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Lu Y, Wang S, Shen Y. Theoretical insights of the pharmaceutical compound fluoxetine in water: Role in direct photolysis and indirect photolysis by free radicals. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 142:269-278. [PMID: 38527892 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The frequent detection of pharmaceutical compounds in the environment has led to a growing awareness, which may pose a major threat to the aquatic environment. In this study, photodegradation (direct and indirect photolysis) of two different dissociation states of fluoxetine (FLU) was investigated in water, mainly including the determination of photolytic transition states and products, and the mechanisms of indirect photodegradation with ·OH, CO3*- and NO3*. The main direct photolysis pathways are defluorination and C-C bond cleavage. In addition, the indirect photodegradation of FLU in water is mainly through the reactions with ·OH and NO3*, and the photodegradation reaction with CO3*- is relatively difficult to occur in the water environment. Our results provide a theoretical basis for understanding the phototransformation process of FLU in the water environment and assessing its potential risk.
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- Ying Lu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Shepard C, Zhou R, Bost J, Carney TE, Yao Y, Kanai Y. Efficient exact exchange using Wannier functions and other related developments in planewave-pseudopotential implementation of RT-TDDFT. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:024111. [PMID: 38984957 DOI: 10.1063/5.0211238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
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The plane-wave pseudopotential (PW-PP) formalism is widely used for the first-principles electronic structure calculation of extended periodic systems. The PW-PP approach has also been adapted for real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT) to investigate time-dependent electronic dynamical phenomena. In this work, we detail recent advances in the PW-PP formalism for RT-TDDFT, particularly how maximally localized Wannier functions (MLWFs) are used to accelerate simulations using the exact exchange. We also discuss several related developments, including an anti-Hermitian correction for the time-dependent MLWFs (TD-MLWFs) when a time-dependent electric field is applied, the refinement procedure for TD-MLWFs, comparison of the velocity and length gauge approaches for applying an electric field, and elimination of long-range electrostatic interaction, as well as usage of a complex absorbing potential for modeling isolated systems when using the PW-PP formalism.
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- Christopher Shepard
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Damour Y, Scemama A, Jacquemin D, Kossoski F, Loos PF. State-Specific Coupled-Cluster Methods for Excited States. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:4129-4145. [PMID: 38749498 PMCID: PMC11137840 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.4c00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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We reexamine ΔCCSD, a state-specific coupled-cluster (CC) with single and double excitations (CCSD) approach that targets excited states through the utilization of non-Aufbau determinants. This methodology is particularly efficient when dealing with doubly excited states, a domain in which the standard equation-of-motion CCSD (EOM-CCSD) formalism falls short. Our goal here to evaluate the effectiveness of ΔCCSD when applied to other types of excited states, comparing its consistency and accuracy with EOM-CCSD. To this end, we report a benchmark on excitation energies computed with the ΔCCSD and EOM-CCSD methods for a set of molecular excited-state energies that encompasses not only doubly excited states but also doublet-doublet transitions and (singlet and triplet) singly excited states of closed-shell systems. In the latter case, we rely on a minimalist version of multireference CC known as the two-determinant CCSD method to compute the excited states. Our data set, consisting of 276 excited states stemming from the quest database [Véril et al., WIREs Comput. Mol. Sci. 2021, 11, e1517], provides a significant base to draw general conclusions concerning the accuracy of ΔCCSD. Except for the doubly excited states, we found that ΔCCSD underperforms EOM-CCSD. For doublet-doublet transitions, the difference between the mean absolute errors (MAEs) of the two methodologies (of 0.10 and 0.07 eV) is less pronounced than that obtained for singly excited states of closed-shell systems (MAEs of 0.15 and 0.08 eV). This discrepancy is largely attributed to a greater number of excited states in the latter set exhibiting multiconfigurational characters, which are more challenging for ΔCCSD. We also found typically small improvements by employing state-specific optimized orbitals.
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- Yann Damour
- Laboratoire
de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Nantes
Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
- Institut
Universitaire de France (IUF), F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire
de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France
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Camacho-Montes H, Aizpuru APL, Dominguez-Garcia R, Guzman-Pando A, Camarillo-Cisneros J. Copper complex molecules as dye-sensitizers: Hybrid MetaGGA and standard + van der Waals functionals. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 128:108724. [PMID: 38340691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2024.108724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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This study focuses on the use of Density Functional Theory calculations with two main approaches: computational chemistry and computational physics. The following three cases were considered for the derivation: (I) computational chemistry using the M06 hybrid functional, (II) computational chemistry using the standard PBE functional including vdW interactions, and (III) computational physics using the standard PBE functional including vdW interactions and periodic boundary conditions. Since the approximation using hybrid functionals M06 has been extensively validated, this method was used as a reference. The second and third methods are less expensive, it is ideal for use to extend large systems. From the sensitized molecules are found in the gas phase and include solvent effects through the integral equation formalism polarizable continuum model. In a systematic analysis of 15 Cu complex molecules, a complete characterization for DSSCs has been carried out and molecular geometry, electronic and optical measurements have been reported.
