Linearized augmented planewaves combined with local-orbitals (LAPW+lo) are arguably the most precise basis set to represent Kohn-Sham states. When employed within real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT), they promise ultimate precision achievable for exploring the evolution of electronic excitations. In this work, we present an implementation of RT-TDDFT in the full-potential LAPW+lo code exciting. We benchmark our results against those obtained by linear-response TDDFT with exciting and by RT-TDDFT calculations with the Octopus code, finding a satisfactory level of agreement. To illustrate possible applications of our implementation, we have chosen three examples: the dynamic behavior of excitations in MoS2 induced by a laser pulse, the third harmonic generation in silicon, and a pump-probe experiment in diamond.
@article{arxiv.2102.02630,
title = {All-electron full-potential implementation of real-time TDDFT in exciting},
author = {Ronaldo Rodrigues Pela and Claudia Draxl},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.02630},
year = {2021}
}