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Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Theoretical Chemistry

Background:

  • Accurate modeling of excited states is crucial for understanding photochemical processes.
  • Existing methods struggle with complex intermolecular interactions in excited states.
  • Multistate density functional theory (MSDFT) offers a promising framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a novel Block-Localized Excitation (BLE) method.
  • To enable constrained optimization of excited electronic configurations.
  • To accurately compute intermolecular interactions in excited states.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a fragment-based ΔSCF approach for optimizing excited determinants.
  • Implemented constraints on electron number and spin for molecular fragments.
  • Utilized a ΔSCF projection and maximum overlap approach to prevent optimization collapse.
  • Applied the method to a naphthalene excimer complex.

Main Results:

  • The BLE method correctly reproduces the inversion of L a - and L b - states in naphthalene excimers.
  • Results show quantitative agreement with high-level DMRG-CASPT2 calculations and experimental data.
  • Computed transfer integrals for singlet and triplet excited states were analyzed.
  • Demonstrated the efficiency of MSDFT with a minimal active space (MAS) for excited state studies.

Conclusions:

  • The BLE method provides an efficient and accurate approach for studying excited states.
  • MSDFT with MAS is suitable for interpreting and simulating intermolecular excited-state dynamics.
  • Careful selection of the active space is essential for system-specific accuracy.