A challenge for density functionals: Self-interaction error increases for systems with a noninteger number of electrons

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2604-2608

  Zhang, Yingkai ^a   Yang, Weitao ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000438332     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.476859     Document Type: Article

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