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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. A2025

Recent Developments in DFTB+, a Software Package for Efficient Atomistic Quantum Mechanical Simulations.

B Hourahine, M Berdakin, J A Bich, F P Bonafé, C Camacho, Q Cui, M Y Deshaye, G Díaz Mirón, S Ehlert, M Elstner and 22 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors.

B HourahineSUPA, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, John Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-7667-7101
M BerdakinConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Instituto de Investigaciones en Fisicoquímica de Córdoba (INFIQC), X5000HUA Córdoba, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-6517-2765
J A BichBremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany.ORCID 0009-0002-6042-4377
F P BonaféMax Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2069-6776
C CamachoSchool of Chemistry, University of Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica.ORCID 0000-0002-5667-9505
Q CuiDepartment of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6214-5211
M Y DeshayeDepartment of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Science & Engineering Center, and Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, United States.
G Díaz MirónCondensed Matter and Statistical Physics, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste 34151, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6556-1904
S EhlertMicrosoft Research, AI for Science, Schipol 1118 CZ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7809-771X
M ElstnerInstitute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3255-306X
T FrauenheimSchool of Science, Constructor University, Bremen 28759, Germany.
N GoldmanLawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3052-2128
R A González LeónSchool of Chemistry, University of Costa Rica, San José 11501-2060, Costa Rica.ORCID 0009-0007-1857-8272
T van der HeideBremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0304-192X
S IrleComputational Sciences and Engineering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4995-4991
T KowalczykDepartment of Chemistry, Advanced Materials Science & Engineering Center, and Institute for Energy Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1806-059X
T KubařInstitute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2419-6912
I S LeeCenter for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1631-5395
C R Lien-MedranoBremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7696-8366
A MaryewskiInstitute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7390-1075
T MelsonMax Planck Computing and Data Facility, Garching 85748, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-5572-8581
S K MinCenter for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5636-3407
T NiehausUniv Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, Villeurbanne F-69622, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9576-7658
A M N NiklassonTheoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1856-4982
A PecchiaInstitute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, CNR, Roma 00010, Italy.
K ReuterFritz Haber Institute, Berlin 14195, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8473-8659
C G SánchezInstituto Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Básicas (ICB-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5502, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-7616-1802
C ScheurerFritz Haber Institute, Berlin 14195, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7227-8672
M A SentefBremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7946-0282
P V StishenkoCardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-4653-9899
V Q VuongInstitute of Physical Chemistry (IPC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8580-8532
B AradiBremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen 28359, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7182-841X

Funding

Computational Analysis of Enzyme Catalysis and RegulationR35GM141930 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Qiang Cui · 2021 to 2026
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM141930
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DFTB+ is a flexible, open-source software package developed by its community, designed for fast and efficient atomistic quantum mechanical simulations. It employs various methods that approximate density functional theory (DFT), such as density functional-based tight binding (DFTB) and the extended tight binding (xTB) approach allowing simulations of large systems over extended time scales with reasonable accuracy, while being significantly faster than traditional ab initio methods. In recent years, several new extensions of the DFTB method have been developed and implemented in the DFTB+ program package in order to improve the accuracy and generality of the available simulation results. In this paper, we review those enhancements, show several use case examples and discuss the strengths and limitations of its features.

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PMID40479742
PMCPMC12186617

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