GW approximation with self-screening correction

Abstract

The \emph{GW} approximation takes into account electrostatic self-interaction contained in the Hartree potential through the exchange potential. However, it has been known for a long time that the approximation contains self-screening error as evident in the case of the hydrogen atom. When applied to the hydrogen atom, the \emph{GW} approximation does not yield the exact result for the electron removal spectra because of the presence of self-screening: the hole left behind is erroneously screened by the only electron in the system which is no longer present. We present a scheme to take into account self-screening and show that the removal of self-screening is equivalent to including exchange diagrams, as far as self-screening is concerned. The scheme is tested on a model hydrogen dimer and it is shown that the scheme yields the exact result to second order in $(U_0-U_1)/2t$ where $U_0$ and $U_1$ are respectively the onsite and offsite Hubbard interaction parameters and $t$ the hopping parameter.

9 pages, 2 figures; Submitted to Phys. Rev. B

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