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most citedRestoring the density-gradient expansion for exchange in solids and surfaces

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physics.chem-ph2026

Is there a density-gradient expansion for the electronic exchange energy?

John P. Perdew, Timo Lebeda, Rohan Maniar +3

An old but recurring question in ground-state density functional theory, relevant to the construction of density functional approximations, is the existence of a second-order gradi…

physics.chem-ph2026

Balanced and broadly-normed meta-generalized gradient approximation

Yanyong Wang, Chandra Shahi, John P. Perdew +1

Conventional semi-local density functional approximations for the exchange-correlation energy systematically underestimate fundamental band gaps. Advanced meta-generalized gradient…

cond-mat.str-el2026

Exactness of Symmetry-Broken Self-Interaction Correction in the Strongly-Correlated or Classical Limit: Harmonium as a Demonstration

Cody Woods, Yunzhi Li, Wenqing Yao +2

Strong electron correlation is an important challenge to both wavefunction and density functional theory. It has been argued that the Perdew-Zunger 1981 self-interaction correction…

cond-mat.str-el2026

Identifying strong correlation using only the Kohn-Sham density of one-electron states

Daniel D. Rivera, Gustavo M. Dalpian, John P. Perdew

Strongly correlated systems have long been a central and highly non-trivial topic in condensed matter physics. At the non-interacting level, strong correlation can be associated wi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Rationalizing defect formation energies in metals and semiconductors with semilocal density functionals

Jorge Vega Bazantes, Timo Lebeda, Akilan Ramasamy +4

The study of defects in materials is of utmost importance for technological applications and the design of new materials. In this work, we analyze the performance of density functi…

cond-mat.str-el2026

Rotational Phonons Drive Low-Energy Kinks in Cuprate Superconductors

Yanyong Wang, Manuel Engel, Christopher Lane +9

Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) reveals ubiquitous quasiparticle ``kinks'' near 70 meV and 40 meV across cuprate superconductors, often accompanied by…