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Liu XY, Wang SR, Fang WH, Cui G. Nuclear Quantum Effects on Nonadiabatic Dynamics of a Green Fluorescent Protein Chromophore Analogue: Ring-Polymer Surface-Hopping Simulation. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:3426-3439. [PMID: 38656202 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Herein, we have used the "on-the-fly" ring-polymer surface-hopping simulation method with the centroid approximation (RPSH-CA), in combination with the multireference OM2/MRCI electronic structure calculations to study the photoinduced dynamics of a green fluorescent protein (GFP) chromophore analogue in the gas phase, i.e., o-HBI, at 50, 100, and 300 K with 1, 5, 10, and 15 beads (3600 1 ps trajectories). The electronic structure calculations identified five new minimum-energy conical intersection (MECI) structures, which, together with the previous one, play crucial roles in the excited-state decay dynamics of o-HBI. It is also found that the excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) occurs in an ultrafast manner and is completed within 20 fs in all the simulation conditions because there is no barrier associated with this ESIPT process in the S1 state. However, the other excited-state dynamical results are strongly related to the number of beads. At 50 and 100 K, the nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) are very important; therefore, the excited-state dynamical results change significantly with the bead number. For example, the S1 decay time deduced from time-dependent state populations becomes longer as the bead number increases. Nevertheless, an essentially convergent trend is observed when the bead number is close to 10. In contrast, at 300 K, the NQEs become weaker and the above dynamical results converge very quickly even with 1 bead. Most importantly, the NQEs seriously affect the excited-state decay mechanism of o-HBI. At 50 and 100 K, most trajectories decay to the S0 state via perpendicular keto MECIs, whereas, at 300 K, only twisted keto MECIs are responsible for the excited-state decay. The present work not only comprehensively explores the temperature-dependent photoinduced dynamics of o-HBI, but also demonstrates the importance and necessity of NQEs in nonadiabatic dynamics simulations, especially at relatively low temperatures.
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- Xiang-Yang Liu
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Liu XY, Chen WK, Fang WH, Cui G. Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulations for Photoinduced Processes in Molecules and Semiconductors: Methodologies and Applications. J Chem Theory Comput 2023. [PMID: 37984502 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Nonadiabatic dynamics (NAMD) simulations have become powerful tools for elucidating complicated photoinduced processes in various systems from molecules to semiconductor materials. In this review, we present an overview of our recent research on photophysics of molecular systems and periodic semiconductor materials with the aid of ab initio NAMD simulation methods implemented in the generalized trajectory surface-hopping (GTSH) package. Both theoretical backgrounds and applications of the developed NAMD methods are presented in detail. For molecular systems, the linear-response time-dependent density functional theory (LR-TDDFT) method is primarily used to model electronic structures in NAMD simulations owing to its balanced efficiency and accuracy. Moreover, the efficient algorithms for calculating nonadiabatic coupling terms (NACTs) and spin-orbit couplings (SOCs) have been coded into the package to increase the simulation efficiency. In combination with various analysis techniques, we can explore the mechanistic details of the photoinduced dynamics of a range of molecular systems, including charge separation and energy transfer processes in organic donor-acceptor structures, ultrafast intersystem crossing (ISC) processes in transition metal complexes (TMCs), and exciton dynamics in molecular aggregates. For semiconductor materials, we developed the NAMD methods for simulating the photoinduced carrier dynamics within the framework of the Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT), in which SOC effects are explicitly accounted for using the two-component, noncollinear DFT method. Using this method, we have investigated the photoinduced carrier dynamics at the interface of a variety of van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions, such as two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and perovskites-related systems. Recently, we extended the LR-TDDFT-based NAMD method for semiconductor materials, allowing us to study the excitonic effects in the photoinduced energy transfer process. These results demonstrate that the NAMD simulations are powerful tools for exploring the photodynamics of molecular systems and semiconductor materials. In future studies, the NAMD simulation methods can be employed to elucidate experimental phenomena and reveal microscopic details as well as rationally design novel photofunctional materials with desired properties.
