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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Quantum Chemistry

Background:

  • Electronic localization is key to understanding superconductor critical temperatures.
  • Previous studies were limited to Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT), missing strong correlation effects.
  • A gap exists in analyzing electron localization within the strong correlation regime relevant to superconductivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To approximate the superconducting gap and reconstruct the one-reduced density matrix (1RDM) from DFT calculations.
  • To analyze electron density and localization in the strong correlation regime of superconductors.
  • To investigate the relationship between electron localization and the onset of superconductivity.

Main Methods:

  • Approximation of the superconducting gap.
  • Reconstruction of the one-reduced density matrix (1RDM) from DFT calculations.
  • Application of the method to two established superconductors.

Main Results:

  • Observed electron localization features along electron-phonon coupling directions.
  • Identified hydrogen cluster formations in different solid superconductors.
  • Demonstrated that overall electron localization channels are unaffected by the onset of superconductivity.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully extends electron localization analysis into the strong correlation regime.
  • The findings validate the use of DFT-based localization channels for characterizing superconducting properties.
  • Electron localization patterns provide a robust descriptor for superconductors, even with strong correlation effects.