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Localized basis sets in the projector augmented wave formalism allow for computationally efficient calculations within density functional theory (DFT). However, achieving high numerical accuracy requires an extensive basis set, which also…

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This paper investigates the influence of the basis set on the GW self-energy correction in the full-potential linearized augmented-plane-wave (LAPW) approach and similar linearized all-electron methods. A systematic improvement is achieved…

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To address ultimate precision in density-functional-theory calculations we employ the full-potential linearized augmented planewave + local-orbital (LAPW+lo) method and justify its usage as a benchmark method. LAPW+lo and two completely…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-04-11 Andris Gulans , Anton Kozhevnikov , Claudia Draxl

Locality of compact one-electron orbitals expanded strictly in terms of local subsets of basis functions can be exploited in density functional theory (DFT) to achieve linear growth of computation time with systems size, crucial in…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-10-01 Yifei Shi , Jessica Karaguesian , Rustam Z. Khaliullin

We propose a novel scheme to bring reduced density matrix functional theory (RDMFT) into the realm of density functional theory (DFT) that preserves the accurate density functional description at equilibrium, while incorporating accurately…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2014-11-07 Nektarios N. Lathiotakis , Nicole Helbig , Angel Rubio , Nikitas I. Gidopoulos

We propose a local real-space formulation for orbital-free DFT with density dependent kinetic energy functionals and a unified variational framework for computing the configurational forces associated with geometry optimization of both…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-15 Sambit Das , Mrinal Iyer , Vikram Gavini

Density Functional Theory (DFT) is a pivotal method within quantum chemistry and materials science, with its core involving the construction and solution of the Kohn-Sham Hamiltonian. Despite its importance, the application of DFT is…

In this work we present a new basis set for electronic structures (Density Functional Theory (DFT)) calculations. This basis set extends Soler Williams Linearized Augmented Plane Wave (SLAPW) basis sets by allowing variable Muffin Tin (MT)…

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We present an accurate local density-functional for electronic-structure calculations within the density functional theory (DFT). The functional is derived by analyzing the structure of the standard perturbative expansion of the correlation…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-11-28 Mario Benites , Angel Rosado , Efstratios Manousakis

Delocalization error prevents density functional theory (DFT) from reaching its full potential, causing problems like systematically underestimated band gaps and misaligned energy levels at interfaces. We introduce lrLOSC to correct…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-04-29 Jacob Z. Williams , Weitao Yang

Atomic forces formulation based on the Dirac-Kohn-Sham equation and flexible (APW+lo/LAPW)+LO basis set is presented. The formulation was implemented in the code FlapwMBPT and allows a user to easily switch between different basis functions…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-05-12 Andrey L. Kutepov

In this work we present a new method for basis set generation for electronic structure calculations of crystalline solids. This procedure is aimed at applications to Density Functional Theory (DFT). In this construction, Energy Window…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-16 Garry Goldstein

First-principles density functional theory (DFT) codes which employ a localized basis offer advantages over those which use plane-wave bases, such as better scaling with system size and better suitability to low-dimensional systems. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-11-25 Daniel Bennett , Michele Pizzochero , Javier Junquera , Efthimios Kaxiras

Density functional theory (DFT) is the most promising method for calculating quantum properties of molecules and materials at moderate and large scales. However, commonly used density functional approximations (DFAs) have systematic…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2026-03-24 Yichen Fan , Jacob Z. Williams , Weitao Yang

Hybrid functionals often improve considerably the accuracy of density-functional calculations, in particular of quantities resulting from the band structure. In plane-wave (PW) calculations this benefit comes at the cost of an increase in…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-02-04 J. D. Gouveia , J. Coutinho

Density functional theory (DFT) offers a desirable balance between quantitative accuracy and computational efficiency in practical many-electron calculations. Its central component, the exchange-correlation energy functional, has been…

Orbital-free density functional theory (OF-DFT) is a promising method for large-scale quantum mechanics simulation as it provides a good balance of accuracy and computational cost. Its applicability to large-scale simulations has been aided…

We present a computational scheme for orbital-free density functional theory (OFDFT) that simultaneously provides access to all-electron values and preserves the OFDFT linear scaling as a function of the system size. Using the projector…

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We propose a hybrid approach which employs the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) self-energy for the correlated, typically rather localized orbitals and a conventional density functional theory (DFT) exchange-correlation potential for the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-06-16 Sumanta Bhandary , Karsten Held
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