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- H Camacho-Montes
- Instituto de Ingenieria y Tecnologia, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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- Computational Chemistry Physics Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, Av. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 120, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Computational Chemistry Physics Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Computational Chemistry Physics Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Insuasty D, Mutis M, Trilleras J, Illicachi LA, Rodríguez JD, Ramos-Hernández A, San-Juan-Vergara HG, Cadena-Cruz C, Mora JR, Paz JL, Méndez-López M, Pérez EG, Aliaga ME, Valencia J, Márquez E. Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, Theoretical Studies, and Living Cancer Cell Imaging Applications of New 7-(Diethylamino)quinolone Chalcones. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:18786-18800. [PMID: 38708212 PMCID: PMC11064003 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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In this article, three unsymmetrical 7-(diethylamino)quinolone chalcones with D-π-A-D and D-π-A-π-D type push-pull molecular arrangements were synthesized via a Claisen-Schmidt reaction. Using 7-(diethylamino)quinolone and vanillin as electron donor (D) moieties, these were linked together through the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl system acting as a linker and an electron acceptor (A). The photophysical properties were studied, revealing significant Stokes shifts and strong solvatofluorochromism caused by the ICT and TICT behavior produced by the push-pull effect. Moreover, quenching caused by the population of the TICT state in THF-H2O mixtures was observed, and the emission in the solid state evidenced a red shift compared to the emission in solution. These findings were corroborated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations employing the wb97xd/6-311G(d,p) method. The cytotoxic activity of the synthesized compounds was assessed on BHK-21, PC3, and LNCaP cell lines, revealing moderate activity across all compounds. Notably, compound 5b exhibited the highest activity against LNCaP cells, with an LC50 value of 10.89 μM. Furthermore, the compounds were evaluated for their potential as imaging agents in living prostate cells. The results demonstrated their favorable cell permeability and strong emission at 488 nm, positioning them as promising candidates for cancer cell imaging applications.
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- Daniel Insuasty
- Departamento
de Química y Biología, División de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Grupo
de Investigación en Compuestos Heterocíclicos, Facultad
de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad
del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Grupo
de Investigación en Compuestos Heterocíclicos, Facultad
de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad
del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Grupo
de Investigación en Química y Biotecnología,
Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad
Santiago de Cali, Calle 5. No. 62-00, Cali 760032, Colombia
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- Programa
de medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Libre, Km 7 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Grupo
Química Supramolecular Aplicada, Semillero Electroquímica
Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Atlántico, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Departamento
de Medicina, División Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Departamento
de Medicina, División Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Instituto
de Simulación Computacional (ISC-USFQ), Departamento de Ingeniería
Química, Universidad San Francisco
de Quito, Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica, Quito 170901, Ecuador
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- Departamento
Académico de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de
Química e Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Apartado, 15081 Lima, Perú
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- Departamento
de Química y Biología, División de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Organic
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Physical
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Departamento
de Química y Biología, División de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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- Departamento
de Química y Biología, División de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 vía Puerto Colombia, Puerto Colombia 081007, Colombia
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Tuckman H, Neuscamman E. Aufbau Suppressed Coupled Cluster Theory for Electronically Excited States. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:2761-2773. [PMID: 38502102 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
We introduce an approach to improve single-reference coupled cluster theory in settings where the Aufbau determinant is absent from or plays only a small role in the true wave function. Using a de-excitation operator that can be efficiently hidden within a similarity transform, we create a coupled cluster wave function in which de-excitations work to suppress the Aufbau determinant and produce wave functions dominated by other determinants. Thanks to an invertible and fully exponential form, the approach is systematically improvable, size consistent, size extensive, and, interestingly, size intensive in a granular way that should make the adoption of some ground state techniques, such as local correlation, relatively straightforward. In this initial study, we apply the general formalism to create a state-specific method for orbital-relaxed, singly excited states. We find that this approach matches the accuracy of similar-cost equation-of-motion methods in valence excitations while offering improved accuracy for charge transfer states. We also find the approach to be more accurate than excited-state-specific perturbation theory in both types of states.
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- Harrison Tuckman
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Luo Y, Su T, Yang HY, Ang YS, Ang LK. Analytical Model of Optical-Field-Driven Subcycle Electron Tunneling Pulses from Two-Dimensional Materials. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3882-3889. [PMID: 38527217 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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We develop analytical models of optical-field-driven electron tunneling from the edge and surface of free-standing two-dimensional (2D) materials. We discover a universal scaling between the tunneling current density (J) and the electric field near the barrier (F): In(J/|F|β) ∝ 1/|F| with β values of 3/2 and 1 for edge emission and vertical surface emission, respectively. At ultrahigh values of F, the current density exhibits an unexpected high-field saturation effect due to the reduced dimensionality of the 2D material, which is absent in the traditional bulk material. Our calculation reveals the dc bias as an efficient method for modulating the optical-field tunneling subcycle emission characteristics. Importantly, our model is in excellent agreement with a recent experiment on graphene. Our results offer a useful framework for understanding optical-field tunneling emission from 2D materials, which are helpful for the development of optoelectronics and emerging petahertz vacuum nanoelectronics.
