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Excited-State Energy Decomposition Analysis
Jiali Gao1,2, Chenyu Liu1, Kai Chen1
1Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55455, MN, USA.
Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry
|December 5, 2025
Summary
Excited-state energy decomposition analysis (MS-EDA) offers a new way to understand how molecules stabilize in excited states. This method breaks down interactions like photoexcitation and exciton resonance, providing deeper insights into photochemistry.
Area of Science:
- Computational Chemistry
- Quantum Chemistry
- Spectroscopy
Background:
- Ground-state energy decomposition analysis (EDA) is established for studying molecular interactions.
- Excited states present unique stabilizing interactions like photoexcitation and exciton resonance.
- Multistate density functional theory (MSDFT) enables excited-state analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the theoretical framework of multistate energy decomposition analysis (MS-EDA).
- To define key energetic terms within MS-EDA.
- To demonstrate MS-EDA applications in excited-state complexes.
Main Methods:
- Development and application of multistate energy decomposition analysis (MS-EDA).
- Utilizing multistate density functional theory (MSDFT) for excited-state calculations.
- Analysis of energetic contributions in excited-state molecular complexes.
Main Results:
- MS-EDA successfully dissects stabilizing interactions in excited states.
- Key terms defining exciton resonance and charge-transfer contributions are identified.
- The method provides mechanistic insights into photophysical processes.
Conclusions:
- MS-EDA is a powerful tool for understanding excited-state interactions.
- It offers interpretable insights into exciton resonance and superexchange stabilization.
- This framework advances the study of photochemistry and photophysics.
Keywords:
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