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Title: Toward a predictive theory of correlated materials

Journal Article · · Science
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Computational Sciences and Engineering Division. Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
  2. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.; Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Correlated electron materials display a rich variety of notable properties ranging from unconventional superconductivity to metal-insulator transitions. These properties are of interest from the point of view of applications but are hard to treat theoretically, as they result from multiple competing energy scales. Although possible in more weakly correlated materials, theoretical design and spectroscopy of strongly correlated electron materials have been a difficult challenge for many years. In this paper, by treating all the relevant energy scales with sufficient accuracy, complementary advances in Green’s functions and quantum Monte Carlo methods open a path to first-principles computational property predictions in this class of materials.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; FG02-99ER45761
OSTI ID:
1462849
Journal Information:
Science, Vol. 361, Issue 6400; ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAASCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 37 works
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