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Real-time TDDFT for molecules and solids Dynamics and Correlations in Exotic Nuclei Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto Univ. Sept. 23, 2011 K. Yabana Center for Computational Sciences University of Tsukuba

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Real-time TDDFT for molecules and solids

Dynamics and Correlations in Exotic Nuclei Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto Univ.

Sept. 23, 2011

K. Yabana

Center for Computational Sciences University of Tsukuba

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Collaborators: Y. Shinohara Univ. Tsukuba T. Sugiyama Univ. Tsukuba Y. Kawashita Univ. Tsukuba T. Otobe JAEA, Kansai J.-I. Iwata Univ. Tokyo K. Nobusada (QC) IMS T. Nakatsukasa (NP) RIKEN A. Rubio (CM) U. San Sebastian G.F. Bertsch (NP) U. Washington

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neutron

proton

Size

Nuclei Composed of nucleons

Atoms, Molecules, Solids Electron many-body systems

10-15m 10-10m

Energy 1MeV 1eV

Time 10-23s 10-17s

Mass 109eV 5x105eV Interaction Nuclear force Coulomb force Statistics Fermion Fermion

(Strong interaction)

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Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory

Successful for quantitative description of many-fermion dynamics

Nuclei (nucleon dynamics)

Linear response regime

Nonlinear regime, Initial value problem

Atoms, Molecules, Solids (electron dynamics)

- Giant resonances ( (Q)RPA )

- Low-lying electronic excitaiton in molecules - Optical response of molecules and solids

- Heavy ion collision - Laser science (Intense and ultra-short laser pulse)

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History: (TD)DFT in nuclear and electronic systems

1965 Hohenberg-Kohn Kohn-Sham 1980 Runge-Gross (extend HK theorem for TD) 1980 Continuum RPA (Zangwill-Soven) ~1990 gradient correction 1994 3D grid, high order finite difference 1996 Real-time 3D calculation Late 1990’s ~ Development of Quantum chemistry method

Nuclear Physics Electronic systems

1970 Density matrix expansion Skyrme-HF calculation 1975 Continuum RPA (Shlomo-Bertsch) 1978 Real-time 3D calculation for fusion 1980 3D grid, high order finite difference

1985- Atomic cluster physics ρ∇

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Continuum RPA - Linearized TDDFT, spherical system, scattering boundary condition -

Shlomo, Bertsch 1975 Zangwill, Soven 1980 Ekardt 1984

Nuclear Dipole Giant Resonance Photoabsorption of Rare gas atom

Giant Resonance in Metallic clusters (Mie plasmon)

( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( )

+Π= ∫∫ '''''''',',' 0 rVr

rrhrdrrrdr

δρδρδωδρ

( ) ( ) ( ) **0 ,', jjj

jjjj GGrr φεωφφεωφω +−++=Π ∑

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )'ˆˆ'

'1,', *

0

rYrYrr

rvrurhE

rErrG LMM

LML

LL ∑∑ ><=−

=

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∑=i

i trtrn 2),(),( ψ

( ) ),(),(,)),(('),'(')(

222

2

trt

itrtrVtrnrrtrnrdeRrV

m iia

extxcaion

ψψµ

∂∂

=

++−

+−+∇− ∑ ∫

( )( ) ( )zteEtrV

tE

extext

ext

=,

+

+ + +

+

+ -

( )

( ) ( ) ( )trnnrr

trnrdetrV

tE

xcind

ind

,'

,'', 2

δ

δδµδ

+−

= ∫

Zangwill, Soven 1980

Photoabsorption of Rare gas atom

Important residual interaction - Dynamical Screening Effect

TDDFT accurately reproduces σ(ω).

Without residual interaction (without dynamical screening effect)

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History: (TD)DFT in nuclear and electronic systems

1965 Hohenberg-Kohn Kohn-Sham 1980 Runge-Gross (extend HK theorem for TD) 1980 Continuum RPA (Zangwill-Soven) ~1990 gradient correction 1994 3D grid, high order finite difference 1996 Real-time 3D calculation Late 1990’s ~ Development of Quantum chemistry method

Nuclear Physics Electronic systems

1970 Density matrix expansion Skyrme-HF calculation 1975 Continuum RPA (Shlomo-Bertsch) 1978 Real-time 3D calculation for fusion 1980 3D grid, high order finite difference

1985- Atomic cluster physics ρ∇

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Nuclear fusion reaction of 16O-16O Spatial grid: 30x28x16 (10-15m), Time-step 4x102 (10-22s) H. Flocard, S.E. Koonin, M.S. Weiss, Phys. Rev. 17(1978)1682.

