Self-consistent calculation of localized orbital scaling correction for correct electron densities and energy level alignment in density functional theory
arXiv:2010.08089
Abstract
The recently developed localized orbital scaling correction (LOSC) method shows the ability to systematically and size-consistently reduce the delocalization error existing in conventional density functional approximations (DFAs). Applying LOSC to conventional DFAs (LOSC-DFAs) gives much improvement for the description of related properties, including band gaps, total energies and photoemission spectra. However, concern and issue remain: the application of LOSC to DFAs is mainly through a post self-consistent field (SCF) manner, and few results from applying LOSC to DFAs with a SCF manner have been reported. The reason is the originally proposed SCF approach for SCF-LOSC calculation uses an approximate Hamiltonian and encounters convergence problems easily in practice. In this work, we develop a new SCF approach with a correct Hamiltonian and achieve reliable SCF-LOSC calculations. We demonstrate the capability of the new SCF approach for SCF-LOSC to correctly describe the electron densities, total energies and energy level alignment for the molecular dissociation process, while conventional DFAs or LOSC-DFAs with post-SCF calculations show large errors. This work demonstrates that the new SCF approach for SCF-LOSC would be a promising method to study problems for correct electron densities and energy level alignment in large systems.
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