Variational method for the generation of localized Wannier functions on the basis of Bloch functions

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Smirnov, VP [1 ]
Usvyat, DE [1 ]
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[1] Inst Fine Mech & Opt, St Petersburg 197101, Russia
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10.1103/PhysRevB.64.245108
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T [工业技术];
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A simple and universal variational method for constructing localized Wannier functions from Bloch functions is proposed. The variational procedure is preceded by a symmetry analysis based on the induced representation theory and succeeded by a suitable orthogonalization procedure. The reliability of the method is demonstrated by computations of localized displacements in a one-dimensional diatomic lattice and it germanium lattice, of localized electronic states in a one-dimensional Kronig-Penney model, for the tipper valence bands of Si and MgO crystals.
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