Nonlinear regime: Initial value problem

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History: (TD)DFT in nuclear and electronic systems

1965 Hohenberg-Kohn Kohn-Sham 1980 Runge-Gross (extend HK theorem for TD) 1980 Continuum RPA (Zangwill-Soven) ~1990 gradient correction 1994 3D grid, high order finite difference 1996 Real-time 3D calculation Late 1990’s ~ Development of Quantum chemistry method

Nuclear Physics Electronic systems

1970 Density matrix expansion Skyrme-HF calculation 1975 Continuum RPA (Shlomo-Bertsch) 1978 Real-time 3D calculation for fusion 1980 3D grid, high order finite difference

1985- Atomic cluster physics ρ∇

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TDDFT in Web of Science

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History: (TD)DFT in nuclear and electronic systems

1965 Hohenberg-Kohn Kohn-Sham 1980 Runge-Gross (extend HK theorem for TD) 1980 Continuum RPA (Zangwill-Soven) ~1990 gradient correction 1994 3D grid, high order finite difference 1996 Real-time 3D calculation Late 1990’s ~ Development of Quantum chemistry method

Nuclear Physics Electronic systems

1970 Density matrix expansion Skyrme-HF calculation 1975 Continuum RPA (Shlomo-Bertsch) 1978 Real-time 3D calculation for fusion 1980 3D grid, high order finite difference

1985- Atomic cluster physics ρ∇

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( ) ),(),(,)),(('),'(')(

222

2

trt

itrtrVtrnrrtrnrdeRrV

m iia

extxcaion

ψψµ

∂∂

=

++−

+−+∇− ∑ ∫

∑=i

i trtrn 2),(),( ψ

Applied electric field: ( ) zteEtrVext )(, =

Induced polarization: ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )''', tEttdttrznrdtp ∫∫ −== α

Frequency dep. polarizability: ( ) ( )( )( )∫

∫∫ ==tEdte

tpdtetedt

ti

titi

ω

ωωαωα

( ) ( )tpdte ti∫∝ ωωα( )ttE δ∝)(

Linear polarizability from real-time TDDFT calculation

K. Yabana, G.F. Bertsch, Phys. Rev. B54, 4484 (1996) K. Yabana et.al, phys.stat.sol.(b)243, 1121 (2006) Basic idea

Simplest choice: then,

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Dipole moment

Oscillator strength

σ electron emission

π-π* oscillation

time

Excitation energy

( ) ( ) ( )ttrzrdtp αρ ∝= ∫ ,

( ) ( )zttrVext δ∝,

Linear response in real-time: Hit the molecule and see response.

Ethylene (C2H4) molecule

( )ωαω Im∝

Fourier transf.

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C6H6

N2 H2O

Oscillator strength distribution from real-time TDDFT

C60

K. Yabana, Y. Kawashita, T. Nakatsukasa, J.-I. Iwata, Charged Particle and Photon Interactions with Matter: Recent Advances, Applications, and Interfaces Chapter 4, Taylor & Francis, 2010.

15

H2O

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)()())((')'(')(

222

2

rrrnrr

rnrdeRrVm iii

axcaion

φεφµ =

+−

+−+∇− ∑ ∫

( )∞→→ r0 ( )∞→−→ rre2

LDA cannot describe correct asymptotic behavior (self-interaction problem) Nonlocal Fock potential has correct form

3/4σ

σσ n

nx

∇=

Here we employ van Leeuwen – Baerends potential (LB94)

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )∞→−→+

−= − rrxx

xrnrvxc1

sinh31 1

23/1

σσ

σσ

σ

ββ

Asymptotically correct behavior at large distance. HOMO energy = - IP

re r ∝−αln

+e -e

( )∞→−→ rre2

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eE(t)z Periodic potential

( ) ( ) ( ) )(, rhRrhreRr nkRki

nk

=+=+ ψψ

For periodic Hamiltonian, we may apply Bloch’s theorem

Linear potential eE(t)z violates periodicity of the Hamiltonian.

We may recover periodicity by gauge transformation, employing vector potential

( ) ( )∫=⇔=∂∂

−∇−=t

tEdtezAzteEtAE ''ˆ

φφ

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )ttretAcep

mt

ti ψφψ

−=

∂∂ ,

21 2

Linear response in crystalline solid Bertsch, Iwata, Rubio, Yabana, Phys. Rev. B62(2000)7998.

