Detailed check of the LDA plus U and GGA plus U corrected method for defect calculations in wurtzite ZnO

Based on a detailed check of the LDA + U and GGA + U corrected methods, we found that the transition energy levels depend almost linearly on the effective U parameter. GGA + U seems to be better than LDA + U, with effective U parameter of about 5.0 eV. However, though the results between LDA and GGA are very different before correction, the corrected transition energy levels spread less than 0.3 eV. These more or less consistent results indicate the necessity and validity of LDA + U and GGA + U correction. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.