Meta-Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Magnetic
Physical Review Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
134(10)
Published: March 10, 2025
The
Jacob's
ladder
of
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
proposes
the
compelling
view
that
by
extending
form
successful
approximations-being
guided
exact
conditions
and
selected
(least
empirical)
norms-upper
rungs
will
do
better
than
lower,
thus
allowing
to
balance
accuracy
computational
effort.
Meta-generalized
gradient
approximations
(MGGAs)
belong
last
rung
semilocal
before
hybridization
with
nonlocal
wave
function
theories.
Among
MGGAs,
strongly
constrained
appropriately
normed
approximation
(SCAN)
greatly
improves
upon
GGAs
from
lower
rung.
But
over
magnetized
solutions
SCAN
make
more
reliable
for
magnetism.
Here,
we
provide
a
solution
satisfies
most
pressing
desiderata
ferromagnetic,
antiferromagnetic
noncollinear
states.
approach
is
available
in
an
implementation
crystal
electronic
structure
package.
Language: Английский
Novel pseudomomentum-translational sum rule for the molecular Berry curvature
The Journal of Chemical Physics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
162(15)
Published: April 15, 2025
The
molecular
Berry
curvature
plays
an
important
role
for
electronic
structure
calculations
within
the
adiabatic
Born–Oppenheimer
approximation
and
is
connected
to
many
magnetic
phenomena
such
as
Aharonov–Bohm
chirality-induced
spin
selectivity
effect.
For
molecules
in
external
fields,
essential
achieve
a
qualitatively
correct
description
of
nuclear
motion.
Here,
it
responsible
screening
Lorentz
forces
acting
on
moving
charges.
This
connection
has
recently
been
exploited
derive
new
type
population
analysis
known
In
this
work,
we
novel
sum
rule
curvature.
pseudomomentum-translational
then
used
reveal
between
charges
well-known
generalized
atomic
polar
tensor
(GAPT)
Furthermore,
present
efficient
integral-direct
implementation
finite
fields
into
Turbomole
program
suite.
further
demonstrate
GAPT
variety
larger
molecules,
comparing
results
other
established
types
partial
Language: Английский