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- Xiang-Yang Liu
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, P. R. China
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Tang D, Jia L, Shen L, Fang WH. Fewest-Switches Surface Hopping with Long Short-Term Memory Networks. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:10377-10387. [PMID: 36317657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The mixed quantum-classical dynamical simulation is essential for studying nonadiabatic phenomena in photophysics and photochemistry. In recent years, many machine learning models have been developed to accelerate the time evolution of the nuclear subsystem. Herein, we implement long short-term memory (LSTM) networks as a propagator to accelerate the time evolution of the electronic subsystem during the fewest-switches surface hopping (FSSH) simulations. A small number of reference trajectories are generated using the original FSSH method, and then the LSTM networks can be built, accompanied by careful examination of typical LSTM-FSSH trajectories that employ the same initial condition and random numbers as the corresponding reference. The constructed network is applied to FSSH to further produce a trajectory ensemble to reveal the mechanism of nonadiabatic processes. Taking Tully's three models as test systems, we qualitatively reproduced the collective results. This work demonstrates that LSTM can be applied to the most popular surface hopping simulations.
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- Diandong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Yantai-Jingshi Institute of Material Genome Engineering, Yantai 265505, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Yantai-Jingshi Institute of Material Genome Engineering, Yantai 265505, Shandong, China
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Quantum Decoherence Technique for Two Two-level Interacting Atomic Engineering in Dissipative Field. COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE 2022; 2022:7987716. [PMID: 35676966 PMCID: PMC9168109 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7987716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In order to improve the in-depth understanding and research on the dissipative field of atomic engineering, the research object of this paper is the dissipative field of atomic engineering. Through the engineering of two two-level interacting atoms as the background, an in-depth study of two two-level atoms is carried out, so the decoherence factor of two two-level atoms is obtained. In this paper, the numerical simulation calculation experiment of the dissipative field of atomic engineering is carried out, and the evolution of the quantum coherent oscillation of the dissipative field to the quantum decoherence is discussed. The results indicate that the dissipation coefficient and strength of the atom-light field interaction not only affect the oscillation of the quantum coherent evolution of atomic states but also the periodicity of the evolution. All preliminary results throw light on the nature of two-level interacting atoms in the dissipative field of atomic engineering, which also provides a reference value for related researchers.
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Li B, Xu J, Li G, Shi Z, Wang L. A Mixed Deterministic-Stochastic Algorithm of the Branching Corrected Mean Field Method for Nonadiabatic Dynamics. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:114116. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0084013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We present a new algorithm of the branching corrected mean field (BCMF) method for nonadiabatic dynamics [J. Xu and L. Wang, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11, 8283 (2020)], which combines the key advantages of the two existed algorithms, i.e., the deterministic BCMF algorithm based on weights of trajectory branches (BCMF-w) and the stochastic BCMF algorithm with random collapse of the electronic wavefunction (BCMF-s). The resulting mixed deterministic-stochastic BCMF algorithm (BCMF-ws) is benchmarked in a series of standard scattering problems with potential wells on the excited-state surfaces, which are common in realistic systems. In all investigated cases, BCMF-ws holds the same high accuracy while the computational time is reduced about two orders of magnitude compared to the original BCMF-w and BCMF-s algorithms, thus promising for nonadiabatic dynamics simulations of general systems.
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China
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Chen WK, Sun XW, Fang Q, Liu XY, Cui GL. GW/BSE nonadiabatic dynamics simulations on excited-state relaxation processes of zinc phthalocyanine-fullerene dyads: Roles of bridging chemical bonds. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2109162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Wen-kai Chen
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Xie BB, Liu BL, Tang XF, Tang D, Shen L, Fang WH. Nonadiabatic dynamics simulation of photoinduced ring-opening reaction of 2(5 H)-thiophenone with internal conversion and intersystem crossing. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:9867-9877. [PMID: 33908501 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00281c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the present work, the quantum trajectory mean-field approach, which is able to overcome the overcoherence problem, was generalized to simulate internal conversion and intersystem crossing processes simultaneously. The photoinduced ring-opening and subsequent rearrangement reactions of isolated 2(5H)-thiophenone were studied based on geometry optimizations on critical structures and nonadiabatic dynamics simulations using this method. Upon 267 nm irradiation, the molecule is initially populated in the 1ππ* state. After a sudden rupture of one C-S bond within 100 fs in this state, the lowest two singlet excited states and the lowest two triplet excited states become quasi-degenerated, and then the intersystem crossing processes between singlet and triplet states accompanied by rearrangement reactions can be observed several times. Compared with our previous nonadiabatic simulations in the absence of intersystem crossing (ChemPhotoChem, 2019, 3, 897-906), some new nonadiabatic relaxation pathways involving triplet states and different ring-opening products were identified. The present work provides new mechanistic insights into the photoinduced ring-opening of thio-substituted heterocyclic molecules and reveals the importance of nonadiabatic dynamics simulation that is able to deal with multiple electronic states with different spin multiplicities.
