Title: Two-Component Multireference Restricted Active Space Configuration Interaction for the Computation of L-Edge X-ray Absorption Spectra

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

X-ray absorption spectroscopy is a powerful probe of local electronic and nuclear structure, providing insights into chemical processes. The theoretical prediction and interpretation of metal L-edge X-ray absorption spectra is complicated by both relativistic effects, including spin-orbit coupling, and by the multiconfigurational nature of the states involved. This work details an exact two-component multireference restricted active space configuration interaction (X2C-MRRASCI) scheme that uses an exact two-component state average complete active space self-consistent-field method (X2C-SA-CASSCF), which includes the spin-orbit coupling in a variational manner, for the accurate description of the electronic structure before using a restricted active space configuration interaction method to describe the core excited states of the X-ray spectrum. Benchmark calculations are presented for a series of iron containing complexes, with results showing key features of the spectrum being reproduced, including ligand to metal charge transfer and shake-up excitations.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0006863; SC0021100
OSTI ID:
1870985
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 18; ISSN 1549-9618
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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