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~ onpolarizatilaser EEE

+=

( )tElaser

( )tAtAtA onpolarizatilaser

+= )()(

TDKS equation

Equation for vector potential: Dynamics of induced polarization

( ) ( )trjrdVdt

tAd

cell

onpolarizati ,42

2

∫=π

2

2

21

∑=

+−

+∇−=

∂∂

ii

ixc

iii

n

nEeA

cei

mti

ψ

ψδδφψψψ

+=

iii ccA

cep

mj ..

21 * ψψ

Equation for polarization

dielectrics

Uniform electric field by - Applied laser pulse - Induced polarization

( ) ∫−=

∂∂

−=

tdttEctA

ttAtE

)(

)()(

( )trj ,

( )tA

Bertsch, Iwata, Rubio, Yabana, Phys. Rev. B62(2000)7998.

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Electron dynamics in bulk silicon under intense laser pulse

Ground state density (110) Density change from the ground state (110)

I= 3.5×1014 W/cm2, T=50 fs, ħω=0.5 eV El

ectri

c Fi

eld

(a.u

.)

403020100Time (fs)

-Blue0Green

Red +

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Calculations: I=1012W/cm2, ħω=1.03eV

0.006

0.004

0.002

0

0.002

0.004

0.006

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 time [fs]

ele

ctric

fiel

d

Laser electric field (D) Total electric field (E) = Laser + Polarization

Etotal vs Elaser : Dielectric screening

( ) ( )TDDFT14≈= εωε ED

~ onpolarizatilaser EEE

+=

( )tElaser

dielectrics

Bulk Si

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( )( ) ( )ttE

tAtA

ext

ext

δθ

∝= )(0

Induced electric field Eind(t)

Response to weak-field: dielectric function within TDDFT Bertsch, Iwata, Rubio, Yabana, Phys. Rev. B62(2000)7998.

Example: diamond

Response to inpulsive field

( )ωε 1Re −

( )ωε 1Im −

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Dielectric function of Si in TDDFT (Adiabatic LDA)

Quantitatively not sufficient - Too small direct bandgap - Lack of excitonic structure

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G. Onida, L. Reining, A. Rubio, Rev. Mod. Phys. 74(2002)601.

arXiv:1107.0199 (July 1, 2011) S. Sharma, J.K. Dewhurst, A. Sanna, E.K.U. Gross, Bootstrap approx. for the exchange-correlation kernel of time-dependent density functional theory

Dots: experiment Dash-dotted: RPA Solid: Bethe-Salpeter (electron-hole interaction considered)

TDDFT (ALDA)

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eE(t)z z

1013-1015 W/cm2 Intense field

Ultrashort 10-15s (1 femto sec)

frozen ion frozen electron

Quantum Nonlinear Nonperturbative

Classical Relativistic

Electric field of laser pulse Electric field inside materials

TDDFT in nonlinear regime: Intense and Ultrashort Laser Pulse

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Intense laser pulse on atoms and molecules induces nonlinear electron dynamics Rescattering phenomena

- Ultrashort X-ray - Atto-second science - Molecular orbital tomography - …

Ethylene (C2H4) molecule

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Coulomb explosion: N2 molecule under intense laser pulse

I=3.35x1015W/cm2, 27fs

Y. Kawashita, Ph.D thesis

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5 x 1014 W/cm2

1 x 1015 W/cm2

2 x 1015 W/cm2

Diamond frequency: 3.1eV pulse length: 16fs

Eext(t) vs Etot(t)

As the laser intensity increases,

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

Electric field (a

u)

1000 800 600 400 200 0

time (au)

ext2d15_400 tot2d15_400

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

Elect

ric fi

eld

(a

u)

1000 800 600 400 200 0

time (au)

ext1d15_400 tot1d15_400

-0.2

-0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

Elect

ric

fi

eld

(a

u)

1000 800 600 400 200 0

time (au)

ext5d14_400 tot5d14_400

Weak field: Dielectric dynamics

( ) ( ) ( )tEtE exttot ωε1

Threshold for breakdown

T. Otobe, M. Yamagiwa, J.-I. Iwata, K.Y. T. Nakatsukasa, G.F. Bertsch, Phys. Rev. B77, 165104 (2008)

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Behavior around breakdown (1x1015 W/cm2, 3.1eV, 40fs)

Initial stage < 15fs, dielectric screening Substantial excitation, 15-20fs - phase difference between Eext(t) and Etot(t) - rapid increase of excited electron number and energy transfer ⇒ Dielectric breakdown Metallic response, > 25 fs - no further increase of excited electron number and energy transfer

( ) 7.50 ≈ε

Eext(t)

Etot(t)

Number of excited electrons

Energy from laser to diamond

Note: plasma frequency for 0.4/atom

( ) eV40

4≈

=

επω

mnex

p

close to frequency of laser pulse, 3.1eV

diamond

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Energy transfer from laser pulse to diamond

Two photon curve (green) Analytic theory by Keldysh (1965) (red)

Optical breakdown 7x1014 W/cm2 (16fs)

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( )tri ,ψ( ) ( )trBtrE ,,,

Light propagation in matter described by Maxwell equation

Electron dynamics described by time-dep. Kohn-Sham eq.

