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When a fast ion moves through a solid, it loses kinetic energy due to the excitations of the target electrons and the path of their trajectory.   This energy-loss phenomenon plays an important role in many experimental studies involving radiation in solids, surfaces and nanostructures \cite{Chenakin_2006,Figueroa_2007,Markin_2008,Kaminsky_1965,Lehmann_1978,Sigmund_2014,Nastasi_1996}.   The complexity of describing the dynamic interaction between charged particles and solids has initiated a large amount of research both experimentally and theoretically in recent years; in the latter the condensed matter community, however, have initiated sophisticated computer simulation techniques with considerable success.   Among the many measurable quantity the stopping power $\mathrm(S)$ \cite{Ferrell_1977} has received much attention; it provided detailed information regarding the energy transfer between the incoming projectile and the solid target.   Varies models and theories have been proposed to calculate stopping cross sections ($\mathrm{SCS}$); even today a unified theoretical approach suitable for different projectiles and energies is not available in the literature. Employing the First Born Approximation (FBA), Bethe \cite{Bethe_1930_EN} has reported the calculation of inelastic and ionization cross section. The Bloch correction \cite{Bloch_1933} provides a convenient link between the Bohr and the Bethe scheme. Fermi and Teller \cite{Fermi_1947} using electron gas models had reported electronic stopping for various targets. The Bethe formula for stopping has been studied in details by Lindhard and Winther \cite{Lindhard_Winther} on the basis of the generalized linear-response theory. %models employed to study stopping of elementary charged particles in solids \cite{Bloch_1933,Bethe_1930} has stimulated this kind of study.  All these models require ad-hoc assumptions for studying stopping processes. A recent review \cite{Race_2010} has full detail of theoretical developments for calculating electronic stopping in metals. %Ab-initio electronic stopping calculations suffer convergence issues and fail to reproduce experimental findings.  Among the many measurable quantity the stopping power $\mathrm(S)$ \cite{Ferrell_1977} has received much attention; it provided detailed information regarding the energy transfer between the incoming projectile and the solid target.   Varies models and theories have been proposed to calculate stopping cross sections ($\mathrm{SCS}$); even today a unified theoretical approach suitable for different projectiles and energies is not available in the literature. Employing the First Born Approximation (FBA), Bethe \cite{Bethe_1930_EN} has reported the calculation of inelastic and ionization cross section. The Bloch correction \cite{Bloch_1933} provides a convenient link between the Bohr and the Bethe scheme. Fermi and Teller \cite{Fermi_1947} using electron gas models had reported electronic stopping for various targets. The Bethe formula for stopping has been studied in details by Lindhard and Winther \cite{Lindhard_Winther} on the basis of the generalized linear-response theory.   All these models require ad-hoc assumptions for studying stopping processes. For calculating electronic stopping in metals there are few reviews \{\cite{Race_2010} and ref. there in\} show theoretical progress and we not repeating them here.  The development of time dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) \cite{Runge_1984} enhanced the diverse study of many body problems involving the slowing down of charged projectiles in metals. problems.  It has enjoyed much consideration owing to its electron dynamics both self-consistency and non-perturbative way \cite{Kohn_1965}. In studying the role of radiation damage in ion-solid interactions Correa {\emph et al} \cite{Correa_2012} have shown that the electronic excitations due to molecular dynamics (MD) are quite different from the adiabatic outcome. The inclusion of non adiabatic effects in real calculations remains a challenging problem even today. Using the first principles descriptions Schleife {\emph et al} \cite{Schleife_2015} have calculated the electronic stopping by $\mathrm{H}$ and $\mathrm{He}$ projectile including non-adiabatic interactions.   It was observed that the role of both off-channeling trajectories and consideration of semicore electrons enhances the stopping power and yields better agreement with the experimental results.