Advancing Simulations of Coupled Electron and Phonon Nonequilibrium Dynamics Using Adaptive and Multirate Time Integration

作     者：Yao, Jia Maliyov, Ivan Gardner, David J. Woodward, Carol S. Bernardi, Marco 

作者机构：Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science Department of Physics California Institute of Technology PasadenaCA91125 United States Mathematics for Materials Modeling Institute of Mathematics Institute of Materials EPFL LausanneCH-1015 Switzerland Center for Applied Scientific Computing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LivermoreCA94550 United States 

出 版 物：《arXiv》 (arXiv)

年 卷 期：2024年

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主　　题：Boltzmann equation 

摘      要：Electronic structure calculations in the time domain provide a deeper understanding of nonequilibrium dynamics in materials. The real-time Boltzmann equation (rt-BTE), used in conjunction with accurate interactions computed from first principles, has enabled reliable predictions of coupled electron and lattice dynamics. However, the timescales and system sizes accessible with this approach are still limited, with two main challenges being the different timescales of electron and phonon interactions and the cost of computing collision integrals. As a result, only a few examples of these calculations exist, mainly for two-dimensional (2D) materials. Here we leverage adaptive and multirate time integration methods to achieve a major step forward in solving the coupled rt-BTEs for electrons and phonons. Relative to conventional (non-adaptive) time-stepping, our approach achieves a 10x speedup for a given target accuracy, or greater accuracy by 3–6 orders of magnitude for the same computational cost, enabling efficient calculations in both 2D and bulk materials. This efficiency is showcased by computing the coupled electron and lattice dynamics in graphene up to ∼100 ps, as well as modeling ultrafast lattice dynamics and thermal diffuse scattering maps in a bulk material (silicon). These results open new opportunities for quantitative studies of nonequilibrium physics in materials. Copyright © 2024, The Authors. All rights reserved.