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Title: Calculations of non-adiabatic couplings within equation-of-motion coupled-cluster framework: Theory, implementation, and validation against multi-reference methods

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5009433· OSTI ID:1529221
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]
  1. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Groningen (The Netherlands)
  2. Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

In this work, we report an implementation of non-adiabatic coupling (NAC) forces within the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster with single and double excitations (EOM-CCSD) framework via the summed-state approach. Using illustrative examples, we compare NAC forces computed with EOM-CCSD and multi-reference (MR) wave functions (for selected cases, we also consider configuration interaction singles). In addition to the magnitude of the NAC vectors, we analyze their direction, which is important for the calculations of the rate of non-adiabatic transitions. Our benchmark set comprises three doublet radical-cations (hexatriene, cyclohexadiene, and uracil), neutral uracil, and sodium-doped ammonia clusters. When the characters of the states agree among different methods, we observe good agreement between the respective NAC vectors, both in the Franck-Condon region and away. In the cases of large discrepancies between the methods, the disagreement can be attributed to the difference in the states’ character, which, in some cases, is very sensitive to electron correlation, both within single-reference and multi-reference frameworks. Finally, the numeric results confirm that the accuracy of NAC vectors depends critically on the quality of the underlying wave functions. Within their domain of applicability, EOM-CC methods provide a viable alternative to MR approaches.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-05ER15685
OSTI ID:
1529221
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1417718
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 148, Issue 4; ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 37 works
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