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Software implementation for calculating Chern and Z 2 topological invariants of crystalline solids with WIEN2k all-electron density functional package

Abstract

We present two modules that expand functionalities of the all-electron full-potential density functional theory package WIEN2k for computation of the Chern and Z 2 topological invariants. Characterization of topological properties relies on two methods: computing an evolution of hybrid Wannier charge centers for Z 2 topological insulators (construction of maximally localized Wannier functions is not needed) and computing the Berry phase for a multitude of Wilson loops that discretize a 2D Brillouin zone for Chern insulators as well as for mapping the Berry curvature. The implementation is validated by testing on well-known materials that feature topologically non-trivial electronic states.

Authors

Gomez-Bastidas AF; Rubel O

Journal

Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 292, ,

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

November 1, 2023

DOI

10.1016/j.cpc.2023.108864

ISSN

0010-4655

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