DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science

AM Teale, T Helgaker, A Savin, C Adamo… - Physical chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper, the history, present status, and future of density-functional theory (DFT) is
informally reviewed and discussed by 70 workers in the field, including molecular scientists …

Cryo-EM structures of LHCII in photo-active and photo-protecting states reveal allosteric regulation of light harvesting and excess energy dissipation

M Ruan, H Li, Y Zhang, R Zhao, J Zhang, Y Wang… - Nature plants, 2023 - nature.com
The major light-harvesting complex of photosystem II (LHCII) has a dual regulatory function
in a process called non-photochemical quenching to avoid the formation of reactive oxygen …

Minimal active space: NOSCF and NOSI in multistate density functional theory

Y Lu, R Zhao, J Zhang, M Liu, J Gao - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we introduce a minimal active space (MAS) for the lowest N eigenstates
of a molecular system in the framework of multistate density functional theory (MSDFT) …

Relativistic orbital-optimized density functional theory for accurate core-level spectroscopy

LA Cunha, D Hait, R Kang, Y Mao… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Core-level spectra of 1s electrons of elements heavier than Ne show significant relativistic
effects. We combine advances in orbital-optimized density functional theory (OO-DFT) with …

Multistate density functional theory of excited states

Y Lu, J Gao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report a rigorous formulation of density functional theory for excited states, providing a
theoretical foundation for a multistate density functional theory. We prove the existence of a …

Spin Coupling Effect on Geometry-Dependent X-Ray Absorption of Diradicals

SM Garner, EA Haugen, SR Leone… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We theoretically investigate the influence of diradical electron spin coupling on the time-
resolved X-ray absorption spectra of the photochemical ring opening of furanone. We predict …

Fundamental variable and density representation in multistate DFT for excited states

Y Lu, J Gao - Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2022 - ACS Publications
Complementary to the theorems of Hohenberg and Kohn for the ground state, Theophilou's
subspace theory establishes a one-to-one relationship between the total eigenstate energy …

Generalization of One-Center Nonorthogonal Configuration Interaction Singles to Open-Shell Singlet Reference States: Theory and Application to Valence-Core …

JE Arias-Martinez, H Wu… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We formulate a one-center nonorthogonal configuration interaction singles (1C-NOCIS)
theory for the computation of core excited states of an initial singlet state with two unpaired …

Excimer energies

R Zhao, C Hettich, J Zhang, M Liu… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A multistate energy decomposition analysis (MS-EDA) method is introduced for excimers
using density functional theory. Although EDA has been widely applied to intermolecular …

Carnot: a fragment-based direct molecular dynamics and virtual–reality simulation package for reactive systems

X Chen, M Liu, J Gao - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Traditionally, the study of reaction mechanisms of complex reaction systems such as
combustion has been performed on an individual basis by optimizations of transition …