Towards a Linear-Scaling DFT Technique: The Density Matrix Approach

Details Towards a Linear-Scaling DFT Technique: The Density Matrix Approach Towards a Linear-Scaling DFT Technique: The Density Matrix Approach

1995-08-15

arxiv.org/abs/mtrl-th/9508008v1

Phys. Rev. B 53(11), 7147 (1995).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.53.7147

A recently proposed linear-scaling scheme for density-functional pseudopotential calculations is described in detail. The method is based on a formulation of density functional theory in which the ground state energy is determined by minimization with respect to the density matrix, subject to the condition that the eigenvalues of the latter lie in the range [0,1]. Linear-scaling behavior is achieved by requiring that the density matrix should vanish when the separation of its arguments exceeds a chosen cutoff. The limitation on the eigenvalue range is imposed by the method of Li, Nunes and Vanderbilt. The scheme is implemented by calculating all terms in the energy on a uniform real-space grid, and minimization is performed using the conjugate-gradient method. Tests on a 512-atom Si system show that the total energy converges rapidly as the range of the density matrix is increased. A discussion of the relation between the present method and other linear-scaling methods is given, and some problems that still require solution are indicated.

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