Calculation of valence electron momentum densities using the projector augmented-wave method Original Research Article

We present valence electron Compton profiles calculated within the density-functional theory using the all-electron full-potential projector augmented-wave method (PAW). Our results for covalent (Si), metallic (Li, Al) and hydrogen-bonded ((H2O)2) systems agree well with experiments and computational results obtained with other band-structure and basis-set schemes. The PAW basis set describes the high-momentum Fourier components of the valence wave functions accurately when compared with other basis set schemes and previous all-electron calculations.