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Application of the weighted-density approximation to the accurate description of electron-positron correlation effects in materials
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关键词: TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS;    AUGMENTED-WAVE METHOD;    ANNIHILATION CHARACTERISTICS;    ENHANCEMENT FACTORS;    GRADIENT-CORRECTION;    FUNCTIONAL THEORY;    METAL-SURFACE;    GROUND-STATE;    BASIS-SET;    SOLIDS;   
DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.96.085135
来源: SCIE
【 摘 要 】

We discuss positron-annihilation lifetimes for a set of illustrative bulk materials within the framework of the weighted-density approximation (WDA). The WDA can correctly describe electron-positron correlations in strongly inhomogeneous systems, such as surfaces, where the applicability of (semi-) local approximations is limited. We analyze the WDA in detail and show that the electrons which cannot screen external charges efficiently, such as the core electrons, cannot be treated accurately via the pair correlation of the homogeneous electron gas. We discuss how this problem can be addressed by reducing the screening in the homogeneous electron gas by adding terms depending on the gradient of the electron density. Further improvements are obtained when core electrons are treated within the LDA and the valence electron using the WDA. Finally, we discuss a semiempirical WDA-based approach in which a sum rule is imposed to reproduce the experimental lifetimes.

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