Kohn–Sham (TDKS) theory [Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 163001 (2005)] has allowed us to study
successfully excited state dynamics involving many electronic states in a variety of molecular
and nanoscale systems, including chromophore–semiconductor interfaces, semiconductor
and metallic quantum dots, carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons, etc. At the same
time, a concern has been raised that the KS orbital basis used in the calculation provides …