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We have developed the quasiparticle self-consistent GW (QSGW) method based on a recently developed mixed basis all-electron full-potential method (the PMT method), which uses the augmented plane waves (APWs) and the highly localized…

We present theoretical calculations of quasiparticle energies in closed-shell molecules using the GW method. We compare three different approaches: a full-frequency $G_0W_0$ (FF-$G_0W_0$) method with density functional theory (DFT-PBE) used…

We present first-principles many-body perturbation theory calculations of the quasiparticle electronic structure and of the optical response of HfO$_2$ polymorphs. We use the $GW$ approximation including core electrons by the projector…

We study a one-dimensional chain of identical atoms with two electronic orbitals and two electrons per atom, subject to an external oscillating pressure that periodically modulates the lattice spacing. This leads to time-dependent intra-…

We present a comparison of various approximations to self-consistency in the GW method, including the one-shot G0W0 method, different quasiparticle self-consistency schemes, and the fully self-consistent GW (scGW) approach. To ensure an…

The electronic band structures of BeSiN$_2$ and BeGeN$_2$ compounds are calculated using the quasiparticle self-consistent $GW$ method. The lattice parameters are calculated for the wurtzite based crystal structure commonly found in other…

We use a recently developed self-consistent $GW$ approximation to present systematic \emph{ab initio} calculations of the conduction band spin splitting in III-V and II-V zincblende semiconductors. The spin orbit interaction is taken into…

High-Tc superconducting materials (HTSC) have anomalous properties such as the pseudo-gap or spin-gap etc., in Hall coefficient, 1/T1T and the density of states etc. First including effects of strong on-site repulsion between d-electrons at…

A theoretical investigation is made of the dispersion characteristics of plasmons in a two-dimensional periodic system of semiconductor (dielectric) cylinders embedded in a dielectric (semiconductor) background. We consider both square and…

The choice of exchange functional is a critical factor in determining the energy bandgap of semiconductors. Ab initio calculations using different exchange functionals, including the conventional generalized-gradient approximation (GGA)…

We present an approach to calculate the optical absorption spectra that combines the quasiparticle self-consistent GW method [Phys. Rev. B, 76 165106 (2007)] for the electronic structure with the solution of the ladder approximation to the…

Although the GW approximation is recognized as one of the most accurate theories for predicting materials excited states properties, scaling up conventional GW calculations for large systems remains a major challenge. We present a powerful…

We present a high-accuracy procedure for electronic structure calculations of strongly correlated materials. To address limitations in current electronic structure methods, we employ density functional theory in combination with the…

Two self-consistent schemes involving Hedin's $GW$ approximation are studied for a set of sixteen different atoms and small molecules. We compare results from the fully self-consistent $GW$ approximation (SC$GW$) and the quasi-particle…

We obtain the quasiparticle band structure of ABA and ABC-stacked graphene trilayers through ab initio density functional theory (DFT) and many-body quasiparticle calculations within the GW approximation. To interpret our results, we fit…

We develop a formalism to calculate the quasi-particle energy within the GW many-body perturbation correction to the density functional theory (DFT). The occupied and virtual orbitals of the Kohn-Sham (KS) Hamiltonian are replaced by…