Configuration interaction approaches for solving quantum impurity models

Abstract

We develop several configuration interaction approaches for characterizing the electronic structure of an adsorbate on a metal surface (at least in model form). When one can separate the adsorbate from the substrate, these methods can achieve a reasonable description of adsorbate on-site electron-electron correlation in the presence of a continuum of states. While the present paper is restricted to the Anderson impurity model, there is hope that these methods can be extended to ab initio Hamiltonians and provide insight into the structure and dynamics of molecule-metal surface interactions.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 11, 2020
Source ID
10.1063/1.5131624

Entities

People

  • Joseph E Subotnik
  • Wenjie Dou
  • Zuxin Jin

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Chemistry
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  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Quantum Computing