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Self-energy self-consistent density functional theory plus dynamical mean field theory

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2021-06-16 v2

Abstract

We propose a hybrid approach which employs the dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) self-energy for the correlated, typically rather localized orbitals and a conventional density functional theory (DFT) exchange-correlation potential for the less correlated, less localized orbitals. We implement this self-energy (plus charge density) self-consistent DFT+DMFT scheme in a basis of maximally localized Wannier orbitals using Wien2K, wien2wannier, and the DMFT impurity solver w2dynamics. As a testbed material we apply the method to SrVO3_3 and report a significant improvement as compared to previous dd+pp calculations. In particular the position of the oxygen pp bands is reproduced correctly, which has been a persistent hassle with unwelcome consequences for the dd-pp hybridization and correlation strength. Taking the (linearized) DMFT self-energy also in the Kohn-Sham equation renders the so-called "double-counting" problem obsolete.

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@article{arxiv.1904.02967,
  title  = {Self-energy self-consistent density functional theory plus dynamical mean field theory},
  author = {Sumanta Bhandary and Karsten Held},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.02967},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

2nd version as submitted, taking into account the k-dependence of the double counting on the DMFT side. 10 pages, 4 figures

R2 v1 2026-06-23T08:30:14.860Z