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- Yi Luo
- Science, Mathematics and Technology Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372
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- Science, Mathematics and Technology Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372
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- Science, Mathematics and Technology Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372
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- Science, Mathematics and Technology Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372
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- Science, Mathematics and Technology Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372
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Lu Y, Wang S. Theoretical explanation of direct photolysis and indirect photolysis of bendazone with •OH, •SO 4-, and •CO 3- in water: mechanism insights and ecotoxicity evaluation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:18982-18992. [PMID: 38353814 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32315-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Bendazone (BNTE) is an herbicide and a highly concerned pollutant in aquatic environments. Understanding the photochemical behavior of BNTE in water is crucial for evaluating its photochemical conversion process in aquatic environments. This study analyzed the direct photolysis and indirect photolysis pathways of two dissociated forms of BNTE in water through density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory method. The results show that the reaction types of indirect photolysis of BNTE with free radicals (•OH, •SO4-, and •CO3-) are OH- addition, SO4- addition, and CO3- addition. In the process of indirect photolysis of BNTE and free radicals, the photolysis of •OH and BNTE was the easiest, followed by •SO4-. In addition, the active site of BNTE reacting with •OH is C8, and the active site of BNTE reacting with •SO4- is C10. However, the photolysis effect of •CO3- on BNTE is very small, indicating that •CO3- in water plays a secondary role in the indirect photolysis of BNTE. In the direct photolysis of BNTE, N1-C6 bond breaking is difficult to occur spontaneously in the environment due to its high endothermic property and energy barrier. The direct photolysis pathway of BNTE involves the break of the N1-S2/S2-N3/N3-C12 bond. In addition, the ecological toxicity evaluation showed that toxicity of most of the degradation products were reduced, but the toxicity level was still maintained at a harmful level. Our findings provide the photochemical fate of BNTE in aquatic environments and will help to more accurately understand their photochemical conversion mechanisms in the environment.
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- Ying Lu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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Xu J, Carney TE, Zhou R, Shepard C, Kanai Y. Real-Time Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory for Simulating Nonequilibrium Electron Dynamics. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5011-5029. [PMID: 38362887 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The explicit real-time propagation approach for time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT) has increasingly become a popular first-principles computational method for modeling various time-dependent electronic properties of complex chemical systems. In this Perspective, we provide a nontechnical discussion of how this first-principles simulation approach has been used to gain novel physical insights into nonequilibrium electron dynamics phenomena in recent years. Following a concise overview of the RT-TDDFT methodology from a practical standpoint, we discuss our recent studies on the electronic stopping of DNA in water and the Floquet topological phase as examples. Our discussion focuses on how RT-TDDFT simulations played a unique role in deriving new scientific understandings. We then discuss existing challenges and some new advances at the frontier of RT-TDDFT method development for studying increasingly complex dynamic phenomena and systems.
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- Jianhang Xu
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Ding K, Gong Q, Wang G, Cui C, Liu F. What Happens to a Pyrrole Hemithioindigo Photoswitch Trapped in a Fluorescent Protein? J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:1161-1169. [PMID: 38279080 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c05894] [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: 01/28/2024]
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Artificial molecular photoswitches that can be reversibly controlled into different configurations by external light stimulation have broad application prospects in various fields, such as materials and chemical biology. Among them, the pyrrole hemithioindigo (PHT) photoswitch has a geometric structure similar to that of the fluorescent protein chromophore. What happens when the chromophore is replaced by PHT, and does it achieve similar functions to the original one? To answer these questions, we carried out ONIOM(QM/MM) and classical molecular dynamics studies on the photoisomerization mechanism and spectroscopic properties of PHT in the fluorescent protein. The results showed that in the protein environment, the fate of excited PHT is governed by the competition between fluorescence emission and hula-twist isomerization. Due to the strong steric hindrance effects caused by the interlacing residues in the protein that restrict the PHT conformation transformation, the cis-to-trans isomerization process of PHT needs to overcome a barrier of at least 4.9 kcal/mol; thus, fluorescence emission is more dominant in competition. It is also found that the intermolecular interaction between LYS67 and the carbonyl oxygen of PHT has a significant effect on the fluorescence emission. These results revealed the photochemical reaction mechanism of a light-driven molecular switch in the fluorescent protein and provided further theoretical support for the field of chemical biology.
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- Kaiyue Ding
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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Shiroudi A, Czub J, Altarawneh M. Chemical Investigation on the Mechanism and Kinetics of the Atmospheric Degradation Reaction of Trichlorofluoroethene by OH⋅ and Its Subsequent Fate in the Presence of O 2 /NOx. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300665. [PMID: 37983906 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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The M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory was used to examine the degradation of Trichlorofluoroethene (TCFE) initiated by OH⋅ radicals. Additionally, the coupled-cluster single-double with triple perturbative [CCSD(T)] method was employed to refine the single-point energies using the complete basis set extrapolation approach. The results indicated that OH-addition is the dominant pathway. OH⋅ adds to both the C1 and C2 carbons, resulting in the formation of the C(OH)Cl2 -⋅CClF and ⋅CCl2 -C(OH)ClF species. The associated barrier heights were determined to be 1.11 and -0.99 kcal mol-1 , respectively. Furthermore, the energetic and thermodynamic parameters show that pathway 1 exhibits greater exothermicity and exergonicity compared to pathway 2, with differences of 8.11 and 8.21 kcal mol-1 , correspondingly. The primary pathway involves OH addition to the C2 position, with a rate constant of 6.2×10-13 cm3 molecule-1 sec-1 at 298 K. This analysis served to estimate the atmospheric lifetime, along with the photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP) and ozone depletion potential (ODP). It yielded an atmospheric lifetime of 8.49 days, an ODP of 4.8×10-4 , and a POCP value of 2.99, respectively. Radiative forcing efficiencies were also estimated at the M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p) level. Global warming potentials (GWPs) were calculated for 20, 100, and 500 years, resulting in values of 9.61, 2.61, and 0.74, respectively. TCFE is not expected to make a significant contribution to the radiative forcing of climate change. The results obtained from the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) indicated that TCFE and its energized adducts are unable to photolysis under sunlight in the UV and visible spectrum. Secondary reactions involve the [TCFE-OH-O2 ]⋅ peroxy radical, leading subsequently to the [TCFE-OH-O]⋅ alkoxy radical. It was found that the alkoxy radical resulting from the peroxy radical can lead to the formation of phosgene (COCl2 ) and carbonyl chloride fluoride (CClFO), with phosgene being the primary product.
