Published December 26, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Vector Potential Approach for Response of Infinite Periodic Systems to Electric Fields

  • 1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 (United States)
  • 2. Physical and Theoretical Chemistry University of Saarland, 66123 Saarbruecken (Germany)

Description

A detailed study of the vector potential approach (VPA) for the response of periodic systems to a finite electric field is carried out using a parameterized model self-consistent field (SCF) polymer Hamiltonian. Specific issues discussed include 'smoothing' of crystal orbitals, convergence and accuracy of SCF solutions as a function of field and number of k points, Zener tunneling, field-dependent band structure, determination of (non)linear susceptibilities, and nuclear relaxation

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
963
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 200-205
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
International conference on computational methods in science and engineering
Acronym
ICCMSE 2007
Dates
25-30 Sep 2007
Place
Corfu (Greece)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39061581
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; CONVERGENCE; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; POLARIZATION; POLYMERS; POTENTIALS; RELAXATION; SELF-CONSISTENT FIELD; TUNNEL EFFECT; VECTORS
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; TENSORS

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(c) 2007 American Institute of Physics