Exact exchange Kohn-Sham formalism applied to semiconductors
- 15 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 59 (15) , 10031-10043
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.59.10031
Abstract
We present a Kohn-Sham method that allows one to treat exchange interactions exactly within density-functional theory. The method is used to calculate lattice constants, cohesive energies, Kohn-Sham eigenvalues, dielectric functions, and effective masses of various zinc-blende semiconductors (Si, Ge, C, SiC, GaAs, AlAs, GaN, and AlN). The results are compared with values obtained within the local-density approximation, generalized gradient approximations, the Krieger-Li-Iafrate approximation for the Kohn-Sham exchange potential, and the Hartree-Fock method. We find that the exact exchange formalism, augmented by local density or generalized gradient correlations, yields both structural and optical properties in excellent agreement with experiment. Exact exchange-only calculations are found to lead to densities and energies that are close to Hartree-Fock values but to eigenvalue gaps that agree with experiment within 0.2 eV. The generalized gradient approximations for exchange yield energies that are much improved compared to local-density values. The exact exchange contribution to the discontinuity of the exchange-correlation potential is computed and discussed in the context of the band-gap problem.Keywords
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