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most citedLocalization and delocalization errors in density functional theory and implications for band-gap prediction

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physics.chem-ph2026

libNLPBE: An Open-Source Python Package for Solving the Non-Linear Poisson-Boltzmann Equation

Jun-Hyeong Kim, Weitao Yang

Solvent environments surrounding a solute can significantly alter its chemical properties. These changes become more prominent in electrolyte solutions, where mobile ions largely i…

physics.chem-ph2026

Eliminating Delocalization Error through Localized Orbital Scaling Correction with Orbital Relaxation from Linear Response

Yichen Fan, Jincheng Yu, Jiayi Du +1

Despite the great success that Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) has achieved, the delocalization error remains a major challenge for commonly used density functional ap…

physics.chem-ph2025

LibppRPA: An Open-Source Library for Particle-Particle Random Phase Approximation

Jincheng Yu, Jiachen Li, Chaoqun Zhang +2

The accurate description of electron correlation and excitation energies remains a fundamental challenge in quantum chemistry. The particle-particle random phase approximation (ppR…

physics.chem-ph2024★ 9 cited

Accurate and Efficient Prediction of Double Excitation Energies Using the Particle-Particle Random Phase Approximation

Jincheng Yu, Jiachen Li, Tianyu Zhu +1

Double excitations are crucial to understanding numerous chemical, physical, and biological processes, but accurately predicting them remains a challenge. In this work, we explore…

physics.chem-ph2024

Particle-Particle Random Phase Approximation for Predicting Correlated Excited States of Point Defects

Jiachen Li, Yu Jin, Jincheng Yu +2

The particle-particle random phase approximation (ppRPA) within the hole-hole channel was recently proposed as an efficient tool for computing excitation energies of point defects…

physics.chem-ph2024

Accurate Prediction of Core Level Binding Energies from Ground-State Density Functional Calculations: The Importance of Localization and Screening

Jincheng Yu, Yuncai Mei, Zehua Chen +1

A new method for predicting core level binding energies (CLBEs) is developed by both localizing the core-level states and describing the screening effect. CLBEs contain important i…