Approaching Periodic Systems in Ensemble Density Functional Theory via Finite One-Dimensional Models

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Auteurs principaux: Leano, Remi J., Pribram-Jones, Aurora, Strubbe, David A.
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author Leano, Remi J.
Pribram-Jones, Aurora
Strubbe, David A.
author_facet Leano, Remi J.
Pribram-Jones, Aurora
Strubbe, David A.
contents Ensemble Density Functional Theory (EDFT) is a generalization of ground-state Density Functional Theory (GS DFT), which is based on an exact formal theory of finite collections of a system's ground and excited states. EDFT in various forms has been shown to improve the accuracy of calculated energy level differences in isolated model systems, atoms, and molecules, but it is not yet clear how EDFT could be used to calculate band gaps for periodic systems. We extend the application of EDFT toward periodic systems by estimating the thermodynamic limit with increasingly large finite one-dimensional ``particle in a box'' systems, which approach the uniform electron gas (UEG). Using ensemble-generalized Hartree and Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA) exchange-correlation functionals, we find that corrections go to zero in the infinite limit, as expected for a metallic system. However, there is a correction to the effective mass, with results comparable to other calculations on 1D, 2D, and 3D UEGs, which indicates promise for non-trivial results from EDFT on periodic systems.
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spellingShingle Approaching Periodic Systems in Ensemble Density Functional Theory via Finite One-Dimensional Models
Leano, Remi J.
Pribram-Jones, Aurora
Strubbe, David A.
Materials Science
Chemical Physics
Ensemble Density Functional Theory (EDFT) is a generalization of ground-state Density Functional Theory (GS DFT), which is based on an exact formal theory of finite collections of a system's ground and excited states. EDFT in various forms has been shown to improve the accuracy of calculated energy level differences in isolated model systems, atoms, and molecules, but it is not yet clear how EDFT could be used to calculate band gaps for periodic systems. We extend the application of EDFT toward periodic systems by estimating the thermodynamic limit with increasingly large finite one-dimensional ``particle in a box'' systems, which approach the uniform electron gas (UEG). Using ensemble-generalized Hartree and Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA) exchange-correlation functionals, we find that corrections go to zero in the infinite limit, as expected for a metallic system. However, there is a correction to the effective mass, with results comparable to other calculations on 1D, 2D, and 3D UEGs, which indicates promise for non-trivial results from EDFT on periodic systems.
title Approaching Periodic Systems in Ensemble Density Functional Theory via Finite One-Dimensional Models
topic Materials Science
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.17742