is discussed.