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We present a method to compute optical spectra and exciton binding energies of molecules and solids based on the solution of the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) and the calculation of the screened Coulomb interaction in finite field. The…
Like adiabatic time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT), the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) formalism of many-body perturbation theory, in its static approximation, is "blind" to double (and higher) excitations, which are…
Electronic excitations and optical spectra of $CdF_{2}$ are calculated up to ultraviolet employing state-of-the-art techniques based on density functional theory and many-body perturbation theory. The GW scheme proposed by Hedin has been…
We analyze deficiencies of commonly used Coulomb approximations in Generalized Born solvation energy calculation models and report a development of a new fast surface-based method (FSBE) for numerical calculations of the solvation energy of…
We introduce a method that allows for the calculation of quasi-particle spectra in the GW approximation, yet avoiding any explicit reference to empty one-electron states. This is achieved by expressing the irreducible polarizability…
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We develop a time dependent second order Green's function theory (GF2) for calculating neutral excited states in molecules. The equation of motion for the lesser Green's function (GF) is derived within the adiabatic approximation to the…
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We present ab-initio calculations of the excited state properties of liquid water in the framework of Many-Body Green's function formalism. Snapshots taken from molecular dynamics simulations are used as input geometries to calculate…
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We present an accurate approach to compute X-ray photoelectron spectra based on the $GW$ Green's function method, that overcomes shortcomings of common density functional theory approaches. $GW$ has become a popular tool to compute valence…
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We present an implementation of the Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) for core-conduction band pairs within the framework of the projector augmented-wave method. For validation, the method is applied to the $K$-edges of diamond, graphite,…
The $GW$ approximation has recently gained increasing attention as a viable method for the computation of deep core-level binding energies as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). We present a comprehensive benchmark study of…
The combination of two-dimensional materials into heterostructures offers new opportunities for the design of optoelectronic devices with tunable properties. However, computing electronic and optical properties of such systems using…
We study within the perturbative many-body $GW$ and Bethe-Salpeter approach the low lying singlet charge-transfer excitations in molecular donor-acceptor complexes associating benzene, naphtalene and anthracene derivatives with the…