Papers

In publications arising from the use of Wannier90 please cite

Wannier90 as a community code: new features and applications
G. Pizzi, V. Vitale, R. Arita, S. Blügel, F. Freimuth, G. Géranton, M. Gibertini, D. Gresch, C. Johnson, T.Koretsune, J. Ibañez-Azpiroz, H. Lee, J. M. Lihm, D. Marchand, A. Marrazzo, Y. Mokrousov, J. I. Mustafa, Y. Nohara, Y. Nomura, L. Paulatto, S. Poncé, T. Ponweiser, J. Qiao, F. Thöle, S. S. Tsirkin, M. Wierzbowska, N. Marzari, D. Vanderbilt, I. Souza, A. A. Mostofi, and J. R. Yates, J. Phys. Cond. Matt. 32, 165902 (2020) [ONLINE JOURNAL, OPEN ACCESS]

If you are using v.2.x or earlier, please cite instead:

An updated version of wannier90: A tool for obtaining maximally-localised Wannier functions
AA Mostofi, JR Yates, G Pizzi, YS Lee, I Souza, D Vanderbilt, N Marzari
Comput. Phys. Commun. 185, 2309 (2014) [ONLINE JOURNAL]

Other papers introducing MLWFs and their applications

  • Maximally localized Wannier functions: Theory and applications
    Nicola Marzari, Arash A. Mostofi, Jonathan R. Yates, Ivo Souza, David Vanderbilt, Rev. Mod. Phys. 84, 1419 (2012) [ONLINE JOURNAL]  [OPEN ACCESS]
  • Wannier90: A Tool for Obtaining Maximally-Localised Wannier Functions
    A. A. Mostofi, J. R. Yates, Y.-S. Lee, I. Souza, D. Vanderbilt and N. Marzari, Comput. Phys. Commun. 178, 685 (2008) [ONLINE JOURNAL]  [OPEN ACCESS]
  • Maximally localized generalized Wannier functions for composite energy bands
    N. Marzari and D. Vanderbilt, Phys. Rev. B 56, 12847 (1997) [ONLINE JOURNAL] [OPEN ACCESS]
  • Maximally localized Wannier functions for entangled energy bands
    I. Souza, N. Marzari and D. Vanderbilt, Phys. Rev. B 65, 035109 (2002) [ONLINE JOURNAL] [OPEN ACCESS]
  • Ab initio transport properties of nanostructures from maximally localized Wannier functions
    A. Calzolari, N. Marzari, I. Souza and M. B. Nardelli, Phys. Rev. B 69, 035108 (2004) [ONLINE JOURNAL] [OPEN ACCESS]
  • Band structure and quantum conductance of nanostructures from maximally localized Wannier functions: The case of functionalized carbon nanotubes
    Y. S. Lee, M. B. Nardelli and N. Marzari, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 076804 (2005) [ONLINE JOURNAL] [OPEN ACCESS]
  • Spectral and Fermi surface properties from Wannier interpolation
    J. R. Yates, X. Wang, D. Vanderbilt and I. Souza, Phys. Rev. B 75, 195121 (2007) [ONLINE JOURNAL] [OPEN ACCESS]
  • BoltzWann: A code for the evaluation of thermoelectric and electronic transport properties with a maximally-localized Wannier functions basis
    G. Pizzi, D. Volja, B. Kozinsky, M. Fornari, N. Marzari, Comput. Phys. Commun. 185, 422 (2014) [ONLINE JOURNAL] [OPEN ACCESS]

Other Wannier-related papers

We used to maintain a list of all the papers published using Wannier90, but there are now over 6500 papers! So here are links to the citations (on Google Scholar) of the main papers describing Wannier90:

  • Wannier90: A Tool for Obtaining Maximally-Localised Wannier Functions, Computer Physics Communications 178, 685 (2008) [Google Scholar]
  • An updated version of Wannier90: a tool for obtaining maximally-localised Wannier functions, Computer Physics Communications 185, 2309 (2014) [Google Scholar]
  • Wannier90 as a community code: new features and applications, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 32, 165902 (2020) [Google Scholar]