Population analysis with Wannier orbitals

Kundu, S and Bhattacharjee, S and Lee, S-C and Jain, M (2021) Population analysis with Wannier orbitals. In: Journal of Chemical Physics, 154 (10).

PDF jou_che_phy_154-10_2021.pdf - Published Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (4MB) | Request a copy

Abstract

We formulate Wannier orbital overlap population and Wannier orbital Hamilton population to describe the contribution of different orbitals to electron distribution and their interactions. These methods, which are analogous to the well-known crystal orbital overlap population and crystal orbital Hamilton population, provide insight into the distribution of electrons at various atom centers and their contributions to bonding. We apply this formalism in the context of a plane-wave density functional theory calculation. This method provides a means to connect the non-local plane-wave basis to a localized basis by projecting the wave functions from a plane-wave density functional theory calculation to a localized Wannier orbital basis. The main advantage of this formulation is that the spilling factor is strictly zero for insulators and can systematically be made small for metals. We use our proposed method to study and obtain bonding and electron localization insights in five different materials. © 2021 Author(s).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Chemical Physics
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics Inc.
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to American Institute of Physics Inc.
Keywords:	Chemical bonds; Crystals; Density functional theory; Elastic waves; Wave functions; Wave propagation, Crystal orbital Hamilton populations; Electron distributions; Electron localizations; Hamiltons; Orbital overlap; Plane wave basis; Population analysis; Wannier orbitals, Population distribution
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2021 11:25
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2021 11:25
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/68585

Actions (login required)

View Item