We apply the standard finite-element method to band-structure problems. In particular, we consider the relative advantage of employing higher-order elements and nodeless variables in such a context. Unfortunately, however, such procedures do not appear to be competitive with plane-wave expansion techniques, at least for the simple example considered here.
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Hermansson et al. (1986) studied this question.
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