We have developed an exchange-correlation kernel in the framework of time-dependent density-functional theory that remarkably accounts for the electron-hole interaction and the optical properties of semiconductors. This kernel, which we name JGM-G, generalizes the jellium-with-gap kernel of Trevisanutto et al. [Phys. Rev. B 87, 205143 (2013)PRBMDO1098-012110.1103/PhysRevB.87.205143] by considering the gradient of the density as a new ingredient. We have tested it on various materials, from low-band-gap to wide-band-gap semiconductors, and we have demonstrated that the JGM-G kernel yields an optical response that is close to experiment. These encouraging results indicate that the JGM-G kernel can become a low-cost and practical tool for the description of excitonic effects in semiconductors.
Gradient-dependent exchange-correlation kernel for materials optical properties
Terentjev A. V.
;Constantin L. A.
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2018
Abstract
We have developed an exchange-correlation kernel in the framework of time-dependent density-functional theory that remarkably accounts for the electron-hole interaction and the optical properties of semiconductors. This kernel, which we name JGM-G, generalizes the jellium-with-gap kernel of Trevisanutto et al. [Phys. Rev. B 87, 205143 (2013)PRBMDO1098-012110.1103/PhysRevB.87.205143] by considering the gradient of the density as a new ingredient. We have tested it on various materials, from low-band-gap to wide-band-gap semiconductors, and we have demonstrated that the JGM-G kernel yields an optical response that is close to experiment. These encouraging results indicate that the JGM-G kernel can become a low-cost and practical tool for the description of excitonic effects in semiconductors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
