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Area of Science:

  • Theoretical Chemistry
  • Computational Physics
  • Photochemistry

Background:

  • Simulating photoinduced non-adiabatic dynamics is crucial across science, involving coupled electronic and nuclear motion.
  • Existing methods like MCTDH are accurate but computationally demanding, often requiring reduced dimensionality.
  • Trajectory surface hopping (SH) is quantum-classical, allowing full dimensionality but neglecting nuclear quantum effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present and validate the surface hopping based on a linear vibronic coupling (LVC) Hamiltonian (SH/LVC) as an economical and automated method for simulating non-adiabatic dynamics.
  • To demonstrate the utility of SH/LVC for benchmarking other SH methods and identifying key degrees of freedom for more accurate calculations.
  • To explore the advancement of SH protocols for nuclear dynamics, including explicit laser fields.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of SH/LVC within the SHARC surface hopping package.
  • Application of SH/LVC to showcase simulations: intersystem crossing in SO2, intra-Rydberg dynamics in acetone, and photophysics of transition-metal complexes.
  • Comparison of SH/LVC results with MCTDH calculations for benchmarking purposes.

Main Results:

  • SH/LVC provides valuable insights into light-induced phenomena in various systems, often with greater feasibility than other methods.
  • The method serves as a benchmark for SH algorithms, enabling evaluation of correction schemes like decoherence and momentum rescaling.
  • SH/LVC facilitates the identification of essential nuclear and electronic degrees of freedom for advanced MCTDH studies.
  • The approach supports the development of SH protocols incorporating explicit laser fields.

Conclusions:

  • The SH/LVC approach offers an efficient and automated pathway for simulating excited-state molecular dynamics.
  • This method is valuable for both fundamental research and for advancing computational techniques in photochemistry and spectroscopy.
  • Further research leveraging SH/LVC schemes is encouraged to expand their applicability to new scientific frontiers.