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Based on an exact functional form derived for the three-point vertex function $\Gamma$, we propose a self-consistent calculation scheme for the electron self-energy with $\Gamma$ always satisfying the Ward identity. This scheme is basically…
Using seven semiconductors/insulators with band gaps covering the range from 1 eV to 10 eV we systematically explore the performance of two different variants of self-consistency associated with famous Hedin's system of equations: the full…
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…
Accurately calculating band gaps for given crystal structures is highly desirable. However, conventional first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) within the local density approximation (LDA) fail to predict…
Quasiparticle spectra of potentially half-metallic Co2MnSi and Co2FeSi Heusler compounds have been calculated within the one-shot GW approximation in an all-electron framework without adjustable parameters. For Co2FeSi the many-body…
We study the quasiparticle band gap of the hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskite CH$_3$NH$_3$PbI$_3$, using many-body perturbation theory based on the $GW$ approximation. We perform a systematic analysis of the band gap…
Precise and accurate predictions of the two-dimensional (2D) material's fundamental gap are crucial for next-generation flexible electronic and photonic devices. We, therefore, evaluated the predictivity of the GW approach in its several…
A direct orbital optimization method is presented for density functional calculations of excited electronic states using either a real space grid or a plane wave basis set. The method is variational, provides atomic forces in the excited…
We report an all-electron implementation of the quasiparticle self-consistent GW (QSGW) method for molecular and periodic systems within the framework of numerical atomic orbitals (NAOs), as implemented in the LibRPA software package. Our…
We develop a stochastic formulation of the optimally-tuned range-separated hybrid density functional theory which enables significant reduction of the computational effort and scaling of the non-local exchange operator at the price of…
We apply the renormalized singles with correlation (RSc) Green's function in the $GW$ approximation to calculate accurate quasiparticle (QP) energies and orbitals. The RSc Green's function includes all orders of singles contributions from…
A first-principles computational study is presented of various phases of LiAlO$_2$.The $\beta$ and $\gamma$ tetrahedral phases are found to be very close in energy with the $\gamma$ phase having the lowest energy. The octahedral $\alpha$…
The GW approximation represents the state-of-the-art ab-initio method for computing excited-state properties. Its execution requires control over a larger number of (often interdependent) parameters, and therefore its application in…
The General Spectral Modeling (GSM) code employs the quasi-static approximation, a standard, low-density methodology that assumes the ionization balance is separable from a determination of the excited-state populations that give rise to…
Accurately modeling the electronic structure of materials is a persistent challenge to high-throughput screening. A promising means of balancing accuracy against computational cost are non-self-consistent calculations with hybrid…
We present GW many-body results for ground-state properties of two simple but very distinct families of inhomogenous systems in which traditional implementations of density-functional theory (DFT) fail drastically. The GW approach gives…
Equilibrium crystal structures, electron band dispersions and band gap values of layered GaSe and InSe semiconductors, each being represented by four polytypes, are studied via first-principles calculations within the density functional…
We combine the renormalized singles (RS) Green's function with the T-Matrix approximation for the single-particle Green's function to compute quasiparticle energies for valence and core states of molecular systems. The $G_{\text{RS}}T_0$…
The decay rate of quasiparticles in quantum dots is studied through the real time calculation of the single-particle Green function in the self-consistent approximation. The method avoids exact diagonalization, transforming the problem into…
Group IB metal halides (CuX and AgX, X=Cl, Br and I) are widely used in optoelectronic devices and photochemical catalysis due to their appropriate optical and electronic properties. First-principles calculations have confronted…