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A Spin-Polarized Scheme For Obtaining Quasi-Particle Energies Within The Density Functional Theory, B. Barbiellini, A. Bansil
A Spin-Polarized Scheme For Obtaining Quasi-Particle Energies Within The Density Functional Theory, B. Barbiellini, A. Bansil
Arun Bansil
We discuss an efficient scheme for obtaining spin-polarized quasi-particle excitation energies within the general framework of the density functional theory (DFT). Our approach is to correct the DFT eigenvalues via the electrostatic energy of a majority or minority spin electron resulting from its interaction with the associated exchange and correlation holes by using appropriate spin-resolved pair correlation functions. A version of the method for treating systems with localized orbitals, including the case of partially filled metallic bands, is considered. Illustrative results on Cu are presented.