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Single-site DFT+DMFT for vanadium dioxide using bond-centered orbitals

Peter Mlkvik1*, Maximilian E. Merkel1, Nicola A. Spaldin1, Claude Ederer1

1 Materials Theory, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

* Corresponding authors emails: peter.mlkvik@mat.ethz.ch
DOI10.24435/materialscloud:cv-jh [version v1]

Publication date: Oct 31, 2024

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Peter Mlkvik, Maximilian E. Merkel, Nicola A. Spaldin, Claude Ederer, Single-site DFT+DMFT for vanadium dioxide using bond-centered orbitals, Materials Cloud Archive 2024.176 (2024), https://doi.org/10.24435/materialscloud:cv-jh

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We present a combined density-functional theory and single-site dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT) study of vanadium dioxide (VO₂) using an unconventional set of bond-centered orbitals as the basis of the correlated subspace. VO₂ is a prototypical material undergoing a metal-insulator transition (MIT), hosting both intriguing physical phenomena and the potential for industrial applications. With our choice of correlated subspace basis, we investigate the interplay of structural dimerization and electronic correlations in VO₂ in a computationally cheaper way compared to other state-of-the-art methods, such as cluster DMFT. Our approach allows us to treat the rutile and M1 monoclinic VO₂ phases on an equal footing and to vary the dimerizing distortion continuously, exploring the energetics of the transition between the two phases. The choice of basis presented in this work hence offers a complementary view on the long-standing discussion of the MIT in VO₂ and suggests possible future extensions to other similar materials hosting molecular-orbital-like states.

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Keywords

VO2 DFT DFT+DMFT

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2024.176 (version v1) [This version] Oct 31, 2024 DOI10.24435/materialscloud:cv-jh