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Comparison of self-interaction-corrections for metal clusters

C Legrand1, E Suraud1 and P-G Reinhard2

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We present a simple density-averaged approach to the self-interaction-correction (SIC) methods of density functional theory. We discuss both formal properties and applications, considering particularly metal clusters as test cases. We show that the density averaged ansatz exhibits crucial, original (as compared to other SIC schemes) properties such as unitary robustness and applicability to semi-classical approaches. It is ideally suited to systems with well defined length and energy scales such as simple metal clusters.


PACS

31.15.E- Density-functional theory

36.40.Qv Stability and fragmentation of clusters

Subjects

Atomic and molecular physics

Computational physics

Dates

Issue 4 (28 February 2002)

Received 25 July 2001, in final form 30 November 2001

Published 13 February 2002



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