Self-consistent Hubbard parameters from density-functional perturbation theory in the ultrasoft and projector-augmented wave formulations

I Timrov, N Marzari, M Cococcioni - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The self-consistent evaluation of Hubbard parameters using linear-response theory is
crucial for quantitatively predictive calculations based on Hubbard-corrected density …

Advances in first-principles modelling of point defects in UO2: f electron correlations and the issue of local energy minima

B Dorado, M Freyss, B Amadon… - Journal of Physics …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last decade, a significant amount of work has been devoted to point defect
behaviour in UO 2 using approximations beyond density functional theory (DFT), in …

Origin of band gaps in 3d perovskite oxides

J Varignon, M Bibes, A Zunger - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
With their broad range of properties, ABO3 transition metal perovskite oxides have long
served as a platform for device applications and as a testing bed for different condensed …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective: Treating electron over-delocalization with the DFT+ U method

HJ Kulik - The Journal of chemical physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Many people in the materials science and solid-state community are familiar with the
acronym “DFT+ U.” For those less familiar, this technique uses ideas from model …

Unifying thermochemistry concepts in computational heterogeneous catalysis

B Kreitz, GS Gusmão, D Nai, SJ Sahoo… - Chemical Society …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermophysical properties of adsorbates and gas-phase species define the free energy
landscape of heterogeneously catalyzed processes and are pivotal for an atomistic …

Distribution of Ti3+ Surface Sites in Reduced TiO2

NA Deskins, R Rousseau, M Dupuis - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We describe a DFT+ U study of the (110) rutile surface with oxygen vacancies (Ov's).
Oxygen vacancies leave behind two excess unpaired electrons per Ov, leading formally to …

Identification of a telecom wavelength single photon emitter in silicon

P Udvarhelyi, B Somogyi, G Thiering, A Gali - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
We identify the exact microscopic structure of the G photoluminescence center in silicon by
first-principles calculations with including a self-consistent many-body perturbation method …

Polymorphous band structure model of gap** in the antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases of the Mott insulators MnO, FeO, CoO, and NiO

G Trimarchi, Z Wang, A Zunger - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
The existence of band gaps in both the antiferromagnetic (AFM) and paramagnetic (PM)
phases of the classic NaCl-structure Mott insulators MnO, FeO, CoO, and NiO is traditionally …

Unified description of ground and excited states of finite systems: The self-consistent approach

F Caruso, P Rinke, X Ren, M Scheffler, A Rubio - Physical Review B …, 2012 - APS
GW calculations with a fully self-consistent Green's function G and screened interaction W—
based on the iterative solution of the Dyson equation—provide a consistent framework for …

[HTML][HTML] DFT+ U study of the structures and properties of the actinide dioxides

JT Pegg, X Aparicio-Angles, M Storr… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
The actinide oxides play a vital role in the nuclear fuel cycle. For systems where current
experimental measurements are difficult, computational techniques provide a means of …