Electron correlation beyond the local density approximation: Self-interaction correction in gadolinium

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Mirhosseini, H ^a   Ernst, A ^a   Henk, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; GADOLINIUM; GROUND STATE; SURFACE STATES;

ELECTRONIC CORRELATION; FERROMAGNETIC GROUND STATE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; LOCAL SPIN DENSITY APPROXIMATION; MONTE CARLO CALCULATION; RASHBA SPIN-ORBIT COUPLING; SELF-INTERACTION CORRECTIONS; TRANSITION STATE APPROXIMATIONS;

LOCAL DENSITY APPROXIMATION;

EID: 77953111357     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/24/245601     Document Type: Article

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