Wannier function
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]Named after Swiss physicist Gregory Wannier (1911–1983).
Noun
[edit ]Wannier function (plural Wannier functions )
- (physics ) Any of a set of orthogonal functions used in solid-state physics; they are the localized molecular orbitals of crystalline systems.
- 2016 April 26, Jie Ma, Lin-Wang Wang, "Using Wannier functions to improve solid band gap predictions in density functional theory", in Scientific Reports , volume 6, →DOI , article 24924, page 2:
- The Wannier functions (WF)35,36 are the most localized orbitals within the valence-band and conduction-band subspaces. Hence we will use WF as φl in Eqs (1) and (2).