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20122026
most citedSPARC: Accurate and efficient finite-difference formulation and parallel implementation of Density Functional Theory: Extended systems

140 citations · 1k across the 66 of their papers we have counts for

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69 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

On-the-fly -machine learned force fields for warm dense matter using a Yukawa reference model: Application to magnesium

Sayan Bhowmik, John E. Pask, Phanish Suryanarayana

We develop a framework for on-the-fly -machine learned force field (-MLFF) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of warm dense matter (WDM). In particular, we employ a Yukawa r…

physics.comp-ph2026

Highly Parallel Real-Space Random Phase Approximation Using Lanczos Quadrature and Interpolation

Abir Haque, Edmond Chow, Shikhar Shah +3

We present a highly parallelizable, matrix-free, real-space method for computing the random phase approximation (RPA) correlation energy within Kohn-Sham density functional theory.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Unified open-boundary electrostatics in real-space density functional theory

Rajat Kumar, David Codony, Phanish Suryanarayana +1

We present an electrostatic formulation in real-space density functional theory that provides a systematic and unified treatment of the open-boundary electrostatics of isolated and…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Bulk Boundary Condition for Surface Calculations in Density Functional Theory

Sayan Bhowmik, Andrew J Medford, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present a bulk boundary condition formalism for surface calculations in Kohn--Sham density functional theory. The approach exploits the nearsightedness of electronic interaction…

physics.comp-ph2026

SPARC-atomSFE: Spectral finite-element package for atomic structure calculations in density functional theory

Qihao Cheng, Shubhang Krishnakant Trivedi, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present SPARC-atomSFE, a spectral finite-element package for accurate and efficient atomic structure calculations within the framework of Kohn-Sham density functional theory. Th…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Assessing the suitability of the Thomas-Fermi-von Weizsäcker density functional for itinerant magnetism

Bishal Thapa, Phanish Suryanarayana, Igor I. Mazin

We assess the ability of the Thomas--Fermi--von Weizsacker (TFW) functional within orbital-free density functional theory (DFT) to describe itinerant magnetism. Magnetic stability…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Electronic manifolds for extrapolative alloy discovery

Pranoy Ray, Sayan Bhowmik, Phanish Suryanarayana +2

This study presents a computationally efficient framework for accelerated alloy discovery that uses the non-interacting electron density to capture intrinsic structure-property rel…

physics.comp-ph2026

Spectral finite-element formulation of the optimized effective potential method for atomic structure in the random phase approximation

Shubhang Krishnakant Trivedi, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present a spectral finite-element formulation of the optimized effective potential (OEP) method for atomic structure calculations in the random phase approximation (RPA). In par…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Cyclic- and helical-symmetry-adapted phonon formalism within density functional perturbation theory

Abhiraj Sharma, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present a first-principles framework for the calculation of phonons in nanostructures with cyclic and/or helical symmetry. In particular, we derive a cyclic- and helical-symmetr…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Ab initio study of flexoelectricity in MXene monolayers

Shashikant Kumar, Zixi Zhang, Phanish Suryanarayana

We investigate flexoelectricity in MXene monolayers from first principles. Specifically, we compute the transverse flexoelectric coefficients of 126 MXene monolayers along their tw…

physics.comp-ph2025★ 1 cited

Real-space Hubbard-corrected density functional theory

Sayan Bhowmik, Andrew J. Medford, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present an accurate and efficient framework for real-space Hubbard-corrected density functional theory. In particular, we obtain expressions for the energy, atomic forces, and s…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Ab initio study of strain-driven vacancy clustering in aluminum

Sayan Bhowmik, Abhiraj Sharma, Andrew J. Medford +2

We present a first principles investigation of strain-driven vacancy clustering in aluminum. Specifically, we perform Kohn-Sham density functional theory calculations to study the…

physics.comp-ph2025

Random Phase Approximation Correlation Energy using Real-Space Density Functional Perturbation Theory

Boqin Zhang, Shikhar Shah, John E. Pask +2

We present a real-space method for computing the random phase approximation (RPA) correlation energy within Kohn-Sham density functional theory, leveraging the low-rank nature of t…

physics.comp-ph2025★ 1 cited

GPU acceleration of hybrid functional calculations in the SPARC electronic structure code

Xin Jing, Abhiraj Sharma, John E. Pask +1

We present a GPU-accelerated version of the real-space SPARC electronic structure code for performing hybrid functional calculations in generalized Kohn-Sham density functional the…

physics.chem-ph2024

SPARC-X-API: Versatile Python Interface for Real-space Density Functional Theory Calculations

Tian Tian, Lucas R Timmerman, Shashikant Kumar +3

Density Functional Theory (DFT) is the de facto workhorse for large-scale electronic structure calculations in chemistry and materials science. While plane-wave DFT implementations…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Cyclic and helical symmetry-informed machine learned force fields: Application to lattice vibrations in carbon nanotubes

Abhiraj Sharma, Shashikant Kumar, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present a formalism for developing cyclic and helical symmetry-informed machine learned force fields (MLFFs). In particular, employing the smooth overlap of atomic positions des…

physics.comp-ph2024

Shock Hugoniot calculations using on-the-fly machine learned force fields with ab initio accuracy

Shashikant Kumar, John E. Pask, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present a framework for computing the shock Hugoniot using on-the-fly machine learned force field (MLFF) molecular dynamics simulations. In particular, we employ an MLFF model b…

physics.comp-ph2024

Efficient real space formalism for hybrid density functionals

Xin Jing, Phanish Suryanarayana

We present an efficient real space formalism for hybrid exchange-correlation functionals in generalized Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT). In particular, we develop an effi…

physics.comp-ph2024

Spectral scheme for atomic structure calculations in density functional theory

Sayan Bhowmik, John E. Pask, Andrew J. Medford +1

We present a spectral scheme for atomic structure calculations in pseudopotential Kohn-Sham density functional theory. In particular, after applying an exponential transformation o…

physics.comp-ph2024

Overcoming the chemical complexity bottleneck in on-the-fly machine learned molecular dynamics simulations

Lucas R. Timmerman, Shashikant Kumar, Phanish Suryanarayana +1

We develop a framework for on-the-fly machine learned force field molecular dynamics simulations based on the multipole featurization scheme that overcomes the bottleneck with the…

physics.comp-ph2024

On-the-fly machine learned force fields for the study of warm dense matter: application to diffusion and viscosity of CH

Shashikant Kumar, Xin Jing, John E. Pask +1

We develop a framework for on-the-fly machine learned force field (MLFF) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of warm dense matter (WDM). In particular, we employ an MLFF scheme bas…

physics.chem-ph2023★ 1 cited

Kohn-Sham accuracy from orbital-free density functional theory via -machine learning

Shashikant Kumar, Xin Jing, John E. Pask +2

We present a -machine learning model for obtaining Kohn-Sham accuracy from orbital-free density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In particular, we employ a machine learned…

physics.comp-ph2023★ 1 cited

Accuracy of Kohn-Sham density functional theory for warm- and hot-dense matter equation of state

Phanish Suryanarayana, Arpit Bhardwaj, Xin Jing +2

We study the accuracy of Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) for warm- and hot-dense matter (WDM and HDM). Specifically, considering a wide range of systems, we perform accur…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

Self-consistent convolutional density functional approximations: Application to adsorption at metal surfaces

Sushree Jagriti Sahoo, Qimen Xu, Xiangyun Lei +5

The exchange-correlation (XC) functional in density functional theory is used to approximate multi-electron interactions. A plethora of different functionals is available, but near…