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arxiv: cond-mat/9801177 · v1 · submitted 1998-01-17 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Electronic polarization in the ultrasoft pseudopotential formalism

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keywords pseudopotentialelectronicexpressionpolarizationultrasoftberry-phasecharge-augmentationconventional
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An expression is given for the electronic polarization of an insulating crystal within the ultrasoft pseudopotential scheme. The pseudopotential charge-augmentation terms modify the usual Berry-phase expression, and also give rise to a second term that takes the form of a conventional expectation value.

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