| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 70, Number 3, May 2005
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|
|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 355 - 361 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2004-10495-7 | |
| Published online | 06 April 2005 | |
Van der Waals forces in the local-orbital Density Functional Theory
Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Madrid, E-28049 Spain
Received:
24
November
2004
Accepted:
14
March
2005
Van der Waals forces are analyzed in a Density Functional Theory,
using a “local orbital occupancy” formulation and second-order
perturbation theory. In this approach, the exchange-correlation
energy as well as the van der Waals forces are written as a
function of the orbital occupation numbers. We present a detailed
discussion of the 
- case and calculate the
Density Functional-van der Waals energy of the system. Our
analysis also suggests an alternative approach for including van
der Waals forces in the local-orbital DFT formulation, namely, to
introduce an effective hopping interaction between the orbitals
of both atoms. Our results for the and 
dimers
show the validity and the accuracy of our proposed DFT-van der
Waals approach.
PACS: 71.15.Mb – Density functional theory, local density approximation, gradient and other corrections / 34.20.Gj – Intermolecular and atom-molecule potentials and forces / 71.15.Nc – Total energy and cohesive energy calculations
© EDP Sciences, 2005
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