LDAUTYPE: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:53, 9 May 2023

LDAUTYPE = 1 | 2 | 4
Default: LDAUTYPE = 2

Description: LDAUTYPE specifies the DFT+U variant that will be used.

The following variants of the DFT+U approach are available:

LDAUTYPE=1: The rotationally invariant DFT+U introduced by Liechtenstein et al.^[1]

LDAUTYPE=2: The simplified (rotationally invariant) approach to DFT+U, introduced by Dudarev et al.^[2]

LDAUTYPE=3: Linear response ansatz of Cococcioni et al. ^[3] to compute U. See how to calculate U.

Mind: For LDAUTYPE=3, the LDAUU and LDAUJ tags specify the strength of the spherical potential acting on the spin-up and spin-down manifolds, respectively.

LDAUTYPE=4: Same as LDAUTYPE=1, but without exchange splitting.

A method to estimate the parameters for DFT+U is the constrained-random-phase approximation. Another method is the linear response ansatz with LDAUTYPE=3, mentioned above. On the other hand, in many applications, the DFT+U parameters are used as tuning parameters to fit experimental data.

Tip: For band-structure calculations, increase LMAXMIX to 4 (

d

elements) or 6 (

f

elements).

This is because the CHGCAR file contains only information up to angular momentum quantum number set by LMAXMIX for the on-site PAW occupancy matrices. When the CHGCAR file is read and kept fixed in the course of the calculations (ICHARG=11), the results will necessarily not be identical to a self-consistent run. The deviations are often large for DFT+U calculations.

Warning: The total energy will depend on the parameters

U

(LDAUU) and

J

(LDAUJ). It is, therefore, not meaningful to compare the total energies resulting from calculations with different

U

and/or

J

; or

U-J

in the case of Dudarev's approach (LDAUTYPE=2).

It is possible to use LDAUTYPE=1, 2, and 3 for a non–spin-polarized calculation with ISPIN=1.

References

[liechtenstein:prb:95-1] A. I. Liechtenstein, V. I. Anisimov, and J. Zaanen, Phys. Rev. B 52, R5467 (1995).

[dudarev:prb:98-2] S. L. Dudarev, G. A. Botton, S. Y. Savrasov, C. J. Humphreys, and A. P. Sutton, Phys. Rev. B 57, 1505 (1998).

[cococcioni:2005-3] M. Cococcioni and S. de Gironcoli, Phys. Rev. B 71, 035105 (2005).

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 Description: {{TAG|LDAUTYPE}} specifies the DFT+U variant that will be used.
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-Three variants of the DFT+U approach are available in VASP, that are described in more detail [[DFT+U: formalism|here]] are the following:
+The following variants of the [[DFT+U: formalism|DFT+U approach]] are available:
 *{{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=1: The rotationally invariant DFT+U introduced by Liechtenstein ''et al.''{{cite|liechtenstein:prb:95}}
-*{{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=2: The simplified (rotationally invariant) approach to the DFT+U, introduced by Dudarev ''et al.''{{cite|dudarev:prb:98}}
+*{{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=2: The simplified (rotationally invariant) approach to DFT+U, introduced by Dudarev ''et al.''{{cite|dudarev:prb:98}}
-:This flavour of DFT+U is of the following form:
-*{{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=4: same as {{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=1, but without exchange splitting.
+*{{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=3: Linear response ansatz of Cococcioni et al. {{cite|cococcioni:2005}} to compute U. See [[Calculate U for LSDA+U|how to calculate U]].
+{{NB|mind|For {{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}{{=}}3, the {{TAG|LDAUU}} and {{TAG|LDAUJ}} tags specify the strength of the spherical potential acting on the spin-up and spin-down manifolds, respectively.|:}}
-----
+*{{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=4: Same as {{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=1, but without exchange splitting.
-'''Warning''': it is important to be aware of the fact that when using the DFT+U, in general the total energy will depend on the parameters <math>U</math> and <math>J</math> ({{TAG|LDAUU}} and {{TAG|LDAUJ}}, respectively). It is therefore not meaningful to compare the total energies resulting from calculations with different <math>U</math> and/or <math>J</math>, or <math>U-J</math> and in case of Dudarev's approach ({{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=2).
-'''Note on bandstructure calculation''': the {{FILE|CHGCAR}} file contains only information up to angular momentum quantum number <math>l</math>={{TAG|LMAXMIX}} for the [[LDAUTYPE#occmat|on-site PAW occupancy matrices]]. When the {{FILE|CHGCAR}} file is read and kept fixed in the course of the calculations ({{TAG|ICHARG}}=11), the results will be necessarily not identical to a self-consistent run. The deviations are often large for DFT+U calculations. For the calculation of band structures within the DFT+U approach, it is hence strictly required to increase {{TAG|LMAXMIX}} to 4 (<math>d</math> elements) and 6 (<math>f</math> elements).
+A method to estimate the parameters for DFT+U is the [[Constrained-random-phase approximation|constrained-random-phase approximation]]. Another method is the linear response ansatz with {{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=3, mentioned above. On the other hand, in many applications, the DFT+U parameters are used as tuning parameters to fit experimental data.
+{{NB|tip|For band-structure calculations, increase {{TAG|LMAXMIX}} to 4 (<math>d</math> elements) or 6 (<math>f</math> elements).}}
+This is because the {{FILE|CHGCAR}} file contains only information up to angular momentum quantum number set by {{TAG|LMAXMIX}} for the [[LDAUTYPE#occmat|on-site PAW occupancy matrices]]. When the {{FILE|CHGCAR}} file is read and kept fixed in the course of the calculations ({{TAG|ICHARG}}=11), the results will necessarily not be identical to a self-consistent run. The deviations are often large for DFT+U calculations.
+{{NB|warning|The total energy will depend on the parameters <math>U</math> ({{TAG|LDAUU}}) and <math>J</math> ({{TAG|LDAUJ}}). It is, therefore, not meaningful to compare the total energies resulting from calculations with different <math>U</math> and/or <math>J</math>; or <math>U-J</math> in the case of Dudarev's approach ({{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}{{=}}2).}}
+It is possible to use {{TAG|LDAUTYPE}}=1, 2, and 3 for a non–spin-polarized calculation with {{TAG|ISPIN}}=1.
 == Related tags and articles ==
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 {{TAG|LDAUJ}},
 {{TAG|LDAUPRINT}},
-{{TAG|LMAXMIX}}
+{{TAG|LMAXMIX}},
+{{TAG|DFT+U: formalism}}
 {{sc|LDAUTYPE|Examples|Examples that use this tag}}