Generalized gradient approximation correlation energy functionals based on the uniform electron gas with gap model
arXiv:1404.3484 · doi:10.1021/ct500073b
Abstract
We study the uniform electron gas with a gap model in the context of density functional theory. Based on this analysis, we construct two local gap models that realize generalized gradient approximation (GGA) correlation functionals satisfying numerous exact constraints for the correlation energy. The first one, named GAPc, fulfills the full second-order correlation gradient expansion at any density regime, is very accurate for jellium surfaces, comparable to state-of-the-art GGAs for atomic systems and molecular systems, and well compatible with known semilocal exchange. The second functional, named GAPloc, is satisfying the same exact conditions, except that the second-order gradient expansion is sacrificed for a better behavior under the Thomas-Fermi scaling and a more realistic correlation energy density of the hellium atom. The GAPloc functional displays a high accuracy for atomic correlation energies, still preserving a reasonable behavior for jellium surfaces. Moreover, it shows a higher compatibility with the Hartree-Fock exchange than other semilocal correlation functionals. This feature is explained in terms of the real-space analysis of the GAPloc correlation energy.
14 pages, 4 figures
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