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- Abolfazl Shiroudi
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
- BioTechMed Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
- BioTechMed Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, 80-233, Poland
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- United Arab Emirates University, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Al-Ain, 15551, United Arab Emirates
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Botella R, Cao W, Celis J, Fernández-Catalá J, Greco R, Lu L, Pankratova V, Temerov F. Activating two-dimensional semiconductors for photocatalysis: a cross-dimensional strategy. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:141501. [PMID: 38086082 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad14c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The emerging two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors substantially extend materials bases for versatile applications such as semiconductor photocatalysis demanding semiconductive matrices and large surface areas. The dimensionality, while endowing 2D semiconductors the unique properties to host photocatalytic functionality of pollutant removal and hydrogen evolution, hurdles the activation paths to form heterogenous photocatalysts where the photochemical processes are normally superior over these on the mono-compositional counterparts. In this perspective, we present a cross-dimensional strategy to employ thenD (n= 0-2) clusters or nanomaterials as activation partners to boost the photocatalytic activities of the 2D semiconductors. The formation principles of heterogenous photocatalysts are illustrated specifically for the 2D matrices, followed by selection criteria of them among the vast 2D database. The computer investigations are illustrated in the density functional theory route and machine learning benefitted from the vast samples in the 2D library. Synthetic realizations and characterizations of the 2D heterogenous systems are introduced with an emphasis on chemical methods and advanced techniques to understand materials and mechanistic studies. The perspective outlooks cross-dimensional activation strategies of the 2D materials for other applications such as CO2removal, and materials matrices in other dimensions which may inspire incoming research within these fields.
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- R Botella
- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN-90014, Finland
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Wang Z, Zhang Z, Lu J, Li Y. Coordinate Descent Full Configuration Interaction for Excited States. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:7731-7739. [PMID: 37870778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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An efficient excited state method, named xCDFCI, in the configuration interaction framework is proposed. xCDFCI extends the unconstrained nonconvex optimization problem in coordinate descent full configuration interaction (CDFCI) to a multicolumn version for low-lying excited states computation. The optimization problem is addressed via a tailored coordinate descent method. In each iteration, a determinant is selected based on an approximated gradient, and coefficients of all states associated with the selected determinant are updated. A deterministic compression is applied to limit memory usage. We test xCDFCI applied to H2O and N2 molecules under the cc-pVDZ basis set. For both systems, five low-lying excited states in the same symmetry sector are calculated, together with the ground state. xCDFCI also produces accurate binding curves of the carbon dimer in the cc-pVDZ basis with chemical accuracy, where the ground state and four excited states in the same symmetry sector are benchmarked.
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- Zhe Wang
- Department of Mathematics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0187, United States
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- School of Future Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Mathematics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0187, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0187, United States
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Giarrusso S, Loos PF. Exact Excited-State Functionals of the Asymmetric Hubbard Dimer. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:8780-8786. [PMID: 37739406 PMCID: PMC10561271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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The exact functionals associated with the (singlet) ground state and the two singlet excited states of the asymmetric Hubbard dimer at half-filling are calculated using both Levy's constrained search and Lieb's convex formulation. While the ground-state functional is, as is commonly known, a convex function with respect to the density, the functional associated with the doubly excited state is found to be concave. Also, because the density-potential mapping associated with the first excited state is noninvertible, its "functional" is a partial, multivalued function composed of one concave and one convex branch that correspond to two separate domains of the external potential. Remarkably, it is found that, although the one-to-one mapping between density and external potential may not apply (as in the case of the first excited state), each state-specific energy and corresponding universal functional are "functions" whose derivatives are each other's inverse, just as in the ground state formalism.
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- Sara Giarrusso
- Laboratoire de Chimie et
Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université
de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et
Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université
de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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Guo Y, Wang M, Wu Z, Shi Y, Wang Y, Zhang S, Jin B, Cui S, Zhao G. Ultrafast non-adiabatic dynamics of stilbene-based plant-derived sunscreens with cis-trans isomerization structures. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2023; 298:122759. [PMID: 37119635 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this work, we investigated the potential UV protection mechanism of the natural compounds hydroxy resveratrol and pterostilbene by combining theoretical calculations and femtosecond transient absorption spectra (FTAS). The UV absorption spectra showed that the two compounds exhibited strong absorption properties and high photostability. We found two molecules will reach the S1 state or an even higher excited state after UV exposure and molecules in S1 will cross a lower energy barrier to reach the conical intersection. The adiabatic trans-cis isomerization process happened and finally return to the ground. Meanwhile, FTAS clarified the time scale of trans-cis isomerization of two molecules was ∼ 10 ps, which also met the requirement of fast energy relaxation. This work also provides theoretical guidance for developing new sunscreen molecules from natural stilbene.
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- Yurong Guo
- Department of Chemistry, MeChem Group, Molecular Dynamic Chemistry Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MeChem Group, Molecular Dynamic Chemistry Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MeChem Group, Molecular Dynamic Chemistry Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MeChem Group, Molecular Dynamic Chemistry Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MeChem Group, Molecular Dynamic Chemistry Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Department of Chemistry, MeChem Group, Molecular Dynamic Chemistry Center, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Education, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China.
