DOE Software Center for Non-perturbative Studies of Functional Materials Under Non-equilibrium Conditions (NPNEQ)

ORAL

Abstract

Fundamental processes that underlie transformations of energy and information in material systems are intrinsically non-equilibrium in character as they involve additional coupling of electronic and ionic degrees of freedom to external time-dependent perturbations such as light or electrical voltages. Understanding and controlling the quantum non-equilibrium nature of functional materials on the characteristic Angstrom ( Å, 10-10 m) length scales and femtosecond (fs, 10-15 s) time scales of electronic motion is a crucial component in the rational design of energy-relevant materials and devices.
In this presentation, we will introduce the software center, NPNEQ, where the open-source real-time time-dependent density-functional-theory (RT-TDDFT) code is being developed. We will also discuss about joint theory-experiment scientific research plan that will fully take advantage of the RT-TDDFT code that exploits the full potential of the GPU-CPU architectures as well as the ultrafast experimental capability at SLAC.

*The work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under contract DE-AC52-07NA27344 and was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division.

Presenters

  • Tadashi Ogitsu

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

Authors

  • Tadashi Ogitsu

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
  • Xavier Andrade

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
  • Alfredo A. Correa

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
  • Liang Tan

    • Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
  • David Prendergast

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Berkeley Nationa Laboratory
    • Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Sri Chaitanya Das Pemmaraju

    • SLAC
    • SLAC - Natl Accelerator Lab
  • Aaron Lindenberg

    • SLAC/Stanford