Which electronic structure method to choose in trajectory surface hopping dynamics simulations? Azomethane as a case study

TV Papineau, D Jacquemin… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonadiabatic dynamics simulations have become a standard approach to explore
photochemical reactions. Such simulations require underlying potential energy surfaces and …

Reverse intersystem crossing dynamics in vibronically modulated inverted singlet–triplet gap system: A Wigner phase space study

P Karak, P Manna, A Banerjee, K Ruud… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We inspect the origin of the inverted singlet–triplet gap (INVEST) and slow change in the
reverse intersystem crossing (rISC) rate with temperature, as recently observed. A Wigner …

LVC/MM: A Hybrid Linear Vibronic Coupling/Molecular Mechanics Model with Distributed Multipole-Based Electrostatic Embedding for Highly Efficient Surface …

S Polonius, O Zhuravel, B Bachmair… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We present a theoretical framework for a hybrid linear vibronic coupling model
electrostatically embedded into a molecular mechanics environment, termed the linear …

Semiclassical Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics Using Linearized Pair-Density Functional Theory

MR Hennefarth, DG Truhlar… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics is an effective method for modeling nonradiative decay in
electronically excited molecules. Its accuracy depends strongly on the quality of the potential …

Resolving Photoinduced Femtosecond Three-Dimensional Solute–Solvent Dynamics through Surface Hopping Simulations

S Polonius, D Lehrner, L González… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced dynamics in solution is governed by mutual solute–solvent interactions, which
give rise to phenomena like solvatochromism, the Stokes shift, dual fluorescence, or charge …

Non-adiabatic Couplings in Surface Hopping with Tight Binding Density Functional Theory: The Case of Molecular Motors

G Díaz Mirón, CR Lien-Medrano… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD) has become an essential computational
technique for studying the photophysical relaxation of molecular systems after light …

Floquet-Engineered Photodissociation Simulated Using Coupled Potential Energy and Dipole Matrices

C Avanessian, Y Wang, DR Yarkony - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We simulate the nonadiabatic molecular dynamics of ammonia photodissociation in the
presence of an external laser field by using an approximate Floquet Hamiltonian. The dipole …

Electronically Nonadiabatic Quenching of Excited States of O2 by Collisions with O Atoms

D Lu, Y Shu, G Lendvay, DG Truhlar… - The Journal of Physical …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The kinetics of electronically inelastic quenching of O2 (a 1Δ g) and O2 (b 1Σ g+) by
collisions with O (3P) have been investigated using mixed quantum-classical trajectories …

Photoisomerization Dynamics of Azo-Escitalopram Using Surface Hopping and a Semiempirical Method

HG Gallmetzer, E Sangiogo Gil… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The photoisomerization dynamics of azo-escitalopram, a synthetic photoswitchable inhibitor
of the human serotonin transporter, is investigated in both gas-phase and water. We use the …

Stepwise Excited-State Intramolecular Double Proton Transfer in 1, 8-Dihydroxynaphthalene-2, 7-dicarbaldehyde

D Pandey, SR Vennapusa - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2024 - ACS Publications
We theoretically investigate the salient features of stepwise excited-state intramolecular
double proton transfer (ESIDPT) in 1, 8-dihydroxynaphthalene-2, 7-dicarbaldehyde (DHDA) …