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Tuckman H, Neuscamman E. Excited-State-Specific Pseudoprojected Coupled-Cluster Theory. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:6160-6171. [PMID: 37676752 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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We present an excited-state-specific coupled-cluster approach in which both the molecular orbitals and cluster amplitudes are optimized for an individual excited state. The theory is formulated via a pseudoprojection of the traditional coupled-cluster wavefunction that allows correlation effects to be introduced atop an excited-state mean field starting point. The approach shares much in common with ground-state CCSD, including size extensivity and an N6 cost scaling. Preliminary numerical tests show that, when augmented with N5 cost perturbative corrections for key terms, the method can improve over excited-state-specific second-order perturbation theory in valence, charge transfer, and Rydberg states.
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- Harrison Tuckman
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Jana S, Constantin LA, Samal P. Density functional applications of jellium with a local gap model correlation energy functional. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:114109. [PMID: 37721324 DOI: 10.1063/5.0160961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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We develop a realistic density functional approximation for the local gap, which is based on a semilocal indicator that shows good screening properties. The local band model has remarkable density scaling behaviors and works properly for the helium isoelectronic series for the atoms of the Periodic Table, as well as for the non-relativistic noble atom series (up to 2022 e-). Due to these desirable properties, we implement the local gap model in the jellium-with-gap correlation energy, developing the local-density-approximation-with-gap correlation functional (named LDAg) that correctly gives correlation energies of atoms comparable with the LDA ones but shows an improvement for ionization potential of atoms and molecules. Thus, LDAg seems to be an interesting and useful tool in density functional theory.
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- Subrata Jana
- Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth 76100, Israel
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- Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (CNR-IMM), Via Monteroni, Campus Unisalento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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Curtis K, King C, Odoh SO. Novel Triangulenes: Computational Investigations of Energy Thresholds for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Chemphyschem 2023:e202300556. [PMID: 37718310 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Organic materials with Inverted Singlet-Triplet (INVEST) gaps are interesting for their potential use in photocatalytic small molecule transformations such as the entirely solar-driven water splitting reaction. However, only a few INVEST emitters are thermodynamically able to split water requiring a first singlet excited dark state, S1 , above 1.27 or 1.76 eV, and absorption near solar the maximum, 2.57 eV. These requirements and the INVEST character are key for achieving a long-lived photocatalyst for water splitting. The only known INVEST emitters that conform to these criteria are large triangular boron carbon nitrides with unknown synthesis pathways. Using ADC(2), a quantum-mechanical method, we describe three triangulenes. 3 a is a cyano azacyclopenta[cd]phenalene derivative while 3 b and 3 c are cycl[3.3.3]azine derivatives. 3 b has a previously undescribed disulfide bridge. Overall, 3 a fulfills requirements for photocatalytic four-electron reduction of water while the S1 states of 3 b and 3 c are likely slightly low for the two-electron reduction process. By analyzing impacts of ligands, we find that there are guidelines describing how S1 -S5 energies and oscillator strengths, T1 energies, and ΔES1T1 gaps are affected, requiring deep-learning algorithms for which studies will be presented by us in due time. The impact of ground-state geometries, solvation effects, as well as reduced-cost ADC(2) algorithms on our findings are also discussed.
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- Kevin Curtis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89557-0216, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89557-0216, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV, 89557-0216, USA
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Sitha S. Better performance of Hartree-Fock over DFT: a quantum mechanical investigation on pyridinium benzimidazolate types of zwitterions in the light of localization/delocalization issues. J Mol Model 2023; 29:313. [PMID: 37704866 PMCID: PMC10499969 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05706-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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CONTEXT With the advent of fast computing facilities, combined with rapid emerges of many new and intricate quantum mechanical functionals, computations with pure Hartree-Fock (HF) theory are now-a-days regarded as trivial or obsolete, or even considered as not reliable by many researchers. Consequently, current trends in computational chemistry show extensive use of post-HF theories for smaller molecular systems and various DFT methods for organic and inorganic chemistry related problems (larger molecules/systems). In this contribution, I have tried to show that sometimes, HF might be more suitable over DFT methodologies in addressing structure-property correlations. Molecules studied here were previously synthesized by Boyd in 1966 and important experimental data were produced by Alcalde and co-workers in 1987. Comparison of computed and experimental results clearly shows that HF method was more effective in reproducing the experimental data compared to especially the DFT methodologies. Reliability of HF method was further assured from the very similar results shown by the CCSD, CASSCF, CISD and QCISD methods. Current study also indicates that the localization issue associated with HF proved to be advantageous over delocalization issue of DFT based methodologies, in correctly describing the structure-property correlation for zwitterion systems. METHODS All computations were performed with Gaussian 09. A wide-range of quantum mechanical methodologies, HF, B3LYP, CAM-B3LYP, BMK, B3PW91, TPSSh, LC-ωPBE, M06-2X, M06-HF, ωB97xD, MP2, CASSCF, CCSD, QCISD, CISD and semi-empirical methods like, Huckel, CNDO, AM1, PM3MM and PM6, were used for investigations.
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- Sanyasi Sitha
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, PO Box 524, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa.
