87 research outputs found
Correlation energy functional and potential from time-dependent exact-exchange theory
In this work we have studied a new functional for the correlation energy
obtained from the exact-exchange (EXX) approximation within time-dependent
density functional theory (TDDFT). Correlation energies have been calculated
for a number of different atoms showing excellent agreement with results from
more sophisticated methods. These results loose little accuracy by
approximating the EXX kernel by its static value, a procedure which enormously
simplifies the calculations. The correlation potential, obtained by taking the
functional derivative with respect to the density, turns out to be remarkably
accurate for all atoms studied. This potential has been used to calculate
ionization potentials, static polarizabilities and van der Waals coefficients
with results in close agreement with experiment.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
Exact-exchange kernel of time-dependent density functional theory: Frequency dependence and photoabsorption spectra of atoms
In this work we have calculated excitation energies and photoionization cross
sections of Be and Ne in the exact-exchange (EXX) approximation of
time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The main focus has been on
the frequency dependence of the EXX kernel and on how it affects the spectrum
as compared to the corresponding adiabatic approximation. We show that for some
discrete excitation energies the frequency dependence is essential to reproduce
the results of time-dependent Hartree-Fock theory. Unfortunately, we have found
that the EXX approximation breaks down completely at higher energies, producing
a response function with the wrong analytic structure and making inner-shell
excitations disappear from the calculated spectra. We have traced this failure
to the existence of vanishing eigenvalues of the Kohn-Sham non-interacting
response function. Based on the adiabatic TDDFT formalism we propose a new way
of deriving the Fano parameters of autoionizing resonances.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figure
Correlation potentials for molecular bond dissociation within the self-consistent random phase approximation
Self-consistent correlation potentials for H and LiH for various
inter-atomic separations are obtained within the random phase approximation
(RPA) of density functional theory. The RPA correlation potential shows a peak
at the bond midpoint, which is an exact feature of the true correlation
potential, but lacks another exact feature: the step important to preserve
integer charge on the atomic fragments in the dissociation limit. An analysis
of the RPA energy functional in terms of fractional charge is given which
confirms these observations. We find that the RPA misses the derivative
discontinuity at odd integer particle numbers but explicitly eliminates the
fractional spin error in the exact-exchange functional. The latter finding
explains the accurate total energy in the dissociation limit.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figure
Bond Breaking and Bond Formation: How Electron Correlation is Captured in Many-Body Perturbation Theory and Density-Functional Theory
For the paradigmatic case of H2-dissociation we compare state-of-the-art
many-body perturbation theory (MBPT) in the GW approximation and
density-functional theory (DFT) in the exact-exchange plus random-phase
approximation for the correlation energy (EX+cRPA). For an unbiased comparison
and to prevent spurious starting point effects both approaches are iterated to
full self-consistency (i.e. sc-RPA and sc-GW). The exchange-correlation
diagrams in both approaches are topologically identical, but in sc-RPA they are
evaluated with non-interacting and in sc-GW with interacting Green functions.
This has a profound consequence for the dissociation region, where sc-RPA is
superior to sc-GW. We argue that for a given diagrammatic expansion, the DFT
framework outperforms the many-body framework when it comes to bond-breaking.
