Self-consistent Hubbard parameters from density-functional perturbation theory in the ultrasoft and projector-augmented wave formulations
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2021
abstract:
The self-consistent evaluation of Hubbard parameters using linear-response theory is crucial for quantitatively
predictive calculations based on Hubbard-corrected density-functional theory. Here, we extend a recently
introduced approach based on density-functional perturbation theory (DFPT) for the calculation of the onsite
Hubbard U to also compute the intersite Hubbard V . DFPT allows us to reduce significantly computational
costs, improve numerical accuracy, and fully automate the calculation of the Hubbard parameters by recasting
the linear response of a localized perturbation into an array of monochromatic perturbations that can be calculated
in the primitive cell. In addition, here we generalize the entire formalism from norm-conserving to ultrasoft and
projector-augmented wave formulations, and to metallic ground states. After benchmarking DFPT against the
conventional real-space Hubbard linear response in a supercell, we demonstrate the effectiveness of the present
extended Hubbard formulation in determining the equilibrium crystal structure of LixMnPO4 (x = 0, 1) and the
subtle energetics of Li intercalation.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Timrov, Iurii; Marzari, Nicola; Cococcioni, Matteo
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