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Previous first-principles calculations of the melting properties of Si, based on the local-density approximation (LDA) for electronic exchange-correlation energy, under-predict the melting temperature by ~ 20%. We present new…

In this paper, we propose an efficient implementation of combining Dynamical Mean field theory (DMFT) with electronic structure calculation based on the local density approximation (LDA). The pseudo-potential-plane-wave method is used in…

A combination of density functional theory in its local density approximation (LDA) with k- and $\omega $ dependent self-energy found from fluctuational-exchange-type random phase approximation (FLEX-RPA) is utilized here to study…

The p-type semiconductor Cu3PSe4 has recently been established to have a direct bandgap of 1.4 eV and an optical absorption spectrum similar to GaAs [Applied Physics Letters, 99, 181903 (2011)], suggesting a possible application as a solar…

The electronic spectrum, energy gap and local magnetic moment of paramagnetic NiO are computed by using the local density approximation plus dynamical mean-field theory (LDA+DMFT). To this end the noninteracting Hamiltonian obtained within…

LDA+DMFT is a novel computational technique for ab initio investigations of real materials with strongly correlated electrons, such as transition metals and their oxides. It combines the strength of conventional band structure theory in the…

We present a local density approximation (LDA) for one-dimensional (1D) systems interacting via the soft-Coulomb interaction based on quantum Monte-Carlo calculations. Results for the ground-state energies and ionization potentials of…

Combining the density functional theory (DFT) and the Gutzwiller variational approach, a LDA+Gutzwiller method is developed to treat the correlated electron systems from {\it ab-initio}. All variational parameters are self-consistently…

The electronic and structural properties of pure and defective cerium oxide are investigated using a unified LDA+U approach which allows to treat the different valence states of Ce occurring for different stoichiometries on a same ground,…

Employing the $G_0W_0$ approximation of Hedin's $GW$ approach one can obtain quasi-particle energies of extended systems and molecules with good accuracy. However, for many materials, semi-local exchange-correlation functionals are…

We develop a generalization of the Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) + Hubbard $U$ (DFT+$U$) method to the excited-state regime. This has the form of Hubbard $U$ corrected linear-response time-dependent DFT, or `TDDFT+$U$'.…

The electronic structures and optical properties of cubic HfO2 are calculated by means of generalized gradient approximation (GGA) +U approach. Without on-site Coulomb interactions, the band gap of cubic HfO2 is 2.92eV, much lower than the…

Hubbard-corrected density functional theory, denoted by DFT+U method, was developed to enable correct prediction of insulating properties for strongly-correlated electron systems. UO$_2$ is an example having O-$2p$, U-$6d$, and U-$5f$…

An exchange-correlation energy functional beyond the local density approximation, based on the exchange-correlation kernel of the homogeneous electron gas and originally introduced by Kohn and Sham, is considered for electronic structure…

We report state-of-the-art ab initio calculations of the potential energy curve for the $a^3\Sigma_u^+$ state of the lithium dimer conducted to achieve spectroscopic accuracy ($<$1cm$^{-1}$) without any prior adjustment to fit the…

The LDA+U method is widely used to study the properties of realistic solids with strong electron correlations. One of its main shortcomings is that it does not provide direct access to the temperature dependence of material properties such…

First-principles calculations within the Local Density Approximation (LDA) or Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA), though very successful, are known to underestimate redox potentials, such as those at which lithium intercalates in…

Atomic effective pseudopotentials enable atomistic calculations at the level of accuracy of density functional theory for semiconductor nanostructures with up to fifty thousand atoms. Since they are directly derived from ab-initio…

Due to their technological importance, point defects in silicon are among the best studied physical systems. The experimental examination of point defects buried in bulk is difficult and evidence for the various defects usually indirect.…

For fast and accurate calculations of band gaps of solids, we present an {\it ab initio} method that extends the density functional theory plus on-site Hubbard interaction (DFT+$U$) to include inter-site Hubbard interaction ($V$). This…