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While the formal valence and charge state concepts have been tremendously important in materials physics and chemistry, their very loose connection to actual charge leads to uncertainties in modeling behavior and interpreting data. We point…
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We present justification and rigorous procedure for electron partitioning among atoms in extended systems. The method is based on wavefunction topology and the modern theory of polarization, rather than charge density partitioning or…
The structural tunability and compositional diversity of multicomponent perovskite oxides have enabled their various applications, including catalysis and electronics. The cation ordering in these oxides, ranging from disordered (i.e.,…
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Modeling the electronic and optical properties of organic semiconductors remains a challenge for theory, despite the remarkable progress achieved in the last three decades. The complexity of these systems, including structural (dis)order…
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