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Molecular excited states through a machine learning lens.

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¹State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. dral@xmu.edu.cn.

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Machine learning aids challenging molecular excited-state simulations. This approach enhances property prediction, improves quantum mechanical methods, and accelerates the discovery of new optoelectronic materials.

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Area of Science:

Computational Chemistry
Materials Science
Quantum Mechanics

Background:

Molecular excited-state simulations are crucial for research and technology but are computationally demanding.
Quantum mechanical methods face significant challenges in accurately simulating these processes.
Machine learning (ML) offers novel solutions to overcome these computational hurdles.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the progress of machine learning applications in molecular excited-state research.
To assess the current state-of-the-art and identify future research directions.
To highlight ML's potential in understanding and controlling photochemical processes.

Main Methods:

Overview of diverse ML applications in excited-state research.
Analysis of ML's role in predicting molecular properties.
Examination of ML's contribution to enhancing quantum mechanical calculations and materials discovery.

Main Results:

ML significantly assists in predicting molecular properties relevant to excited states.
ML methods improve the accuracy and efficiency of quantum mechanical calculations for excited states.
ML accelerates the search for novel materials with desired optoelectronic properties.

Conclusions:

Machine learning is revolutionizing molecular excited-state simulations.
ML provides insights into photo-process influencing factors, enabling better control.
ML establishes new design principles for advanced optoelectronic materials.