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Gong Q, Li Y, Nie X, Liu F. Theoretical Insights into Aggregation-Induced Emission with the Ionic π Fluorophore: The Importance of Choosing the Dimer QM Model in the ONIOM Study. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:7148-7155. [PMID: 37595363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c02952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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In understanding the mechanism of aggregation-induced emission (AIE), the multilevel ONIOM framework has been demonstrated as one of the efficient tools that can capture the essential mechanistic information by choosing a single fluorophore as the quantum mechanics (QM) model and putting all surrounding molecules in the low-level region. Recently, the ionic styryl-pyridine salt (namely, SPH) has been reported as a new class of AIEgen with a high fluorescence yield. In the SPH crystal, a pair of ionic SPH molecules are closely stacked with each other in an antiparallel, head-to-tail pattern, thus the choice of QM models (an individual or dimeric structure) becomes critical in the ONIOM study. Herein we report the AIE mechanism of the ionic SPH at the QM ((TD)-CAM-B3LYP) and ONIOM(QM:MM) levels. As usual, the fluorescence quenching of SPH in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution is attributed to a nonradiative relaxation via the central C═C bond rotation, with a rather low barrier of 2.7 kcal/mol. In crystals, either with a monomer or dimer model, the fluorescence quenching channel is found to be restricted due to the obvious C═C rotation barriers. Compared with the monomer model, the dimer model, by treating the orbital interaction of the two SPH molecules at the QM level, provides significantly increased barriers and a red-shifted emission wavelength that better matches the experimental value. In addition, the calculated exciton coupling in the fluorescence emission state can be discovered only by a dimer model. The findings here emphasize not only the importance of choosing a proper model in the ONIOM study of AIE but also expanding our understanding of novel AIE systems.
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- Qianqian Gong
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710062, P. R. China
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Mejía L, Yin J, Reichman DR, Baer R, Yang C, Rabani E. Stochastic Real-Time Second-Order Green's Function Theory for Neutral Excitations in Molecules and Nanostructures. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:5563-5571. [PMID: 37539990 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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We present a real-time second-order Green's function (GF) method for computing excited states in molecules and nanostructures, with a computational scaling of O(Ne3), where Ne is the number of electrons. The cubic scaling is achieved by adopting the stochastic resolution of the identity to decouple the 4-index electron repulsion integrals. To improve the time propagation and the spectral resolution, we adopt the dynamic mode decomposition technique and assess the accuracy and efficiency of the combined approach for a chain of hydrogen dimer molecules of different lengths. We find that the stochastic implementation accurately reproduces the deterministic results for the electronic dynamics and excitation energies. Furthermore, we provide a detailed analysis of the statistical errors, bias, and long-time extrapolation. Overall, the approach offers an efficient route to investigate excited states in extended systems with open or closed boundary conditions.
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- Leopoldo Mejía
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Center of Computational Molecular and Materials Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Perfetto E, Stefanucci G. Real-Time GW-Ehrenfest-Fan-Migdal Method for Nonequilibrium 2D Materials. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:7029-7036. [PMID: 37493350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Quantum simulations of photoexcited low-dimensional systems are pivotal for understanding how to functionalize and integrate novel two-dimensional (2D) materials in next-generation optoelectronic devices. First-principles predictions are extremely challenging due to the simultaneous interplay of light-matter, electron-electron, and electron-nuclear interactions. We here present an advanced ab initio many-body method that accounts for quantum coherence and non-Markovian effects while treating electrons and nuclei on equal footing, thereby preserving fundamental conservation laws like the total energy. The impact of this advancement is demonstrated through real-time simulations of the complex multivalley dynamics in a molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) monolayer pumped above gap. Within a single framework, we provide a parameter-free description of the coherent-to-incoherent crossover, elucidating the role of microscopic and collective excitations in the dephasing and thermalization processes.
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- Enrico Perfetto
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Maspero A, Vavassori F, Nardo L, Vesco G, Vitillo JG, Penoni A. Synthesis, Characterization, Fluorescence Properties, and DFT Modeling of Difluoroboron Biindolediketonates. Molecules 2023; 28:4688. [PMID: 37375243 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28124688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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We report a simple and efficient strategy to enhance the fluorescence of biocompatible biindole diketonates (bdks) in the visible spectrum through difluoroboronation (BF2bdks complexes). Emission spectroscopy testifies an increase in the fluorescence quantum yields from a few percent to as much as >0.7. This massive increment is essentially independent of substitutions at the indole (-H, -Cl, and -OCH3) and corresponds to a significant stabilization of the excited state with respect to non-radiative decay mechanisms: the non-radiative decay rates are reduced by as much as an order of magnitude, from 109 s-1 to 108 s-1, upon difluoroboronation. The stabilization of the excited state is large enough to enable sizeable 1O2 photosensitized production. Different time-dependent (TD) density functional theory (DFT) methods were assessed in their ability to model the electronic properties of the compounds, with TD-B3LYP-D3 providing the most accurate excitation energies. The calculations associate the first active optical transition in both the bdks and BF2bdks electronic spectra to the S0 → S1 transition, corresponding to a shift in the electronic density from the indoles to the oxygens or the O-BF2-O unit, respectively.
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- Angelo Maspero
- Department of Science and High Technology and INSTM, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology and INSTM, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology and INSTM, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology and INSTM, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology and INSTM, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology and INSTM, University of Insubria, Via Valleggio 9, 22100 Como, Italy
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Shen Y, Wang S, Lu Y, Chen K, Luo L, Hao C. Computational Study of Photodegradation Process and Conversion Products of the Antidepressant Citalopram in Water. Molecules 2023; 28:4620. [PMID: 37375177 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28124620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Citalopram (CIT) is a commonly prescribed medication for depression. However, the photodegradation mechanism of CIT has not yet been fully analyzed. Therefore, the photodegradation process of CIT in water is studied by density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory. The calculated results show that during the indirect photodegradation process, the indirect photodegradation of CIT with ·OH occurs via OH-addition and F-substitution. The minimum activation energy of C10 site was 0.4 kcal/mol. All OH-addition and F-substitution reactions are exothermic. The reaction of 1O2 with CIT includes the substitution of 1O2 for F and an addition reaction at the C14 site. The Ea value of this process is 1.7 kcal/mol, which is the lowest activation energy required for the reaction of 1O2 with CIT. C-C/C-N/C-F cleavage is involved in the direct photodegradation process. In the direct photodegradation of CIT, the activation energy of the C7-C16 cleavage reaction was the lowest, which was 12.5 kcal/mol. Analysis of the Ea values found that OH-addition and F-substitution, the substitution of 1O2 for F and addition at the C14 site, as well as the cleavage reactions of C6-F/C7-C16/C17-C18/C18-N/C19-N/C20-N are the main pathways of photodegradation of CIT.
