Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2004-09-20
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
17 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.71.235101
A new approximate method to calculate exchange-correlation contributions in the framework of first-principles tight-binding molecular dynamics methods has been developed. In the proposed scheme on-site (off-site) exchange-correlation matrix elements are expressed as a one-center (two-center) term plus a {\it correction} due to the rest of the atoms. The one-center (two-center) term is evaluated directly, while the {\it correction} is calculated using a variation of the Sankey-Niklewski \cite{Sankey89} approach generalized for arbitrary atomic-like basis sets. The proposed scheme for exchange-correlation part permits the accurate and computationally efficient calculation of corresponding tight-binding matrices and atomic forces for complex systems. We calculate bulk properties of selected transition (W,Pd), noble (Au) or simple (Al) metals, a semiconductor (Si) and the transition metal oxide Ti$O_2$ with the new method to demonstrate its flexibility and good accuracy.
Jelinek Pavel
Lewis James P.
Ortega José
Sankey O. F.
Wang Hai-Hong
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