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Area of Science:

  • Computational chemistry
  • Quantum chemistry
  • Theoretical chemistry

Background:

  • Electron and hole transfer reactions are fundamental in chemistry and biology.
  • Accurate estimation of transfer integrals is crucial for understanding these processes.
  • Existing methods may have limitations in defining diabatic states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Multistate Density Functional Theory (MSDFT) for calculating effective transfer integrals.
  • To provide a novel approach for modeling charge transfer reactions.
  • To validate the method against experimental data.

Main Methods:

  • Defining charge-localized diabatic states via block localization of Kohn-Sham orbitals.
  • Constraining electron density within orbital space for each diabatic state.
  • Comparing computed transfer integrals with experimental results for model systems.

Main Results:

  • MSDFT successfully estimates effective transfer integrals for electron and hole transfer.
  • Computed transfer integrals show good agreement with experimental data.
  • The method demonstrates expected exponential attenuation of transfer integrals with donor-acceptor distance.

Conclusions:

  • MSDFT offers a robust method for calculating transfer integrals in charge transfer reactions.
  • The approach is applicable to complex processes, including coupled electron-proton transfer.
  • MSDFT provides a valuable tool for theoretical studies of charge transfer phenomena.