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Approximation to density functional theory for the calculation of band gaps of semiconductors
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The local-density approximation (LDA) together with the half occupation (transition state) is notoriously successful in the calculation of atomic ionization potentials. When it comes to extended systems, such as a semiconductor infinite system, it has been very difficult to find a way to half ionize because the hole tends to be infinitely extended (a Bloch wave). The answer to this problem lies in the LDA formalism itself. One proves that the half occupation is equivalent to introducing the hole self-energy (electrostatic and exchange correlation) into the Schr\"odinger equation. The argument then becomes simple: The eigenvalue minus the self-energy has to be minimized because the atom has a minimal energy. Then one simply proves that the hole is localized, not infinitely extended, because it must have maximal self-energy. Then one also arrives at an equation similar to the self-interaction correction equation, but corrected for the removal of just 1/2 electron. Applied to the calculation of band gaps and effective masses, we use the self-energy calculated in atoms and attain a precision similar to that of GW, but with the great advantage that it requires no more computational effort than standard LDA.
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- Authors
- Ferreira, L. G., Marques, M., & Teles, L. K.
- Venue
- Physical Review B
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 2008-09-30
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 12
- ISSN
- 1098-0121 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-235X
- OpenAlex
- W2004115981
- Cited by
- 526
- References
- 30
- FWCI
- 1.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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