Wannier90 as a community code: new features and applications
Wannier90 как общественный (community) проект: новые возможности и применения
2019-10-28
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Wannier90 is an open-source computer program for calculating maximally-localised Wannier functions (MLWFs) from a set of Bloch states. It is interfaced to many widely used electronic-structure codes thanks to its independence from the basis sets representing these Bloch states. In the past few years the development of Wannier90 has transitioned to a community-driven model; this has resulted in a number of new developments that have been recently released in Wannier90 v3.0. In this article we describe these new functionalities, that include the implementation of new features for wannierisation and disentanglement (symmetry-adapted Wannier functions, selectively-localised Wannier functions, selected columns of the density matrix) and the ability to calculate new properties (shift currents and Berry-curvature dipole, and a new interface to many-body perturbation theory); performance improvements, including parallelisation of the core code; enhancements in functionality (support for spinor-valued Wannier functions, more accurate methods to interpolate quantities in the Brillouin zone); improved usability (improved plotting routines, integration with high-throughput automation frameworks), as well as the implementation of modern software engineering practices (unit testing, continuous integration, and automatic source-code documentation). These new features, capabilities, and code development model aim to further sustain and expand the community uptake and range of applicability, that nowadays spans complex and accurate dielectric, electronic, magnetic, optical, topological and transport properties of materials.
Key Findings
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Adoption of modern software engineering practices (unit testing, continuous integration, automatic documentation) supports a community-driven development model and broader applicability to dielectric, electronic, magnetic, optical, topological, and transport properties.
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Core performance improvements include parallelisation of the core code and more accurate Brillouin-zone interpolation methods.
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Functionality and usability enhancements include support for spinor-valued Wannier functions, improved plotting, and integration with high-throughput automation frameworks.
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New property calculations added include shift currents, Berry-curvature dipole, and an interface to many-body perturbation theory.
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Wannier90 v3.0 introduces symmetry-adapted and selectively-localised Wannier functions and selected columns of the density matrix for improved wannierisation and disentanglement.
Research Object
Wannier90 open-source software package for calculating maximally-localised Wannier functions
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New features, capabilities, performance, usability, and software-engineering improvements in Wannier90 v3.0 enabling calculation and application of MLWFs (wannierisation/disentanglement methods, properties like shift currents and Berry-curvature dipole, MBPT interface, parallelisation, spinor support, interpolation accuracy, plotting and automation)
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