Efficient magnetic superstructure optimization with $\Theta\Phi$
Autor: | Plekhanov, Evgeny A., Tchougréeff, Andrei L. |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.110140 |
Popis: | Simulating the incommensurate spin density waves (ISDW) states is not a simple task within the standard \emph{ab-initio} methods. Moreover, in the context of new material discovery, there is a need for fast and reliable tool capable to scan and optimize the total energy as a function of the pitch vector, thus allowing to automatize the search for new materials. In this paper we show how the ISDW can be efficiently obtained within the recently released $\Theta\Phi$ program. We illustrate this on an example of the single orbital Hubbard model and of $\gamma$-Fe, where the ISDW emerge within the mean-field approximation and by using the twisted boundary conditions. We show the excellent agreement of the $\Theta\Phi$ with the previously published ones and discuss possible extensions. Finally, we generalize the previously given framework for spin quantization axis rotation to the most general case of spin-dependent hopping matrix elements. Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Computational Materials Science |
Databáze: | arXiv |
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