We attribute this to the difference in the correlation energy rather than the
treatment of the kinetic energy.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Beyond the random phase approximation with a local exchange vertex
With the aim of constructing an electronic structure approach that systematically goes beyond the GW and random phase approximation (RPA) we introduce a vertex correction based on the exact-exchange (EXX) potential of time-dependent density functional theory. The EXX vertex function is constrained to be local but is expected to capture similar physics as the Hartree-Fock vertex. With the EXX vertex, we then unify different beyond-RPA approaches such as the various resummations of RPA with exchange and the second-order screened exchange approximation. The theoretical analysis is supported by numerical studies on the hydrogen dimer and the electron gas, and we discuss the role of including the vertex correction in both the screened interaction and the self-energy. Finally, we give details on our implementation within the plane-wave pseudo potential framework and demonstrate the excellent performance of the different RPA with exchange methods in describing the energetics of hydrogen and van der Waals bonds
Supporting premature infants’ oral feeding in the NICU—a qualitative study of nurses’ perspectives
One major task in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) involves ensuring adequate nutrition and supporting the provision of human milk. The aim of this study was to explore nurses’ experiences of the oral feeding process in the NICU when the infant is born extremely or very preterm. We used a qualitative inductive approach. Nine nurses from three family-centered NICUs were interviewed face-to-face. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using content analysis. Five sub-categories and two generic categories formed the main category: ‘A complex and long-lasting collaboration.’ The nurses wished to contribute to the parents’ understanding of the feeding process and their own role as parents in this process. The nurses’ intention was to guide and support parents to be autonomous in this process. They saw the family as a team in which the preterm infant was the leader whose needs and development directed the feeding and the parents’ actions in this process. Written and verbal communication, seeing all family members as important members of a team and early identification of the most vulnerable families to direct the emotional and practical feeding support accordingly can strengthen the feeding process in the NICU
The correlation potential in density functional theory at the GW-level: spherical atoms
As part of a project to obtain better optical response functions for nano
materials and other systems with strong excitonic effects we here calculate the
exchange-correlation (XC) potential of density-functional theory (DFT) at a
level of approximation which corresponds to the dynamically- screened-exchange
or GW approximation. In this process we have designed a new numerical method
based on cubic splines which appears to be superior to other techniques
previously applied to the "inverse engineering problem" of DFT, i.e., the
problem of finding an XC potential from a known particle density. The
potentials we obtain do not suffer from unphysical ripple and have, to within a
reasonable accuracy, the correct asymptotic tails outside localized systems.
The XC potential is an important ingredient in finding the particle-conserving
excitation energies in atoms and molecules and our potentials perform better in
this regard as compared to the LDA potential, potentials from GGA:s, and a DFT
potential based on MP2 theory.Comment: 13 pages, 9 figure
Discontinuities of the exchange-correlation kernel and charge-transfer excitations in time-dependent density functional theory
We identify the key property that the exchange-correlation (XC) kernel of
time-dependent density functional theory must have in order to describe
long-range charge-transfer excitations. We show that the discontinuity of the
XC potential as a function of particle number induces a space -and
frequency-dependent discontinuity of the XC kernel which diverges as
. In a combined donor-acceptor system, the same discontinuity
compensates for the vanishing overlap between the acceptor and donor orbitals,
thereby yielding a finite correction to the Kohn-Sham eigenvalue differences.
This mechanism is illustrated to first order in the Coulomb interaction.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures (expanded version, accepted in Phys. Rev. A
Electronic structure of TiSe2 from a quasi-self-consistent G0W0 approach
n a previous work, it was shown that the inclusion of exact exchange is essential for a first-principles description of both the electronic and the vibrational properties of TiSe2, M. Hellgren et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 176401 (2017)]. The GW approximation provides a parameter-free description of screened exchange but is usually employed perturbatively (G0W0), making results more or less dependent on the starting point. In this work, we develop a quasi-self-consistent extension of G0W0 based on the random phase approximation (RPA) and the optimized effective potential of hybrid density functional theory. This approach generates an optimal G0W0 starting point and a hybrid exchange parameter consistent with the RPA. While self-consistency plays a minor role for systems such as Ar, BN, and ScN, it is shown to be crucial for TiS2 and TiSe2. We find the high-temperature phase of TiSe2 to be a semimetal with a band structure in good agreement with experiment. Furthermore, the optimized hybrid functional agrees well with our previous estimate and therefore accurately reproduces the low-temperature charge-density-wave phase
Critical Role of the Exchange Interaction for the Electronic Structure and Charge-Density-Wave Formation in TiSe
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