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Excitonic Hamiltonians for Calculating Optical Absorption Spectra and Optoelectronic Properties of Molecular Aggregates and Solids
Published on: May 27, 2020
Unitary coupled-cluster approach for the calculation of core-excited states and x-ray absorption spectra
Sebastian M Thielen1, Manuel Hodecker1, Julia Piazolo1
1Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Abstract:
In this work, we present the core-valence separation (CVS) approximation applied to unitary coupled-cluster (UCC) theory for the calculation of core-excited states and the simulation of x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Excitation energies and oscillator strengths of small- to medium-sized organic molecules have been computed using the second-order and extended second-order UCC schemes (CVS-UCC2 and CVS-UCC2-x) as well as the third-order scheme (CVS-UCC3). All results are compared to the corresponding algebraic-diagrammatic construction methods and experimental data. The agreement between CVS-UCC and experimental data demonstrates its potential as a new approach for the calculation of XAS.
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