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Self-consistent second-order Green's function perturbation theory for periodic systems.
Alexander A Rusakov1, Dominika Zgid1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
A new periodic Green's function (GF2) method quantitatively treats electron correlation in extended systems. This computational approach successfully recovers metallic, band insulating, and Mott insulating phases in a hydrogen lattice.
Area of Science:
- Computational physics
- Quantum chemistry
- Materials science
Background:
- Electron correlation in extended systems is computationally challenging.
- Green's function methods offer systematic improvable descriptions of electronic correlations.
- Previous methods struggled with quantitative accuracy for both weak and strong correlations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a periodic, self-consistent, temperature-dependent 2nd-order Green's function (GF2) method.
- To evaluate the self-energy in an atomic orbital basis for computational feasibility.
- To apply the GF2 method to a model crystalline system.
Main Methods:
- Periodic implementation of the self-consistent 2nd-order Green's function (GF2) method.
- Evaluation of the self-energy in the atomic orbital basis.
- Solving the Dyson equation in k-space for a computationally feasible algorithm.
Main Results:
- The GF2 method was applied to a one-dimensional hydrogen lattice.
- Analysis of spectral functions, natural occupations, and self-energies.
- Successful recovery of metallic, band insulating, and Mott insulating regimes.
Conclusions:
- The periodic GF2 method provides a computationally feasible approach for electron correlation in extended systems.
- GF2 qualitatively captures strong correlation effects, including Mott insulating behavior.
- The iterative nature of GF2 is crucial for describing metallic and Mott phases.

