Equation of motion coupled cluster methods for electron attachment and ionization potential in polyacenes
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors employed the EA/IP equation of motion coupled cluster singles and doubles (EA/IP-EOMCCSD) method for linear polyacenes and their electron affinity (EA) and ionization potential (IP) properties.
About: This article is published in Chemical Physics Letters.The article was published on 2015-11-16 and is currently open access. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hexacene & Coupled cluster.
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TL;DR: The unusual intrinsic electronic structure of the [B12X12]2- MCAs provides the basis for a molecular level understanding of their observed unique physical and chemical properties and a new paradigm for understanding the properties of these MCAs with not well-separated charges that departs from the prevailing model used for spatially separated charges.
Abstract: The stability and electron loss process of numerous multiply charged anions (MCAs) have been traditionally explained in terms of the classical Coulomb interaction between spatially separated charged groups. An understanding of these processes in MCAs with not well-separated excess charges is still lacking. We report the surprising properties and physical behavior of [B12X12]2–, X = F, Cl, Br, I, At, which are MCAs with not well-separated excess charges and cannot be described by the prevailing classical picture. In this series of MCAs, comprising a “boron core” surrounded by a “halogen shell”, the sign of the total charge in these two regions changes along the halogen series from X = F–At. With the aid of experimental photoelectron spectroscopy and highly correlated ab initio electronic structure calculations, we demonstrate that the trend in the electronic stability of these MCAs is determined by the interplay between the Coulomb (de)stabilization originating from the “boron core” and “halogen shell” and...
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TL;DR: A key aspect of this work is the determination of the frequency dependent self-energy, Σ(ω), which reveals a diagonally dominate block structure where as the non-local correlation increases, the block size increases proportionally.
Abstract: In this paper, we report on the development of a parallel implementation of the coupled-cluster (CC) Green function formulation (GFCC) employing single and double excitations in the cluster operator (GFCCSD). A key aspect of this work is the determination of the frequency dependent self-energy, Σ(ω). The detailed description of the underlying algorithm is provided, including approximations used that preserve the pole structure of the full GFCCSD method, thereby reducing the computational costs while maintaining an accurate character of methodology. Furthermore, for systems with strong local correlation, our formulation reveals a diagonally dominate block structure where as the non-local correlation increases, the block size increases proportionally. To demonstrate the accuracy of our approach, several examples including calculations of ionization potentials for benchmark systems are presented and compared against experiment.
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TL;DR: The morphological evolution of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester blends that are commensurate with the size of a BHJ thin film is examined and nanoscale geometries of the P3HT oligomers, LUMO and HOMO energy levels calculated by density functional theory are found to be invariant across the donor/acceptor interface.
Abstract: Understanding how additives interact and segregate within bulk heterojunction (BHJ) thin films is critical for exercising control over structure at multiple length scales and delivering improvements in photovoltaic performance. The morphological evolution of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blends that are commensurate with the size of a BHJ thin film is examined using petascale coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Comparisons between two-component and three-component systems containing short P3HT chains as additives undergoing thermal annealing demonstrate that the short chains alter the morphology in apparently useful ways: they efficiently migrate to the P3HT/PCBM interface, increasing the P3HT domain size and interfacial area. Simulation results agree with depth profiles determined from neutron reflectometry measurements that reveal PCBM enrichment near substrate and air interfaces but a decrease in that PCBM enrichment when a small amount of shor...
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the electronegativity of C20nH20 systems remains, to a large extent, independent of the nanotube length.
Abstract: In this paper, we apply equation-of-motion coupled cluster (EOM-CC) methods in the studies of the vertical ionization potentials (IPs) and electron affinities (EAs) for a series of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). The EOM-CC formulations for IPs and EAs employing excitation manifolds spanned by single and double excitations (IP/EA-EOM-CCSD) are used to study the IPs and EAs of the SWCNTs as a function of the nanotube length. Several armchair nanotubes corresponding to C20nH20 models with n = 2–6 have been used in benchmark calculations. In agreement with previous studies, we demonstrate that the electronegativity of C20nH20 systems remains, to a large extent, independent of the nanotube length. We also compare IP/EA-EOM-CCSD results with those obtained with coupled cluster models with single and double excitations corrected by perturbative triples, CCSD(T), and density functional theory (DFT) using global and range-separated hybrid exchange–correlation functionals.
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TL;DR: In this article , a subspace projection scheme was proposed to evaluate resonance positions and widths at the overall cost of a single electronic structure calculation for the complex absorbing potential equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (CAP-EOM-CC) method.
Abstract: The complex absorbing potential equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (CAP-EOM-CC) method is routinely used to investigate metastable electronic states in small molecules. However, the requirement of evaluating eigenvalue trajectories presents a barrier to larger simulations, as each point corresponding to a different value of the CAP strength parameter requires a unique eigenvalue calculation. Here, we present a new implementation of CAP-EOM-CCSD that uses a subspace projection scheme to evaluate resonance positions and widths at the overall cost of a single electronic structure calculation. We analyze the performance of the projected CAP-EOM-CC scheme against the conventional scheme, where the CAP is incorporated starting from the Hartree-Fock level, for various small and medium sized molecules, and investigate its sensitivity to various parameters. Finally, we report resonance parameters for a set of molecules commonly used for benchmarking CAP-based methods, and we report estimates of resonance energies and widths for 1- and 2-cyanonaphtalene, molecules that were recently detected in the interstellar medium.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the solutions of the SAC (symmetry-adapted-cluster) and SAC CI theories for the study of electron correlations in ground and excited states, respectively, are summarized.
