Abstract
A state-of-the-art GW calculation is carried out for small sodium clusters, Na2, Na4, Na6, and Na8. The quasiparticle energies are evaluated by employing an ab initio GW code based on an all-electron mixed-basis approach, which uses both plane waves and atomic orbitals as basis functions. The calculated ionization potential and the electron affinity are in excellent agreement with available experimental data. The exchange and correlation parts to the electron self-energy within the GW approximation are presented from the viewpoint of their size dependence. In addition, the effect of the off-diagonal elements of the self-energy corrections to the local-density-approximation exchange-correlation potential is discussed. Na2 and Na8 have a larger energy gap than Na4 and Na6, consistent with the fact that they are magic number clusters.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 155104 |
Pages (from-to) | 1551041-1551046 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics