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Nature Research, npj Computational Materials, 1(9), 2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41524-023-01015-6

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High-throughput calculations of charged point defect properties with semi-local density functional theory—performance benchmarks for materials screening applications

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Abstract

AbstractCalculations of point defect energetics with Density Functional Theory (DFT) can provide valuable insight into several optoelectronic, thermodynamic, and kinetic properties. These calculations commonly use methods ranging from semi-local functionals witha-posterioricorrections to more computationally intensive hybrid functional approaches. For applications of DFT-based high-throughput computation for data-driven materials discovery, point defect properties are of interest, yet are currently excluded from available materials databases. This work presents a benchmark analysis of automated, semi-local point defect calculations witha-posterioricorrections, compared to 245 “gold standard” hybrid calculations previously published. We consider three differenta-posterioricorrection sets implemented in an automated workflow, and evaluate the qualitative and quantitative differences among four different categories of defect information: thermodynamic transition levels, formation energies, Fermi levels, and dopability limits. We highlight qualitative information that can be extracted from high-throughput calculations based on semi-local DFT methods, while also demonstrating the limits of quantitative accuracy.