Semi-automated estimation of hydrogenic initial states for localized Wannier functions

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Auteurs principaux: Oikawa, Tatsuki, Ido, Kota, Misawa, Takahiro, Koretsune, Takashi, Yoshimi, Kazuyoshi
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author Oikawa, Tatsuki
Ido, Kota
Misawa, Takahiro
Koretsune, Takashi
Yoshimi, Kazuyoshi
author_facet Oikawa, Tatsuki
Ido, Kota
Misawa, Takahiro
Koretsune, Takashi
Yoshimi, Kazuyoshi
contents We present a semi-automated method for obtaining an initial estimate of Wannier functions, designed to facilitate the construction of Wannier functions for describing low-energy effective models of solids, particularly those relevant to strongly correlated electron systems. Our approach automatically determines the hydrogenic projections orbitals and the center of the Wannier functions from information on Bloch wavefunctions at the $Γ$ point. This method is integrated into cif2qewan, enabling seamless generation of input files for Quantum ESPRESSO and Wannier90. We validate our method through applications to both inorganic and organic compounds, such as Si, SrVO$_3$, FeSe, Na$_8$Al$_6$Si$_6$O$_{24}$, and (TMTTF)$_2$PF$_6$. The obtained results demonstrate that our semi-automated projections give a good initial estimate of the Wannier functions. We also show the comparisons with other methods for estimating the initial states of the Wannier functions, such as the Selected Columns of the Density Matrix (SCDM). Our methodology shows an efficient way to construct Wannier functions, paving the way for high-throughput calculations in the study of complex materials.
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spellingShingle Semi-automated estimation of hydrogenic initial states for localized Wannier functions
Oikawa, Tatsuki
Ido, Kota
Misawa, Takahiro
Koretsune, Takashi
Yoshimi, Kazuyoshi
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
We present a semi-automated method for obtaining an initial estimate of Wannier functions, designed to facilitate the construction of Wannier functions for describing low-energy effective models of solids, particularly those relevant to strongly correlated electron systems. Our approach automatically determines the hydrogenic projections orbitals and the center of the Wannier functions from information on Bloch wavefunctions at the $Γ$ point. This method is integrated into cif2qewan, enabling seamless generation of input files for Quantum ESPRESSO and Wannier90. We validate our method through applications to both inorganic and organic compounds, such as Si, SrVO$_3$, FeSe, Na$_8$Al$_6$Si$_6$O$_{24}$, and (TMTTF)$_2$PF$_6$. The obtained results demonstrate that our semi-automated projections give a good initial estimate of the Wannier functions. We also show the comparisons with other methods for estimating the initial states of the Wannier functions, such as the Selected Columns of the Density Matrix (SCDM). Our methodology shows an efficient way to construct Wannier functions, paving the way for high-throughput calculations in the study of complex materials.
title Semi-automated estimation of hydrogenic initial states for localized Wannier functions
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19900