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  • Computational Chemistry
  • Quantum Dynamics
  • Photochemistry

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  • Light-driven molecular processes are crucial for technologies like photocatalysis, sunscreens, photovoltaics, and fluorescent probes.
  • Accurate simulation of molecular photochemistry is a significant challenge due to the need for precise treatment of electronic structure, nuclear dynamics, and nonadiabatic couplings.
  • Existing experimental techniques range from ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy to advanced X-ray free-electron lasers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development of direct quantum dynamics methods for simulating complex molecular systems undergoing photochemical reactions.
  • To present algorithmic advancements enabling on-the-fly potential energy surface generation and accurate quantum propagation.
  • To showcase the application of these methods in modeling excited-state chemical dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Development of 'direct' quantum dynamics methods combining machine learning of potential energy surfaces (PESs) and nonadiabatic couplings with quantum propagation schemes like the multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree (MCTDH) method.
  • Implementation of active learning strategies for generating PESs during grid-based quantum chemical dynamics simulations.
  • Development of novel diabatization schemes to facilitate direct grid-based simulations of photochemical dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Enabled accurate on-the-fly simulations of molecular photochemistry by generating PESs in tandem with wave function propagation.
  • Circumvented the need for extensive ab initio electronic structure data fitting by demanding energy evaluations only when required.
  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of the developed methods through benchmark molecular simulations of systems with multiple nuclear degrees of freedom and coupled electronic states.

Conclusions:

  • The developed direct quantum dynamics tools represent a significant advancement in modeling excited-state chemistry.
  • These methods facilitate the study of complex photochemical processes such as photodissociation, proton/electron transfer, and ultrafast energy dissipation.
  • The approach integrates computational methods with state-of-the-art experimental capabilities for a deeper understanding of light-driven molecular dynamics.