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We present an embedding approach based on localized basis functions which permits an efficient application of the dynamical mean field theory (DMFT) to inhomogeneous correlated materials, such as semi-infinite surfaces and heterostructures.…
To analyze the physical properties arising from indirect magnetic exchange between several magnetic adatoms and between complex magnetic nanostructures on metallic surfaces, the real-space extension of dynamical mean-field theory (R-DMFT)…
We discuss the role of dynamical many-electron effects in the physics of iron and iron-rich solid alloys under applied pressure on the basis of recent ab initio studies employing the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT). Electronic…
A detailed exploration of the $f$-atomic orbital occupancy space for UO$_2$ is performed using a first principles approach based on density functional theory (DFT), employing a full hybrid functional within a systematic basis set.…
Examining phase stabilities and phase equilibria in strongly correlated materials asks for a next level in the many-body extensions to the local-density approximation (LDA) beyond mainly spectroscopic assessments. Here we put the…
We present a density-functional theory (DFT) approach to the study of the phase diagram of the maximum density droplet (MDD) in two-dimensional quantum dots in a magnetic field. Within the lowest Landau level (LLL) approximation, analytical…
The electronic and magnetic properties of many strongly-correlated systems are controlled by a limited number of states, located near the Fermi level and well isolated from the rest of the spectrum. This opens a formal way for combining the…
The present work proposes to use density-functional theory (DFT) to correct for the basis-set error of wave-function theory (WFT). One of the key ideas developed here is to define a range-separation parameter which automatically adapts to a…
We propose real-space renormalized dynamical mean field theory (rr-DMFT) to deal with large clusters in the framework of a cluster extension of the DMFT. In the rr-DMFT, large clusters are decomposed into multiple smaller clusters through a…
Using extended dynamical mean-field theory and its combination with the $GW$ approximation, we compute the phase diagrams and local spectral functions of the single-band extended Hubbard model on the square and simple cubic lattices,…
The optical conductivity of LaFeAsO, BaFe$_2$As$_2$, SrFe$_2$As$_2$, and EuFe$_2$As$_2$ in the spin-density wave (SDW) state is investigated within density functional theory (DFT) in the framework of spin-polarized generalized gradient…
Charge self-consistent DFT+DMFT quantitatively captures dynamical electronic correlations in real materials, but its cost precludes the large-scale thermodynamic sampling required for phase boundaries and equations of state. Here, we…
We have extended the momentum-dependent local-ansatz (MLA) wavefunction method to the first-principles version using the tight-binding LDA+U Hamiltonian for the description of correlated electrons in the real system. The MLA reduces to the…
Strong electronic correlations generally require non-perturbative treatment. Local correlations are captured by dynamical mean-field theory while nonlocal correlations can be treated with diagrammatic extensions such as the Dual Fermion…
While in strongly correlated materials one often focuses on local electronic correlations, the influence of non-local exchange and correlation effects beyond band-theory can be pertinent in systems with more extended orbitals. Thus in many…
Diagrammatic extensions of dynamical mean field theory (DMFT) such as the dynamical vertex approximation (D$\Gamma$A) allow us to include non-local correlations beyond DMFT on all length scales and proved their worth for model calculations.…
Accurate predictions of material properties within the chemical space of transition metal fluorides (TMFs), using density functional theory (DFT) is important for advancing several technological applications. The state-of-the-art semi-local…
We show that the electron-phonon coupling (EPC) in many materials can be significantly underestimated by the standard density functional theory (DFT) in the local density approximation (LDA) due to large non-local correlation effects. We…
Using ab initio dynamical mean-field theory we explore the electronic and magnetic states of layered Li$_x$MnO$_2$ as a function of $x$, the state of charge. Constructing real-space Wannier projections of Kohn-Sham orbitals based on the…
The frequency-dependent response of a one-dimensional fermion system is investigated using Current Density Functional Theory (CDFT) within the local approximation (LDA). DFT-LDA, and in particular CDFT-LDA, reproduces very well the…