Range-separated hybrid functional pseudopotentials

Yang Yang, Georgia Prokopiou, Tian Qiu, Aaron M. Schankler, Andrew M. Rappe, Leeor Kronik, Robert A. Distasio

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Abstract

Consistency between the exchange-correlation (XC) functional used during pseudopotential construction and planewave-based electronic structure calculations is important for an accurate and reliable description of the structure and properties of condensed-phase systems. In this work, we present a general scheme for constructing pseudopotentials with range-separated hybrid (RSH) XC functionals based on the solution of the all-electron radial integro-differential equation for a spherically symmetrized reference atomic configuration. As a proof of principle, we demonstrate pseudopotential construction with the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE), hybrid PBE (PBE0), Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof RSH (HSE06), and screened RSH (SRSH, based on the long-range corrected LC-ωPBE0 RSH) XC functionals for a select set of atoms and then investigate the importance of pseudopotential consistency when computing band gaps, equilibrium lattice parameters, bulk moduli, and atomization energies of several solid-state systems. In doing so, we find that pseudopotential consistency errors tend to be systematic and can be as large as 0.1 eV (or 1.4%) when computing band gaps.

Original languageEnglish
Article number165142
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume108
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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