All-electron density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory with high-order finite elements

Lauri Lehtovaara, Ville Havu, Martti Puska
2009 Journal of Chemical Physics  
We present for static density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory calculations an all-electron method which employs high-order hierarchical finite element bases. Our mesh generation scheme, in which structured atomic meshes are merged to an unstructured molecular mesh, allows a highly nonuniform discretization of the space. Thus it is possible to represent the core and valence states using the same discretization scheme, i.e., no pseudopotentials or similar treatments
more » ... are required. The nonuniform discretization also allows the use of large simulation cells, and therefore avoids any boundary effects.
doi:10.1063/1.3176508 pmid:19673547 fatcat:cgmmhlqsurfxnfgqwecm2klcle