Density-functional tight-binding: basic concepts and applications to molecules and clusters

The scope of this article is to present an overview of the Density Functional based Tight Binding (DFTB) method and its applications. The paper introduces the basics of DFTB and its standard formulation up to second order. It also addresses methodological developments such as third order expansion,...

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Main Authors: Fernand Spiegelman, Nathalie Tarrat, Jérôme Cuny, Leo Dontot, Evgeny Posenitskiy, Carles Martí, Aude Simon, Mathias Rapacioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Physics: X
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23746149.2019.1710252