Exploring energy landscapes of charge multipoles using constrained density functional theory

We present a method to constrain local charge multipoles within density-functional theory. Such multipoles quantify the anisotropy of the local charge distribution around atomic sites and can indicate potential hidden orders. Our method allows selective control of specific multipoles, facilitating a...

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Main Authors: Luca Schaufelberger, Maximilian E. Merkel, Aria Mansouri Tehrani, Nicola A. Spaldin, Claude Ederer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-09-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.033172