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We reveal limitations of several standard coupled-cluster (CC) methods with perturbation-theorybased noniterative or approximate iterative treatments of triple excitations when applied to thedetermination of highly accurate potential energy…
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In approximate density functional theory (DFT), the self-interaction error is an electron delocalization anomaly associated with underestimated insulating gaps. It exhibits a predominantly quadratic energy-density curve that is amenable to…
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As a first step to meet the challenge to calculate the electronic structure and total energy of charged states of atoms and molecules adsorbed on ultrathin-insulating films supported by a metallic substrate using density functional theory…