Quantum ESPRESSO is an integrated suite of open-source computer codes for quantum simulations of materials using state-of-the art electronic-structure techniques, based on density-functional theory, density-functional perturbation theory, and many-body perturbation theory, within the plane-wave pseudo-potential and projector-augmented-wave approaches. Quantum ESPRESSO owes its popularity to the wide variety of properties and processes it allows to simulate, to its performance on an increasingly broad array of hardware architectures, and to a community of researchers that rely on its capabilities as a core open-source development platform to implement theirs ideas. In this paper we describe recent extensions and improvements, covering new methodologies and property calculators, improved parallelization, code modularization, and extended interoperability both within the distribution and with external software.
Quantum ESPRESSO is an open-source distribution of computer codes for quantum-mechanical materials modeling, based on density-functional theory, pseudopotentials, and plane waves, and renowned for its performance on a wide range of hardware architectures, from laptops to massively parallel computers, as well as for the breadth of its applications. In this paper, we present a motivation and brief review of the ongoing effort to port Quantum ESPRESSO onto heterogeneous architectures based on hardware accelerators, which will overcome the energy constraints that are currently hindering the way toward exascale computing.
An interatomic model potential for
molecular dynamics is derived
from first-principles and used to study the molecular rotations and
relaxation times in methylammonium lead halide, here considered the
prototypical example of a hybrid crystal with a strong reorientational
dynamics. Within the limits of a simple ionic scheme, the potential
is able to catch the main qualitative features of the material at
zero and finite temperature and opens the way to the development of
classical potentials for hybrid perovskites. In agreement with experiments
and previous theoretical findings, the molecule trajectories exhibit
a transition from a dynamics dominated by high symmetry directions
at low temperature to a fast dynamics at room temperature in which
the molecule can reorient quasi-randomly. By computing the angular
time correlation function we discuss the reorientational time as a
function of temperature in comparison with existing literature, providing
a simple model and a clear attribution of the relaxation times in
terms of their temperature dependence. This work clarifies the temperature
dependence of the relaxation times and the interpretation of the experimental
data in terms of the different mechanisms contributing to the molecule
dynamics.
We describe the intrinsic mechanism of 2-dimensional electron confinement at the n-type SrTiO3/LaAlO3 interface as a function of the sheet carrier density n(s) via advanced first-principles calculations. Electrons localize spontaneously in Ti 3d(xy) levels within a thin (≲2 nm) interface-adjacent SrTiO3 region for n(s) lower than a threshold value n(c)∼10(14) cm(-2). For n(s)>n(c) a portion of charge flows into Ti 3d(xz)-d(yz) levels extending farther from the interface. This intrinsic confinement can be attributed to the interface-induced symmetry breaking and localized nature of Ti 3d t(2g) states. The sheet carrier density directly controls the binding energy and the spatial extension of the conductive region. A direct, quantitative relation of these quantities with n(s) is provided.
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