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- Yifan Shen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Lu Y, Wang S, Shen Y, Hao C. Photodegradation fate of different dissociation species of antidepressant paroxetine and the effects of metal ion Mg 2+: Theoretical basis for direct and indirect photolysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139070. [PMID: 37279823 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Paroxetine (abbreviated as PXT) has been widely used as one of the standard antidepressants for the treatment of depression. PXT has been detected in the aqueous environment. However, the photodegradation mechanism of PXT remains unclear. The present study aimed to use density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory to study the photodegradation process of two dissociated forms of PXT in water. The main mechanisms include direct and indirect photodegradation via reaction with ·OH and 1O2 and photodegradation mediated by the metal ion Mg2+. Based on the calculations, PXT and PXT-Mg2+ complexes in water are photodegraded mainly indirectly and directly. It was found that PXT and PXT-Mg2+ complexes were photodegraded by H-abstraction, OH-addition and F-substitution. The main reaction of PXT indirect photolysis is OH-addition reaction, while the main reaction of PXT0-Mg2+ complex is H-abstraction. All the reaction pathways of H-abstraction, OH-addition and F-substitution are exothermic. PXT0 reacts more readily with ·OH or 1O2 in water than PXT+. However, the higher activation energy of PXT with 1O2 indicates that the 1O2 reaction plays a minor role in the photodegradation pathway. The direct photolysis process of PXT includes ether bond cleavage, defluorination, and dioxolane ring-opening reaction. In the PXT-Mg2+ complex, the direct photolysis process occurs via a dioxolane ring opening. Additionally, Mg2+ in water has a dual effect on the direct and indirect photolysis of PXT. In other words, Mg2+ can inhibit or promote their photolytic reactions. Overall, PXT in natural water mainly undergo direct and indirect photolysis reactions with ·OH. The main products include direct photodegradation products, hydroxyl addition products and F-substitution products. These findings provide critical information for predicting the environmental behavior and transformation of antidepressants.
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- Ying Lu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China
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Miyamoto Y. Polarization Dependence of Laser-Induced Dynamics on Non-Flat Metal Surfaces: A Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Approach. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:4338-4344. [PMID: 37154779 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Real-time time-dependent density functional theory was used to study the laser-pulse-induced ion dynamics on metal surfaces featuring rows of atomic ridges. In contrast to atomically flat surfaces, the rows of atomic ridges induce anisotropy on the surface even in surface-parallel directions. This anisotropy causes the laser-induced ion dynamics to depend on the orientation of the laser polarization vector in the surface-parallel directions. This polarization dependence occurs for both copper (111) and aluminum (111) surfaces, indicating that the existence of localized d orbitals in the electronic system does not play a crucial role. The difference in kinetic energies between ions on the ridges and those on the planar surface reached a maximum when the laser polarization vector was perpendicular to the rows of ridges but parallel to the surface. A simple mechanism for the polarization dependence and some potential applications in laser processing are discussed.
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- Yoshiyuki Miyamoto
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Central 2, 1-1-1, Umezono Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
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Marie A, Burton HGA. Excited States, Symmetry Breaking, and Unphysical Solutions in State-Specific CASSCF Theory. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:4538-4552. [PMID: 37141564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c00603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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State-specific electronic structure theory provides a route toward balanced excited-state wave functions by exploiting higher-energy stationary points of the electronic energy. Multiconfigurational wave function approximations can describe both closed- and open-shell excited states and avoid the issues associated with state-averaged approaches. We investigate the existence of higher-energy solutions in complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) theory and characterize their topological properties. We demonstrate that state-specific approximations can provide accurate higher-energy excited states in H2 (6-31G) with more compact active spaces than would be required in a state-averaged formalism. We then elucidate the unphysical stationary points, demonstrating that they arise from redundant orbitals when the active space is too large or symmetry breaking when the active space is too small. Furthermore, we investigate the singlet-triplet crossing in CH2 (6-31G) and the avoided crossing in LiF (6-31G), revealing the severity of root flipping and demonstrating that state-specific solutions can behave quasi-diabatically or adiabatically. These results elucidate the complexity of the CASSCF energy landscape, highlighting the advantages and challenges of practical state-specific calculations.