Interaction of Intense and ultrashort laser pulse with solids We know the basic equation, but…

∑=+−

+∇−=

∂∂

iii

xciii n

nEeA

cei

mti 2

2

21 ψψ

δδφψψψ

jc

AtA

c

π41 2

2

2

2 =∇−∂∂ eion enen −−=∇ πφ 42

For weak electromagnetic wave, we may apply perturbation theory for electron dynamics to obtain dielectric function ε(ω). Then, Schroedinger and Maxwell equations decouple.

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( )tri ,ψ( ) ( )trBtrE ,,,

Light propagation in matter described by Maxwell equation

Electron dynamics described by time-dep. Kohn-Sham eq.

Interaction of Intense and ultrashort laser pulse with solids We know the basic equation, but…

∑=+−

+∇−=

∂∂

iii

xciii n

nEeA

cei

mti 2

2

21 ψψ

δδφψψψ

jc

AtA

c

π41 2

2

2

2 =∇−∂∂ eion enen −−=∇ πφ 42

For intense electromagnetic field, . We must solve “coupled Maxwell + Schroedinger eq”. We also note that there are two different spatial scales, “multi-scale problem”

( )ED ωε≠

wave length [µm] Electron dynamics [nm]

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Coupled Maxwell + TDDFT multi-scale simulation - 1D propagation of laser pulse incident normally on Si surface -

Z

( )tZAxA ,ˆ=

( ) ( ) ( )tZJc

tZAZ

tZAtc

,4,,12

2

2

2

=∂∂

−∂∂

Macroscopic vector potential (discretized in μm scale)

ZeionZ

Zixc

ZiZZiZi

enenn

EeAcei

mti

,2

,,,

2

,

421

−−=∇

+−

+∇−=

∂∂

πφ

ψδδψφψψ

( ) Anc

emi

j

jrdtZJ

Zei

ZiZiZiZiZe

Ze

,*,,,

*,,

,

42

),(

πψψψψ −∇−∇=

=

∫Ω

At each macroscopic point, we assume dipole (uniform electric field) approximation. Coupled dynamics through

macroscopic vector potential and macroscopic current

Si Vacuum

( )tZA ,

( )tZJ ,

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I=1010W/cm2

Z=0 [µm]

[µm]

Z=0.8 [µm] Z=1.6 [µm]

Laser pulse on Si : Maxwell-TDDFT multi-scale calculation

Weak pulse, linear response regime

Vacuum Si

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Z=0 [µm]

[µm]

Z=0.8 [µm] Z=1.6 [µm]

I=5 x 1012W/cm2

Laser pulse on Si : Maxwell-TDDFT multi-scale calculation

Intense pulse, nonlinear regime

Vacuum Si

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Computational aspects

3.5µm, 256 points nm13=∆z

Microscopic (TDKS) spatial grid: 163

k-points : 83 (reduced by symmetry) Macroscopic (Maxwell) spatial grid: 256

Time step (commom) = 16,000

1024 Cores, 15 hours @ ISSP, Univ. Tokyo

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Reflection at Si surface

( )( ) 22

22

11

knknR

+++−

=

Laser Intensity

Dielectric response Electron excitation by 2-photon absorption Formation of electron-hole plasma

Excited electron density at the surface of Si

e-h plasma freq. = laser freq.

2-photon absorption

Formation of electron-hole plasma at the surface of Si (under progress)

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Related measurement: “Generation of dense electron-hole plasma in silicon” K. Sokoowski-Tinten, D. von der Linde, Phys. Rev. B61, 2643 (2000)

Si Pump pulse, s-polarization

Probe pulse, p-polarization

Reflection of probe pulse

Exp. Exp.

Electron-hole density

e-h density where plasma freq. = laser freq.

λ=625nm, 100fs pulse

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Real-space, real-time TDDFT calculation useful for linear and nonlinear dynamics of condensed many-fermion systems, isolated and periodic systems. Linear response regime - accurate description for oscillator strength distribution Nonlinear electron dynamics in ultrashort and ultraintense laser field - interaction of intense and ultrashort laser pulse with matter - propagation of light: Maxwell + TDDFT multi-scale simulation

Future problems - Collision effect is important, how to incorporate in systems with gap; Kadanoff-Baym eq?

Summary