Abstract
Dependence of the ground-state energy and density on the fractional electron number should be linear, while that of the chemical potential and Fukui function should be constant within the region between integers. In practical calculations with commonly used approximate functionals , results deviate from these ideal conditions. Four indicators are defi ned here to measure such deviations: from the global and local linearity condition, and from the global and local constancy condition. These indicators are used to test the performance of DFT method with fi ve exchange– correlation functionals, and also the Hartree – Fock method, on a set of high-symmetry atoms: He, Li, Be, Na, Mg. The rCAM-B3LYP functional, having all four indicators small, is found to be the best functional for fractional electron number applications.
Dedicated to Professor Guosen Yan and published as part of the special collection of articles celebrating his 85th birthday.
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Malek, A., Peng, D., Yang, W., Balawender, R., Holas, A. (2015). Testing exchange – correlation functionals at fractional electron numbers. In: Guo, H., Xie, D., Yang, W. (eds) Guosen Yan. Highlights in Theoretical Chemistry, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47845-5_4
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