Plane-wave pseudopotential implementation of explicit integrators for time-dependent Kohn-Sham equations in large-scale simulations

André Schleife, Erik W. Draeger, Yosuke Kanai, Alfredo A. Correa

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Abstract

Explicit integrators for real-time propagation of time-dependent Kohn-Sham equations are compared regarding their suitability for performing large-scale simulations. Four algorithms are implemented and assessed for both stability and accuracy within a plane-wave pseudopotential framework, employing the adiabatic approximation to the exchange-correlation functional. Simulation results for a single sodium atom and a sodium atom embedded in bulk magnesium oxide are discussed. While the first-order Euler scheme and the second-order finite-difference scheme are unstable, the fourth-order Runge-Kutta scheme is found to be conditionally stable and accurate within this framework. Excellent parallel scalability of the algorithm up to more than a thousand processors is demonstrated for a system containing hundreds of electrons, evidencing the suitability for large-scale simulations based on real-time propagation of time-dependent Kohn-Sham equations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number22A546
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume137
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 14 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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