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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.…
Organic semiconductors based on small conjugated molecules generally behave as insulators when undoped, but the hetero-interfaces of two such materials can show electrical conductivity as large as in a metal. Although charge transfer is…
Photocatalysis, a promising solution for environmental challenges, relies on the generation and utilization of photogenerated charge carriers within photocatalysts. However, recombination of these carriers often limits efficiency.…
We compare predictions from two familiar models of the metastable supercooled liquid respectively constructed with thermodynamic and dynamic approach. In the so called density functional theory (DFT) the free energy $F[\rho]$ of the liquid…
An atomistic study of the order-effect occurring in Li$_{x}$CoO$_{2}$ at $x=0.5$ is presented and an explanation for the computationally and experimentally observed dip in the Li diffusivity is proposed. Configurations where a single…
The equations of state, formation energy and migration energy barrier of the oxygen vacancy in SrFeO${_3}$ and LaFeO${_3}$ were calculated with the diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (DMC) method. Calculations were also performed with various…
A particle with internal unobserved states diffusing in a force field will generally display effective advection-diffusion. The drift velocity is proportional to the mobility averaged over the internal states, or effective mobility, while…
We present a plane-wave basis set implementation of charge constrained density functional molecular dynamics (CDFT-MD) for simulation of electron transfer reactions in condensed phase systems. Following earlier work of Wu et al. Phys. Rev.…
The trigonal/bcc orientation relationships (ORs) and their likelihood of occurrence are extensively studied using dispersed Y4Zr3O12nano-precipitates in bcc Fe matrix by means of transmission electron microscopy, image simulations, and a…
Sparse matter is characterized by regions with low electron density and its understanding calls for methods to accurately calculate both the van der Waals (vdW) interactions and other bonding. Here we present a first-principles density…
Stochasticity is a defining feature of the pairwise forces governing interactions in biological systems-from molecular motors to cell-cell adhesion-yet its consequences on large-scale dynamics remain poorly understood. Here, we show that…
We study the phenomena of noise induced transport in frictional ratchet systems. For this we consider a Brownian particle moving in a space dependent frictional medium in the presence of external white noise fluctuations. To get the…
We employed a recently developed semi-empirical Zr potential to determine the diffusivities in the hcp and bcc Zr via molecular dynamics simulation. The point defect concentration was determined directly from MD simulation rather than from…
Simulation and experimental studies have demonstrated non-equilibrium ordering in driven colloidal suspensions: with increasing driving force, a uniform colloidal mixture transforms into a locally demixed state characterized by the lane…
Understanding charge transfer (CT) between two chemical entities and subsequent change in their charge densities is essential not only for molecular species but also for various low-dimensional materials. Because of their extremely high…
Nanoscale electronic transport is of intense technological interest, with applications ranging from semiconducting devices and molecular junctions to charge migration in biological systems. Most explicit theoretical approaches treat…
As emphasized in a recent review article [Chem. Rev. 122, 14180 (2022)], organic solar cell (OSC) photoconversion efficiency has been rapidly evolving with results increasingly comparable to those of traditional inorganic solar cells.…
Providing highly simplified models of strongly correlated electronic systems that challenge {\it ab initio} calculations can serve as a valuable testing ground to improve these methods. In this study, we present a comprehensive study of the…
Amorphous aluminum oxide Al$_2$O$_3$ (a-Al$_2$O$_3$) layers grown by various deposition techniques contain a significant density of negative charges. In spite of several experimental and theoretical studies, the origin of these charges…
Fermi-surface deformations in strongly correlated metals, in comparison to results from band-structure calculations, are investigated. We show that correlation-induced interband charge transfers in multi-orbital systems may give rise to…