학술논문

A Higher-Accuracy van der Waals Density Functional
Document Type
Working Paper
Source
Phys. Rev. B 82, 081101(R) (2010)
Subject
Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Language
Abstract
We propose a second version of the van der Waals density functional (vdW-DF2) of Dion et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 246401 (2004)], employing a more accurate semilocal exchange functional and the use of a large-N asymptote gradient correction in determining the vdW kernel. The predicted binding energy, equilibrium separation, and potential-energy curve shape are close to those of accurate quantum chemical calculations on 22 duplexes. We anticipate the enabling of chemically accurate calculations in sparse materials of importance for condensed-matter, surface, chemical, and biological physics.
Comment: 14 pages, 10 figures