Effective Medium Theory (EMT) model based on the EMT implementation in
ASAP (https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/asap).  This model uses the
EMT_Asap__MD_128315414717 model driver.

Effective Medium Theory is a many-body potential of the same class as Embedded
Atom Method, Finnis-Sinclair etc.  The main term in the energy per atom is the
local density of atoms.

The functional form implemented here is that of Ref. 1.  The principles behind
EMT are described in Refs. 2 and 3 (with 2 being the more detailed and 3 being
the most pedagogical).  Be aware that the functional form and even some of the
principles have changed since refs 2 and 3.  EMT can be considered the last
step of a series of approximations starting with Density Functional Theory,
see Ref 4.

This model implements a special parametrization optimized for CuZr [5]
bulk metallic glasses only!  It probably gives reasonable results for
other CuZr compounds.

These files are based on Asap version 3.11.5.


REFERENCES:

[1] Jacobsen, K. W., Stoltze, P., & Nørskov, J.: "A semi-empirical effective
medium theory for metals and alloys". Surf. Sci. 366, 394–402  (1996).

[2] Jacobsen, K. W., Nørskov, J., & Puska, M.: "Interatomic interactions in
the effective-medium theory". Phys. Rev. B 35, 7423–7442 (1987).

[3] Jacobsen, K. W.: "Bonding in Metallic Systems: An Effective-Medium
Approach".  Comments Cond. Mat. Phys. 14, 129-161 (1988).

[4] Chetty, N., Stokbro, K., Jacobsen, K. W., & Nørskov, J.: "Ab initio
potential for solids". Phys. Rev. B 46, 3798–3809 (1992).

[5] Paduraru, A., Kenoufi, A., Bailey, N. P., & Schiøtz, J.:  "An interatomic
potential for studying CuZr bulk metallic glasses". Adv. Eng. Mater. 9, 505–508 
(2007).


KNOWN ISSUES / BUGS:

* On-the-fly modifications of the parameters is not supported.  It should be
  implemented.

