Self-Consistent Coulomb Interactions from Constrained Dynamical Mean-Field Theory

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Main Authors: Sihi, Antik, Mandal, Subhasish, Haule, Kristjan
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Published: 2026
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author Sihi, Antik
Mandal, Subhasish
Haule, Kristjan
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Mandal, Subhasish
Haule, Kristjan
contents We develop a self-consistent first-principles framework for determining the screened Coulomb interaction strength (U) based on constrained dynamical mean-field theory (cDMFT). Unlike conventional approaches, this method incorporates essential vertex corrections within the same embedded-DMFT formalism used for the electronic structure calculation. Using the cDMFT-derived interaction strengths as input to embedded DMFT yields spectral functions in excellent agreement with photoemission experiments across a wide range of materials, spanning 3d to 5d transition-metal compounds, including correlated metals, Mott insulators, altermagnets, and unconventional superconductors. This unified many-body framework establishes a systematic first-principles route for determining interaction strengths in correlated materials and substantially enhances the predictive power of DFT+DMFT and its extensions.
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spellingShingle Self-Consistent Coulomb Interactions from Constrained Dynamical Mean-Field Theory
Sihi, Antik
Mandal, Subhasish
Haule, Kristjan
Strongly Correlated Electrons
We develop a self-consistent first-principles framework for determining the screened Coulomb interaction strength (U) based on constrained dynamical mean-field theory (cDMFT). Unlike conventional approaches, this method incorporates essential vertex corrections within the same embedded-DMFT formalism used for the electronic structure calculation. Using the cDMFT-derived interaction strengths as input to embedded DMFT yields spectral functions in excellent agreement with photoemission experiments across a wide range of materials, spanning 3d to 5d transition-metal compounds, including correlated metals, Mott insulators, altermagnets, and unconventional superconductors. This unified many-body framework establishes a systematic first-principles route for determining interaction strengths in correlated materials and substantially enhances the predictive power of DFT+DMFT and its extensions.
title Self-Consistent Coulomb Interactions from Constrained Dynamical Mean-Field Theory
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.12678