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Fragment approach to constrained density functional theory calculations using Daubechies wavelets

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In a recent paper, we presented a linear scaling Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) code based on Daubechies wavelets, where a minimal set of localized support functions are optimized in situ and therefore adapted to the chemical properties of the molecular system. Thanks to the systematically controllable accuracy of the underlying basis set, this approach is able to provide an optimal contracted basis for a given system: accuracies for ground state energies and atomic forces are of the same quality as an uncontracted, cubic scaling approach. This basis set offers, by construction, a natural subset where the density matrix of the system can be projected. In this paper, we demonstrate the flexibility of this minimal basis formalism in providing a basis set that can be reused as-is, i.e., without reoptimization, for charge-constrained DFT calculations within a fragment approach. Support functions, represented in the underlying wavelet grid, of the template fragments are roto-translated with high numerical precision to the required positions and used as projectors for the charge weight function. We demonstrate the interest of this approach to express highly precise and efficient calculations for preparing diabatic states and for the computational setup of systems in complex environments. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

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hal-01616555 , version 1 (13-10-2017)

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Laura E. Ratcliff, Luigi Genovese, Stephan Mohr, Thierry Deutsch. Fragment approach to constrained density functional theory calculations using Daubechies wavelets. Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015, 142 (23), pp.234105. ⟨10.1063/1.4922378⟩. ⟨hal-01616555⟩
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