Large two-dimensional electronic systems: Self-consistent energies and densities at low cost
arXiv:1111.6470 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.87.035144
Abstract
We derive a self-consistent local variant of the Thomas-Fermi approximation for (quasi-)two-dimensional (2D) systems by localizing the Hartree term. The scheme results in an explicit orbital-free representation of the electron density and energy in terms of the external potential, the number of electrons, and the chemical potential determined upon normalization. We test the method over a variety 2D nanostructures by comparing to the Kohn-Sham 2D-LDA calculations up to 600 electrons. Accurate results are obtained in view of the negligible computational cost. We also assess a local upper bound for the Hartree energy.
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