Electronic structure, magnetism, and Fermi surfaces of Gd and Tb

We report on local-spin-density calculations for the ferromagnetic rare-earth metals Gd and Tb using the relativistic first-principles linear-muffin-tin-orbital method in the atomic-sphere approximation. We have used a method which treats simultaneously the localized 4f and the conduction-electron spin magnetism. The 4f magnetic moments are obtained from the Russel-Saunders scheme but the radial 4f spin density is a part of the self-consistent density-functional calculations. The calculated conduction-electron moment for Gd is in very good agreement with the measured value. The calculated de Haas--von Alphen frequencies are in agreement with available data.