化学物理
Using the Kohn-Sham (KS) inversion method of Hollins et al. [J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29, 04LT01 (2017)], we invert densities from variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) calculations to obtain benchmark QMC-KS potentials for a…
We present a multiscale quantum mechanics/classical (QM/MM) approach for modeling surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectra of molecules adsorbed on plasmonic nanostructures. The molecular subsystem is described at the density…
Atom-centered electric multipole moments can be extremely useful in chemistry as they enable the systematic mapping of a complex electrostatic problem to a simpler model. However, since they do not correspond to physical observables, there…
Hybrid nanostructures that combine semiconducting and metallic components offer great potential for photothermal therapy, optoelectronics, and sensing, by integrating tunable optical properties with enhanced light absorption and charge…
Molecular conformation in n-alk-1-ynes (CnA) is conventionally simplified to an all-planar structure. We report a comprehensive quantum chemical analysis revealing two near-isoenergetic rotamers at the acetylenic terminus: planar (C$_s$)…
Polarizable Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) approaches based on fluctuating charges and dipoles (QM/FQ(F$\mu$)) are formulated within the state-specific Vertical Excitation Model (VEM) to compute vertical excitation energies…
Accurately analyzing NMR and MRI diffusion experimental data relies on the theoretical expression used for signal attenuation or phase evolution. In a complex system, the encountered magnetic field is often inhomogeneous, which may be…
We present a novel nonadiabatic perturbation theory (NAPT) for correlated systems of electrons and nuclei beyond the Born-Oppenheimer (BO) approximation. The essence of the method is to exploit the smallness of the electronic-to-nuclear…
We introduce a size-consistent and orbital-invariant formalism for constructing correlation functionals based on the adiabatic connection for density functional theory (DFT). By constructing correlation energy matrices for the weak and…
In chemical graph theory, topological indices are widely used as numerical descriptors for establishing quantitative structure-property relationships (QSPR) and quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR). These indices…
Noncovalent interactions--vdW dispersion, hydrogen/halogen bonding, ion-$\pi$, and $\pi$-stacking--govern structure, dynamics, and emergent phenomena in materials and molecular systems, yet accurately learning them alongside covalent forces…
Proton tunneling across hydrogen bonds is a fundamental quantum effect with implications for spectroscopy, catalysis, and biomolecular stability. While state-of-the-art instanton and path-integral methods provide accurate multidimensional…
Hydrogen bonds play a pivotal role in chemistry, biology, and condensed-matter physics, where quantum tunnelling can strongly influence structure and dynamics. Isotope substitution (H $\rightarrow$ D) provides a sensitive probe of such…
The Marcus theory of electron transfer assumes that diabatic energy gaps are sampled from a single ensemble. This assumption can break down in spatially anisotropic environments, such as Faradaic reactions at electrochemical interfaces,…
We present a machine-learning workflow for the calculation of the infrared spectrum of molecules, and more generally of other temperature-dependent electronic observables. The main idea is to use the Jacobi-Legendre cluster expansion to…
We describe a novel approach to subsystem decoherence without the usual tracing-out of the environment. The subsystem of focus is described entirely by a pure state evolving non-unitarily along a single classical trajectory of its…
Following Hollins et al. [J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 29, 04LT01 (2017)], we invert the electronic ground state densities for various semiconducting and insulating solids calculated using several density functional approximations within the…
Density and viscosity measurements have been performed for the systems 1-iodonaphthalene + heptane, or + decane, or + dodecane, or + tetradecane over the temperature range (288.15-308.15) K and atmospheric pressure. At this end, a…
Spin plays a fundamental role in understanding electronic structure, yet many real-space wavefunction methods fail to adequately consider it. We introduce the Spin-Adapted Antisymmetrization Method (SAAM), a general procedure that enforces…
This study presents a dynamic modeling approach for precipitation in electrolyte systems, focusing on the crystallization of an aromatic amine through continuous processes. A novel model, integrating equilibrium and crystallization…