Phys.org

Density functional theory's self-interaction correction falters in transition metals, study finds

Density functional theory (DFT) is a cornerstone tool of modern physics, chemistry, and engineering used to explore the behavior of electrons. While essential in modeling systems with many electrons, ...
Phys.org

Steady-state density functional theory

NUS computational scientists have developed a new version of the density functional theory (DFT) to study nanoscale devices. Electronic devices are getting smaller and incorporating greater ...
Nanowerk

Density Functional Theory (DFT) for open-shell molecules: Spin calculations

(Nanowerk News) The review paper on the consideration of spin in density functional theory (DFT), published by the scientists Dr. Christoph Jacob from the Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) of ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Density functional theory

My group started working on hybrid DFT three years ago when we began our collaboration with the Park group, with whom we were trying to understand the properties of conducting metal-organic frameworks ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A Practical Approach To DFT For Large SoCs And AI Architectures, Part I

The traditional processors designed for general-purpose applications struggle to meet the computing demands and power budgets of artificial intelligence (AI) or machine leaning (ML) applications.
EurekAlert!

Density functional theory took a wrong turn recently

The paper explores in detail the intricate relationship between the results of the quantum-chemical calculations and the approximations they rely upon. When chemists want (or need) to include some ...
C&EN

Density functional theory heads the wrong way

Density functional theory (DFT) is a widely used computational method for carrying out quantum calculations in chemistry, materials science, and biology research. Despite its enormous popularity and ...
EurekAlert!

Figure 4: Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of CO₂ hydrogenation on the surfaces of pure iron sulfide and manganese-doped iron sulfide. (IMAGE)

Figure 3: Simulated reaction of metal-doped iron sulfides catalyzing the H₂-driven reduction of CO₂ under various terrestrial hot spring conditions. Figure 4: Density Functional Theory (DFT) ...