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- Bin-Bin Xie
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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Tang D, Shen L, Fang WH. Evaluation of mixed quantum-classical molecular dynamics on cis-azobenzene photoisomerization. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:13951-13964. [PMID: 34142685 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01374b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The quantitative prediction of nonadiabatic transitions between different electronic states is important to understand ultrafast processes in photochemistry. A variety of mixed quantum-classical molecular dynamics methods such as surface hopping and Ehrenfest mean-field have been developed. However, how to choose an appropriate one from a wide diversity of dynamics algorithms to study a realistic photochemical process is still unclear. In this work, we implemented 30 combinations of different mixed quantum-classical dynamics methods, including 24 surface hopping models with 8 decoherence corrections and 3 momentum rescaling strategies as well as 6 mean-field models. Then we performed numerical investigations by simulating the photoisomerization of cis-azobenzene combined with on-the-fly electronic structure calculations. Predictions of the S1 lifetime and the quantum yield of the photoproduct using different models are distinct. Surface hopping is more robust than mean-field in our test system. Moreover, the choice of momentum rescaling methods in surface hopping brings more significant changes than decoherence corrections, while a large discrepancy between simulation results with different mean-field algorithms has been observed.
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- Diandong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Shen L, Xie B, Li Z, Liu L, Cui G, Fang WH. Role of Multistate Intersections in Photochemistry. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:8490-8501. [PMID: 32787313 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It has been generally accepted that the intersection of potential energy surfaces can facilitate nonadiabatic transitions and plays a crucial role in photochemistry. Although most previous studies have focused on the conical intersection of two electronic states, multistate intersections are common in polyatomic molecules, and their key roles in photochemistry have been uncovered by electronic structure calculations and nonadiabatic dynamics simulations. In this Perspective, the algorithms for searching two- or three-state intersections are first examined with an emphasis on the latest development in a general algorithm for location of multistate intersections. Then, we focus on intersystem crossing (ISC) that occurs in the region of multistate intersection, paying more attention to how the state-specific spin-orbit coupling interaction influences nonadiabatic ISC processes. Finally, the interweaving of nonadiabatic dynamics simulation and electronic structure calculation has been recognized as a correct way to ascertain the vital roles of multistate intersections in photochemical reactions.
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- Lin Shen
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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When nonadiabatic dynamics are described on the basis of trajectories, severe trajectory branching occurs when the nuclear wave packets on some potential energy surfaces are reflected while those on the remaining surfaces are not. As a result, the traditional Ehrenfest mean field (EMF) approximation breaks down. In this study, two versions of the branching corrected mean field (BCMF) method are proposed. Namely, when trajectory branching is identified, BCMF stochastically selects either the reflected or the nonreflected group to build the new mean field trajectory or splits the mean field trajectory into two new trajectories with the corresponding weights. As benchmarked in six standard model systems and an extensive model base with two hundred diverse scattering models, BCMF significantly improves the accuracy while retaining the high efficiency of the traditional EMF. In fact, BCMF closely reproduces the exact quantum dynamics in all investigated systems, thus highlighting the essential role of branching correction in nonadiabatic dynamics simulations of general systems.
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- Jiabo Xu
- Center for Chemistry of Novel & High-Performance Materials, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Center for Chemistry of Novel & High-Performance Materials, and Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Ibele LM, Nicolson A, Curchod BFE. Excited-state dynamics of molecules with classically driven trajectories and Gaussians. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1665199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Lea M. Ibele
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, UK
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