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The non-local van der Waals density functional (vdW-DF) of Dion et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 246401 (2004)] is a very promising scheme for the efficient treatment of dispersion bonded systems. We show here that the accuracy of vdW-DF can be…

We describe a method, that we call data projection onto parameter space (DPPS), to optimize an energy functional of the electron density, so that it reproduces a dataset of experimental magnitudes. Our scheme, based on Bayes theorem,…

In this paper, an exchange functional which is compatible with the non-local Rutgers-Chalmers correlation functional (vdW-DF) is presented. This functional, when employed with vdW-DF, demonstrates remarkable improvements on intermolecular…

The van der Waals density functional (vdW-DF) of Dion et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 246401 (2004)] is a promising approach for including dispersion in approximate density functional theory exchange-correlation functionals. Indeed, an…

We have performed {\it ab initio} calculations for a series of energetic solids to explore their structural and electronic properties. To evaluate the ground state volume of these molecular solids, different dispersion correction methods…

The structure of liquid water at ambient conditions is studied in ab initio molecular dynamics simulations using van der Waals (vdW) density-functional theory, i.e. using the new exchange-correlation functionals optPBE-vdW and vdW-DF2.…

Accounting for dispersion interactions is essential in approximate density functional theory (DFT). Often, a correction potential based on the London formula is added, which is damped at short distances to avoid divergence and double…

The first-principles description of liquid water using ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) based on Density Functional theory (DFT) has recently been found to require long equilibration times, giving too low diffusivities and a clear…

Range-separated methods combining a short-range density functional with long-range random phase approximations RPAs with or without exchange response kernel are tested on rare-gas dimers and the S22 benchmark set of weakly interacting…

Due to their current and future technological applications, including realisation of water filters and desalination membranes, water adsorption on graphitic sp$^{2}$-bonded carbon is of overwhelming interest. However, these systems are…

The accuracy of applying density functional theory to noncovalent interactions is hindered by errors arising from low-density regions of interaction-induced change in the density gradient, error compensation between correlation and exchange…

We present the WCCR10 data set of ten ligand dissociation energies of large cationic transition metal complexes for the assessment of approximate exchange--correlation functionals. We analyze nine popular functionals, namely BP86, BP86-D3,…

We investigate basic hydrogen quantities like the molecular bond length, the molecular dissociation energy and the van-der-Waals interaction in idealized situations in an effort to discern a suitable exchange-correlation functional for the…

We investigate a recently developed approach [P. L. Silvestrelli, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 053002 (2008); J. Phys. Chem. A 113, 5224 (2009)] that uses maximally localized Wannier functions to evaluate the van der Waals contribution to the…

First principles molecular dynamics simulation protocol is established using revised functional of Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (revPBE) in conjunction with Grimme's third generation of dispersion (D3) correction to describe properties of water…

We verify that the van der Waals interaction and hence all dispersion interactions for the hydrogen molecule given by: W"= -{A/R^6}-{B/R^8}-{C/R^10}- ..., in which R is the internuclear separation, are exactly soluble. The constants…

We propose a second version of the van der Waals density functional (vdW-DF2) of Dion et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 246401 (2004)], employing a more accurate semilocal exchange functional and the use of a large-N asymptote gradient…

Is the plasmon description within the non-local correlation of the van der Waals density functional by Dion and coworkers (vdW-DF1) robust enough to describe all exchange-correlation components? To address this question, we design an…

Density functional theory (DFT) studies of weakly interacting complexes have recently focused on the importance of van der Waals dispersion forces whereas, the role of exchange has received far less attention. Here, by exploiting the subtle…

The ability of several density-functional theory (DFT) exchange-correlation functionals to describe hydrogen bonds in small water clusters (dimer to pentamer) in their global minimum energy structures is evaluated with reference to second…