We extend the formulation of density functional perturbation theory to treat nonlocal density functionals, accounting for van der Waals interactions, in a rigorous and efficient way. We provide a general formalism, suitable for any functional in this family, and give specific equations for the most widely used ones. We then study the lattice dynamics of graphite, comparing several nonlocal functionals and the local density approximation, showing that our recent revision of the VV10 functional [R. Sabatini et al., Phys. Rev. B 87, 041108(R) (2013)] gives the best comparison with experiments.
Phonons in nonlocal van derWaals density functional theory
de Gironcoli Stefano
2016
Abstract
We extend the formulation of density functional perturbation theory to treat nonlocal density functionals, accounting for van der Waals interactions, in a rigorous and efficient way. We provide a general formalism, suitable for any functional in this family, and give specific equations for the most widely used ones. We then study the lattice dynamics of graphite, comparing several nonlocal functionals and the local density approximation, showing that our recent revision of the VV10 functional [R. Sabatini et al., Phys. Rev. B 87, 041108(R) (2013)] gives the best comparison with experiments.File in questo prodotto:
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