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@ARTICLE{Lazic:22956,
author = {Lazic, P. and Atodiresei, N. and Caciuc, V. and Brako, R.
and Gumhalter, B. and Blügel, S.},
title = {{R}ationale for switching to nonlocal functionals in
density functional theory},
journal = {Journal of physics / Condensed matter},
volume = {24},
issn = {0953-8984},
address = {Bristol},
publisher = {IOP Publ.},
reportid = {PreJuSER-22956},
pages = {424215},
year = {2012},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {Density functional theory (DFT) has been steadily improving
over the past few decades, becoming the standard tool for
electronic structure calculations. The early local
functionals (LDA) were eventually replaced by more accurate
semilocal functionals (GGA) which are in use today. A major
persisting drawback is the lack of the nonlocal correlation
which is at the core of dispersive (van der Waals) forces,
so that a large and important class of systems remains
outside the scope of DFT. The vdW-DF correlation functional
of Langreth and Lundqvist, published in 2004, was the first
nonlocal functional which could be easily implemented.
Beyond expectations, the nonlocal functional has brought
significant improvement to systems that were believed not to
be sensitive to nonlocal correlations. In this paper, we use
the example of graphene nanodomes growing on the Ir(111)
surface, where with an increase of the size of the graphene
islands the character of the bonding changes from strong
chemisorption towards almost pure physisorption. We
demonstrate how the seamless character of the vdW-DF
functionals makes it possible to treat all regimes
self-consistently, proving to be a systematic and consistent
improvement of DFT regardless of the nature of bonding. We
also discuss the typical surface science example of CO
adsorption on (111) surfaces of metals, which shows that the
nonlocal correlation may also be crucial for strongly
chemisorbed systems. We briefly discuss open questions, in
particular the choice of the most appropriate exchange part
of the functional. As the vdW-DF begins to appear
implemented self-consistently in a number of popular DFT
codes, with numerical costs close to the GGA calculations,
we draw the attention of the DFT community to the advantages
and benefits of the adoption of this new class of
functionals.},
cin = {PGI-1 / IAS-1 / JARA-FIT / JARA-SIM},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-1-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)IAS-1-20090406 /
$I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$ / I:(DE-Juel1)VDB1045},
pnm = {Grundlagen für zukünftige Informationstechnologien},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK412},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:23032957},
UT = {WOS:000309956300016},
doi = {10.1088/0953-8984/24/42/424215},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/22956},
}