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We present an \textit{ab initio} framework to calculate anharmonic phonon frequency and phonon lifetime that is applicable to severely anharmonic systems. We employ self-consistent phonon (SCPH) theory with microscopic anharmonic force…
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First principles predictions of lattice dynamics are of vital importance for a broad range of topics in materials science and condensed matter physics. The large-scale nature of lattice dynamics calculations and the desire to design novel…
The anharmonic contribution to phonon lifetime and its temperature dependence is calculated from first principle in C, Si and Ge using third-order density-functional perturbation theory. Good agreement with available experimental data is…
We apply standard, first-principles calculations to a complete treatment of lattice dynamics in the harmonic approximation. The algorithm makes use of the straightforward ``frozen-phonon'' approach to the calculation of vibrational spectra…
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Self-consistent phonon (SCP) theory and its application in computing thermodynamic properties of materials are reviewed from a historical perspective. Various more recent implementations based on first-principles electronic structure…
Exciton-phonon interactions play a fundamental role in phonon-assisted radiative recombination and exciton dynamics in solids. In this work, we present a first-principles framework for computing phonon-assisted radiative lifetimes and…
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Parameter-free calculations of lattice dynamics from first principles have achieved significant progress in the past decades, with a wealth of applications in thermodynamics, phase transitions, and transport properties of materials. Current…
Phonon plays essential roles in dynamical behaviors and thermal properties, which are central topics in fundamental issues of materials science. The importance of first principles phonon calculations cannot be overly emphasized. Phonopy is…
Lattice dynamics for several ordered supercells with composition PbMg1/3Nb2/3O (PMN) were calculated with first-principles frozen phonon methods. Nominal symmetries of the supercells studied are reduced by lattice instabilities. Lattice…
Lattice thermal conductivities (LTC) for a subset of polymer crystals from the Polymer Genome Library were investigated to explore high LTC polymer systems. We employed a first-principles approach to evaluating phonon lifetimes within the…
Phonons crucially impact a variety of properties of organic semiconductor materials. For instance, charge- and heat transport depend on low-frequency phonons, while for other properties, such as the free energy, especially high-frequency…
Understanding and predicting lattice dynamics in strongly anharmonic crystals is one of the long-standing challenges in condensed matter physics. Here we propose a first-principles method that gives accurate quasiparticle (QP) peaks of the…