Localization of Wannier functions for entangled energy bands
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Maximally localized Wannier functions for entangled energy bands
We present a method for obtaining well-localized Wannier-like functions ~WF’s! for energy bands that are attached to or mixed with other bands. The present scheme removes the limitation of the usual maximally localized WF’s method @N. Marzari and D. Vanderbilt, Phys. Rev. B 56, 12 847 ~1997!# that the bands of interest should form an isolated group, separated by gaps from higher and lower bands...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review B
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1098-0121,1550-235X
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.71.125116