Nonlinear optical response of molecule in inhomogeneous solvation environment: A response theory formalism

Heterogeneous nucleation of polymorphs on polymer surfaces: polymer-molecule interactions using a heterogeneous dielectric solvation model

We have investigated the mechanism of the nucleation of acetaminophen on poly(methyl-methacrylate) and poly(vinyl-acetate) utilizing a combination of quantum mechanical computations and electrostatic models. We have used a heterogeneous dielectric solvation model to determine the stability of different orientations of acetaminophen on polymer surfaces. We find that for the nucleation of acetaminophen on the polymer surfaces in vacuum, the most stable orientation is a flat orientation. For the nucleation process in solution where acetaminophen and the polymer surface are surrounded by a solvent, we find that the heterogeneous dielectric solvation model predicts that a sideways orientation is the most stable orientation.

CORRELATED ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE NONLINEAR RESPONSE METHODS FOR STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS

▪ Abstract  This contribution concerns a brief outline of structural environment models where correlated electronic structure response methods are utilized for the determination of nonlinear optical properties of molecules. The presentation provides theory and applications of a heterogeneous dielectric media model and a quantum mechanical–classical mechanical model at the level of correlated electronic structure response methods. The correlated electronic structure response methods include the multiconfigurational self-consistent field method.