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Title: Hole–hole Tamm–Dancoff-approximated density functional theory: A highly efficient electronic structure method incorporating dynamic and static correlation

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0003985· OSTI ID:1656599

The study of photochemical reaction dynamics requires accurate as well as computationally efficient electronic structure methods for the ground and excited states. While time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is not able to capture static correlation, complete active space self-consistent field methods neglect much of the dynamic correlation. Hence, inexpensive methods that encompass both static and dynamic electron correlation effects are of high interest. Here, we revisit hole–hole Tamm–Dancoff approximated (hh-TDA) density functional theory for this purpose. The hh-TDA method is the hole–hole counterpart to the more established particle–particle TDA (pp-TDA) method, both of which are derived from the particle–particle random phase approximation (pp-RPA). In hh-TDA, the N-electron electronic states are obtained through double annihilations starting from a doubly anionic (N+2 electron) reference state. In this way, hh-TDA treats ground and excited states on equal footing, thus allowing for conical intersections to be correctly described. Furthermore, the treatment of dynamic correlation is introduced through the use of commonly employed density functional approximations to the exchange-correlation potential. Additionally, we show that hh-TDA is a promising candidate to efficiently treat the photochemistry of organic and biochemical systems that involve several low-lying excited states—particularly those with both low-lying ππ* and nπ* states where inclusion of dynamic correlation is essential to describe the relative energetics. In contrast to the existing literature on pp-TDA and pp-RPA, we employ a functional-dependent choice for the response kernel in pp- and hh-TDA, which closely resembles the response kernels occurring in linear response and collinear spin-flip TDDFT.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; Leopoldina Fellowship Program; AMOS Program; USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
LPDS 2018-09; AC02-76SF00515; AMOS Program
OSTI ID:
1656599
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1637988
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 153, Issue 2; ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 31 works
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