In this work, the adiabatic connection (AC) formalism, coordinate scaling relations, and the second order Görling-Levy perturbation theory (GL2) are first reviewed. Emphasis is laid upon the construction of the AC integrand (⁠|$W_{xc}^\lambda$|Wxcλ), with suitable input data |$\{ {W_{xc}^{0},W^{\prime 0} _{xc},W_{xc}^1 } \}$|{Wxc0,Wxc0,Wxc1} and the proper asymptotic behavior on λ−1/2 as λ → ∞. This leads to a non-empirical DH functional, namely, PBE-ACDH. The PBE-ACDH functional is unique in that it explicitly considers contributions from density scaling and singles, and it utilizes density and orbital information from the PBE functional, which has a local multiplicative potential, being most compatible with the GL2 theory. Systematical tests on heats of formation, bond dissociation enthalpies, reaction barrier heights, and nonbonded interactions, using some well-established benchmarking sets, suggest that PBE-ACDH is a significant improvement over its parent functional PBE, as well as PBE0, Becke's Half-and-Half (PBE-HH), and GL2. The physical insight gained in the present work should prove useful for the further development of new functionals.

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