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Electronic polarization in the ultrasoft pseudopotential formalism

Materials Science 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

An expression is given for the electronic polarization of an insulating crystal within the ultrasoft pseudopotential scheme. The pseudopotential charge-augmentation terms modify the usual Berry-phase expression, and also give rise to a second term that takes the form of a conventional expectation value.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9801177,
  title  = {Electronic polarization in the ultrasoft pseudopotential formalism},
  author = {David Vanderbilt and R. D. King-Smith},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9801177},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages. Uses REVTEX macros. Also available at http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~dhv/preprints/index.html#dv_uspol