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Description: {{TAG|WPLASMAI}} sets the complex shift (in eV) for the Drude term in the dielectric function.
Description: {{TAG|WPLASMAI}} sets the complex shift (in eV) for the Drude term in the dielectric function.
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Metallic systems show a characteristic peak at $\omega=0$ in the imaginary dielectric function, which originates from intraband transitions.
Metallic systems show a characteristic peak at <math>\omega=0</math> in the imaginary dielectric function, which originates from intraband transitions.
When {{TAG|WPLASMAI}}>0 in the calculation of the dielectric function with {{TAG|LOPTICS}}, these intraband transitions are accounted for via the Drude term:
When {{TAG|WPLASMAI}}>0 in the calculation of the dielectric function with {{TAG|LOPTICS}}, these intraband transitions are accounted for via the Drude term:


\begin{equation}
<math>
\varepsilon(\omega)=1-\frac{\omega_p^2}{\omega(\omega+i \gamma)}.
\varepsilon(\omega)=1-\frac{\omega_p^2}{\omega(\omega+i \gamma)}.
\end{equation}
</math>
Here, $\omega_p$ is the plasma frequency and the complex shift $\gamma$ introduces a Lorentzian broadening of the Drude peak which serves to account for scattering effects due to phonons, impurities, and electron-electron interactions. If {{TAG|WPLASMAI}}>0, the Drude term is introduced in both the density-density and current-current response functions.  
 
Here, <math>\omega_p</math> is the plasma frequency and the complex shift <math>\gamma</math> introduces a Lorentzian broadening of the Drude peak which serves to account for scattering effects due to phonons, impurities, and electron-electron interactions. If {{TAG|WPLASMAI}}>0, the Drude term is introduced in both the density-density and current-current response functions.  
== Related Tags and Sections ==
== Related Tags and Sections ==
*{{TAG|LOPTICS}}  
*{{TAG|LOPTICS}}  
[[Category:Linear response]] [[Category:Dielectric properties]]
[[Category:Linear response]] [[Category:Dielectric properties]]

Revision as of 07:22, 15 April 2026

WPLASMAI = [real]
Default: WPLASMAI = 0 

Description: WPLASMAI sets the complex shift (in eV) for the Drude term in the dielectric function.


Metallic systems show a characteristic peak at [math]\displaystyle{ \omega=0 }[/math] in the imaginary dielectric function, which originates from intraband transitions. When WPLASMAI>0 in the calculation of the dielectric function with LOPTICS, these intraband transitions are accounted for via the Drude term:

[math]\displaystyle{ \varepsilon(\omega)=1-\frac{\omega_p^2}{\omega(\omega+i \gamma)}. }[/math]

Here, [math]\displaystyle{ \omega_p }[/math] is the plasma frequency and the complex shift [math]\displaystyle{ \gamma }[/math] introduces a Lorentzian broadening of the Drude peak which serves to account for scattering effects due to phonons, impurities, and electron-electron interactions. If WPLASMAI>0, the Drude term is introduced in both the density-density and current-current response functions.

Related Tags and Sections