{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "a9f8c081-1548-4247-83d9-82d01f355808", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import sisl as si\n", "import numpy as np\n", "\n", "%matplotlib inline\n", "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "1cb92c41-a795-4cf6-93b3-f9e7431a944e", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Defining orbitals\n", "\n", "Orbitals, and basis sets, is a complicated matter that requires a broader set of classes.\n", "sisl enables one to use orbitals without information, but also other specialized orbitals, such as atomic orbitals and Gaussian/Slater type orbitals.\n", "Information about the different orbitals can be found [here](../../api/basic.html#basic-orbitals).\n", "\n", "------\n", "\n", "In this tutorial we will show how one can create different orbitals, and use them." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "00a3fd65-a0a1-407f-8a69-50a3f53b38b2", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "orb = si.Orbital(1.2, q0=1)\n", "print(orb)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "f582b010-df90-45b4-a765-65ed0ad11c9c", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "All orbitals will have some idea of its *range*. I.e. the effective range at which it acts on something. The ranges are used in `Geometry` objects to estimate which atoms interacts with other atoms, and as such they are the back-bone of tight-binding models. \n", "The above orbital has a range of 1.2 Ang, and an initial charge of 1 electron.\n", "\n", "----\n", "\n", "## Orbitals with spherical shapes\n", "\n", "Many other orbitals has some shape in real space. Here we will explore two such orbitals in `sisl`. \n", "In this case we will populate the orbital with an exponential decaying shape (non-physical, but instructive).\n", "\n", "Here we define the orbital range as the maximum `R` such that integral:\n", "$$\n", "\\int^R |f(r)| dr\n", "$$\n", "contains $99\\%$ of the function." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "f4aaff8f-acd4-4c75-adab-6c401230d65d", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "r = np.linspace(0, 3, 200)\n", "f = np.exp(-2 * r**2)\n", "sorb = si.SphericalOrbital(1, (r, f), R={\"contains\": 0.99})\n", "print(sorb)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "80cb0dc0-cd65-4fa1-bdfa-541c0534dd9d", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Now we have a spherical orbital with $l=1$ quantum number. Lets plot its spherical form and its wavefunction:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "393dd996-fcd9-431b-a6e0-c0b40de3f6af", "metadata": { "tags": [ "nbsphinx-thumbnail" ] }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "for m in (0, 1):\n", " # Plotting for theta = phi = 45 angles\n", " plt.plot(r, sorb.psi_spher(r, 45, 45, m=m), label=f\"m={m}\")\n", "plt.legend();" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "c72e4a3b-391f-4553-ba7d-80d3187551d2", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Note how the wavefunction gets truncated at the orbital radius, based on the truncation optimization.\n", "\n", "---\n", "\n", "The `SphericalOrbital` is typically just a temporary orbital array used for creating proper atomic orbitals. Atomic orbitals contains relevant quantum numbers, but also a spherical function. The `AtomicOrbital` accepts many other possibilities of arguments, please refer to its documentation for detailed explanations." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "4fbe1812-3ab1-4984-8ff6-f19b3982205e", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "aorb = si.AtomicOrbital(\"pz\", spherical=sorb)\n", "plt.plot(r, aorb.psi_spher(r, 45, 45));" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "958ce030-6035-41dc-b72d-2704235941ee", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Atoms with orbitals\n", "\n", "Atoms are defined with 1 or more orbitals. To create an atom with a specific set of orbitals simply do: " ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "id": "d28c9523-4d90-49ab-b918-805d4c89a989", "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "C = si.Atom(6, [sorb, aorb])\n", "print(C)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "542d214e-780d-44b7-bcca-81614bd2a4e2", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This atom can then further be used in `Geometry` creations." ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.11.7" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 5 }