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Published on: May 27, 2020
Excitation configuration analysis for divide-and-conquer excited-state calculation method using dynamical
Ryusei Nishimura1, Takeshi Yoshikawa2,3, Ken Sakata2
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
This study introduces a new analysis for excited-state calculations in large systems. It accurately determines excitation and de-excitation coefficients, enhancing computational chemistry methods.
Area of Science:
- Computational Chemistry
- Quantum Chemistry
- Theoretical Chemistry
Background:
- A previous divide-and-conquer (DC) method calculated excited states using dynamical polarizability.
- This method determined excitation energies and oscillator strengths from polarizability poles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel analysis for excited-state calculations.
- To obtain detailed configuration information, including excitation and de-excitation coefficients.
- To extend the capabilities of the existing DC-based non-local excited-state method.
Main Methods:
- A novel analysis was applied to a previously developed DC-based non-local excited-state calculation method.
- The method utilizes information from dynamical polarizability.
- Numerical applications were performed on molecules like ethylene, hydrogen, ammonia, and pyridazine.
Main Results:
- The proposed analysis accurately reproduced excitation and de-excitation coefficients.
- The method successfully obtained detailed configuration information for excited states.
- Validation was confirmed through numerical applications on small molecules.
Conclusions:
- The novel analysis provides valuable configuration information for excited states.
- The enhanced method accurately calculates excitation and de-excitation coefficients.
- This approach enables the treatment of both local and non-local excited states in large systems.
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