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We formulate a time-dependent density-matrix functional theory (TDDMFT) approach for higher-order correlation effects like biexcitons in optical processes in solids based on the reduced two-particle density-matrix formalism within the…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-19 Volodymyr Turkowski , Carsten A. Ullrich , Talat S. Rahman , Michael N. Leuenberger

We formulate a time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) in terms of the density matrix to study ultrafast phenomena in semiconductor structures. A system of equations for the density matrix components, which is equivalent to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. Turkowski , C. A. Ullrich

Within the framework of time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT), we derive the dynamical linear response of LDA+U functional and benchmark it on NiO, a prototypical Mott insulator. Formulated using real-space Wannier functions, our…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2010-09-06 Chi-Cheng Lee , H. C. Hsueh , Wei Ku

We have applied a many-body Wannier functions method to theoretically calculate an excitonic optical conductivity spectrum and energy structure in a one-dimensional (1D) Mott insulator at absolute zero temperature with large system size.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-01-22 T. Yamaguchi , K. Iwano , T. Miyamoto , N. Takamura , N. Kida , Y. Takahashi , T. Hasegawa , H. Okamoto

The optoelectronic and excitonic properties in a series of linear acenes (naphthalene up to heptacene) are investigated using range-separated methods within time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). In these rather simple systems,…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2010-12-21 Bryan M. Wong , Timothy H. Hsieh

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is widely used for understanding and predicting properties and behaviors of matter. As one of the fundamental theorems in TDDFT, van Leeuwen's theorem [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3863 (1999)]…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-03-08 Jiong-Hang Liang , Tian-Xing Hu , D. Wu , Zheng-Mao Sheng , J. Zhang

Time-dependent density functional theory is widely used to describe excitations of many-fermion systems. In its many applications, 3D coordinate-space representation is used, and infinite-domain calculations are limited to a finite volume…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2016-05-11 B. Schuetrumpf , W. Nazarewicz , P. -G. Reinhard

Most applications of time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) use the adiabatic local-density approximation (ALDA) for the dynamical exchange-correlation potential Vxc(r,t). An exact (i.e., nonadiabatic) extension of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-25 C. A. Ullrich

We illustrate the scope of Time Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) for strongly correlated (lattice) models out of equilibrium. Using the exact many body time evolution, we reverse engineer the exact exchange correlation (xc)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2008-08-12 Claudio Verdozzi

Time-dependent (TD) density functional theory (TDDFT) promises a numerically tractable account of many-body electron dynamics provided good simple approximations are developed for the exchange-correlation (XC) potential functional (XCPF).…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-08-29 Roi Baer

Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) is widely used to describe electronic excitations in complex finite systems with large numbers of atoms, such as biomolecules and nanocrystals. The first part of this paper will give a simple…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-08-15 C. A. Ullrich , V. Turkowski

Using the projector-based renormalization method we investigate the formation of the excitonic insulator phase in the two-dimensional (2D) spinless Falicov-Kimball model with dispersive $f$ electrons and address the existence of excitonic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-27 Van-Nham Phan , Holger Fehske , Klaus W. Becker

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) has been applied to the calculation of absorption spectra for two-dimensional atomic layer materials. We reveal that the character of the first bright exciton state of bi-layer hexagonal…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-01-08 Yasumitsu Suzuki , Kazuyuki Watanabe

We address and quantify the role of non-adiabaticity ("memory effects") in the exchange-correlation (xc) functional of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) for describing non-linear dynamics of many-body systems. Time-dependent…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-06-18 Johanna I. Fuks , Mehdi Farzanehpour , Ilya V. Tokatly , Heiko Appel , Stefan Kurth , Angel Rubio

We find the analytical solution to the time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) problem for the quasi-low-dimensional (2D and 1D) electron gas (QLDEG) with only one band filled in the direction perpendicular to the system extent.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-06-14 Vladimir U. Nazarov

Bound electron-hole pairs in semiconductors known as excitons are the subject of intense research due to their potential for optoelectronic devices and applications, especially in the realm of two-dimensional materials. While the properties…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-27 Peter A. Noordman , Lucas Maisel Licerán , Henk T. C. Stoof

The exciton binding energy, the energy required to dissociate an excited electron-hole pair into free charge carriers, is one of the key factors to the optoelectronic performance of organic materials. However, it remains unclear whether…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2015-12-08 Jui-Che Lee , Jeng-Da Chai , Shiang-Tai Lin

We present a comprehensive study of a one-dimensional two-orbital model at and below quarter-filling that realizes a number of unconventional phases. In particular, we find an excitonic density wave in which excitons quasi-condense with…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-09-12 Chun Yang , Adrian E. Feiguin

Optical measurements and first-principles calculations of the band structure and exciton states in direct-gap bulk and few-layer PbI2 indicate that the n = 1 exciton is Frenkel-like in nature in that its energy exhibits a weak dependence on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 Alexis S. Toulouse , Benjamin P. Isaacoff , Guangsha Shi , Marie Matuchová , Emmanouil Kioupakis , Roberto Merlin

We propose a simple first-principles method to describe propagation of tightly bound excitons. By viewing the exciton as a composite object (an effective Frenkel exciton in Wannier orbitals), we define an exciton kinetic kernel to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-10-10 Chi-Cheng Lee , Xiaoqian M. Chen , Yu Gan , Chen-Lin Yeh , H. C. Hsueh , Peter Abbamonte , Wei Ku