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TL;DR: The electron attachment equation of motion coupled cluster (EA•EOMCC) method is derived in this paper, which enables determination of the various bound states of an (N+1)-electron system and the corresponding energy eigenvalues relative to the energy of an N•electron CCSD reference state.
Abstract: The electron attachment equation of motion coupled cluster (EA‐EOMCC) method is derived which enables determination of the various bound states of an (N+1)‐electron system and the corresponding energy eigenvalues relative to the energy of an N‐electron CCSD reference state Detailed working equations for the EA‐EOMCC method are derived using diagrammatic techniques for both closed‐shell and open‐shell CCSD reference states based upon a single determinant The EA‐EOMCC method is applied to a variety of different problems, the main purpose being to establish its prospects and limitations The results from EA‐EOMCC calculations are compared to other EOMCC approaches, starting from different reference states, as well as other theoretical methods and experimental values, where available We have investigated electron affinities for a wide selection of both closed‐shell and open‐shell systems Excitation spectra of atoms and molecules with an odd number of electrons are obtained, taking the closed‐shell ground state of the ion as a reference in the EA‐EOMCC calculation Finally we consider excitation spectra of some closed‐shell systems, and find in particular that the electron attachment approach is capable of yielding accurate triplet excitation energies in an efficient way
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TL;DR: An overview of recent developments in WSCPs and WSCSs, including their molecular design, material synthesis, functional principles and application as interface modification layers and photoactive components in emerging photovoltaic technologies such as organic/polymer solar cells, organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells and dye-sensitised solar cells are given.
Abstract: Water/alcohol-soluble conjugated polymers (WSCPs) and small molecules (WSCSs) are materials that can be processed from water or other polar solvents. They provide good opportunities to fabricate multilayer organic optoelectronic devices without interface mixing by solution processing, and exhibit a promising interface modification ability for metal or metal oxide electrodes to greatly enhance the device performance of solar cells. Moreover, owing to their intriguing processability, WSCPs and WSCSs have great potential for applying environmentally friendly processing technologies to fabricate solar cells. In this review, the authors give an overview of recent developments in WSCPs and WSCSs, including their molecular design, material synthesis, functional principles and application as interface modification layers and photoactive components in emerging photovoltaic technologies such as organic/polymer solar cells, organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells and dye-sensitised solar cells.
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the CR-EOMCCSD(T) approaches provide a highly accurate description of excited states dominated by double excitations, excited states displaying a manifestly multireference character, and PESs of exciting states along bond breaking coordinates with the ease of the ground-state CCSD(T).
Abstract: The single-reference ab initio methods for high accuracy calculations of potential energy surfaces (PESs) of excited electronic states, termed the completely renormalized equation-of-motion coupled-cluster approaches with singles, doubles, and noniterative triples [CR-EOMCCSD(T)], are developed. In the CR-EOMCCSD(T) methods, which are based on the formalism of the method of moments of coupled-cluster equations, the suitably designed corrections due to triple excitations are added, in a state-selective manner, to the excited-state energies obtained in the standard equation-of-motion coupled-cluster calculations with singles and doubles (EOMCCSD). It is demonstrated that the CR-EOMCCSD(T) approaches, which can be regarded as the excited-state analogs of the ground-state CR-CCSD(T) theory, provide a highly accurate description of excited states dominated by double excitations, excited states displaying a manifestly multireference character, and PESs of excited states along bond breaking coordinates with the ease of the ground-state CCSD(T) or CR-CCSD(T) calculations. The performance of the CR-EOMCCSD(T) methods is illustrated by the results of calculations for the excited states of CH+, HF, N2, C2, and ozone.
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TL;DR: The full version of the EOMCC method with all singles and doubles, and a selected set of triples defined through active orbitals (EOMCCSDt) has been implemented and tested using the H8, H2O, N2, C2, and CH+ systems as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The full version of the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (EOMCC) method with all singles and doubles, and a selected set of triples defined through active orbitals (EOMCCSDt) has been implemented and tested using the H8, H2O, N2, C2, and CH+ systems. It is demonstrated that the full EOMCCSDt method provides the results of the full EOMCCSDT (EOMCC singles, doubles, and triples) quality at the fraction of the computer effort associated with the EOMCCSDT calculations. This includes excited states that are dominated by doubles and states that have large triexcited components. The excellent performance of the EOMCCSDt approach is observed even when the ground electronic state has a quasidegenerate character, which means that we can apply the EOMCCSDt formalism to excited states that cannot be adequately described by the perturbative triples models. The EOMCCSDt method is equivalent to the EOMCCSDT approach if all orbitals used in the EOMCCSDt calculations are active.
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