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- Antoine Marie
- Physical and Theoretical Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, U.K
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemical Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, U.K
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Schnack-Petersen AK, Pápai M, Coriani S, Møller KB. A theoretical study of the time-resolved x-ray absorption spectrum of the photoionized BT-1T cation. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (MELVILLE, N.Y.) 2023; 10:034102. [PMID: 37250952 PMCID: PMC10224778 DOI: 10.1063/4.0000183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The time-resolved x-ray absorption spectrum of the BT-1T cation (BT-1T+) is theoretically simulated in order to investigate the charge transfer reaction of the system. We employ both trajectory surface hopping and quantum dynamics to simulate the structural evolution over time and the changes in the state populations. To compute the static x-ray absorption spectra (XAS) of the ground and excited states, we apply both the time-dependent density functional theory and the coupled cluster singles and doubles method. The results obtained are in good agreement between the methods. It is, furthermore, found that the small structural changes that occur during the reaction have little effect on the static XAS. Hence, the tr-XAS can be computed based on the state populations determined from a nuclear dynamics simulation and one set of static XAS calculations, utilizing the ground state optimized geometry. This approach can save considerable computational resources, as the static spectra need not to be calculated for all geometries. As BT-1T is a relatively rigid molecule, the outlined approach should only be considered when investigating non-radiative decay processes in the vicinity of the Franck-Condon point.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Bullo S, Jawaria R, Faiz I, Shafiq I, Khalid M, Asghar MA, Baby R, Orfali R, Perveen S. Efficient Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Novel Salicylaldehyde-Based Thiosemicarbazones: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:13982-13992. [PMID: 37091430 PMCID: PMC10116548 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Currently, we reported the synthesis of six novel salicylaldehyde-based thiosemicarbazones (BHCT1-HBCT6) via condensation of salicylaldehyde with respective thiosemicarbazide. Through various spectroscopic methods, UV-visible and NMR, the chemical structures of BHCT1-HBCT6 compounds were determined. Along with synthesis, a computational study was also performed at the M06/6-31G(d,p) functional. Various analyses such as natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis, natural population analysis, frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis, and molecular electrostatic potential surfaces were carried out to understand the nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics of the synthesized compounds. Additionally, a comparative study was carried out between DFT and experimental results (UV-vis study), and a good agreement was observed in the results. The energy gap calculated through FMOs was found to be in decreasing order as 4.505 (FHCT2) > 4.499 (HBCT6) > 4.497 (BHCT1) = 4.497(HMCT5) > 4.386 (CHCT3) > 4.241(AHCT4) in eV. The global reactivity parameters (GRPs) were attained through E HOMO and E LUMO, which described the stability and hardness of novel compounds. The NBO approach confirmed the charge delocalization and stability of the molecules. Among all the investigated compounds, a larger value (557.085 a.u.) of first hyperpolarizability (βtot) was possessed by CHCT3. The NLO response (βtot) of BHCT1-HBCT6 was found to be 9.145, 9.33, 13.33, 5.43, 5.68, and 10.13 a.u. times larger than that of the standard para-nitroaniline molecule. These findings ascertained the potential of entitled ligands as best NLO materials for a variety of applications in modern technology.
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- Saifullah Bullo
- Department
of Human and Rehabilitation Sciences, Begum
Nusrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur Sindh 65170 Pakistan
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of
Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
- Center
for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of
Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
- Center
for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of
Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
- Center
for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of
Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
- Center
for Theoretical and Computational Research, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education Lahore, Punjab 54770, Pakistan
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- Department
of Education, Sukkur IBA University, zip code. Sukkur 65200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Pharmacognosy, Collage of Pharmacy, King
Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21251, United States
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Kossoski F, Loos PF. State-Specific Configuration Interaction for Excited States. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:2258-2269. [PMID: 37024102 PMCID: PMC10134430 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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We introduce and benchmark a systematically improvable route for excited-state calculations, labeled state-specific configuration interaction (ΔCI), which is a particular realization of multiconfigurational self-consistent field and multireference configuration interaction. Starting with a reference built from optimized configuration state functions, separate CI calculations are performed for each targeted state (hence, state-specific orbitals and determinants). Accounting for single and double excitations produces the ΔCISD model, which can be improved with second-order Epstein-Nesbet perturbation theory (ΔCISD+EN2) or a posteriori Davidson corrections (ΔCISD+Q). These models were gauged against a vast and diverse set of 294 reference excitation energies. We have found that ΔCI is significantly more accurate than standard ground-state-based CI, whereas close performances were found between ΔCISD and EOM-CC2 and between ΔCISD+EN2 and EOM-CCSD. For larger systems, ΔCISD+Q delivers more accurate results than EOM-CC2 and EOM-CCSD. The ΔCI route can handle challenging multireference problems, singly and doubly excited states, from closed- and open-shell species, with overall comparable accuracy and thus represents a promising alternative to more established methodologies. In its current form, however, it is reliable only for relatively low-lying excited states.
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- Fábris Kossoski
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques (UMR 5626), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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Chachkov DV, Mikhailov OV. Thematic Exordium for Special Issue "Density Functional Theory Application on Chemical Calculation". MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:2904. [PMID: 37049197 PMCID: PMC10095851 DOI: 10.3390/ma16072904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The history of quantum chemistry dates back to 1926, when the German physicist Erwin Schrödinger, in his classical works [...].
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- Denis V. Chachkov
- Kazan Department of Joint Supercomputer Center of Russian Academy of Sciences—Branch of Federal Scientific Center “Scientific Research Institute for System Analysis of the RAS”, Lobachevskii Street 2/31, 420111 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Certification and Quality Management, Kazan National Research Technological University, K. Marx Street 68, 420015 Kazan, Russia
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Li H, Pu Z, Sun Q, Gao YQ, Xiao Y. Noncollinear and Spin-Flip TDDFT in Multicollinear Approach. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:2270-2281. [PMID: 36971474 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is one of the most important tools for investigating the excited states of electrons. The TDDFT calculation for spin-conserving excitation, where collinear functionals are sufficient, has obtained great success and has become routine. However, TDDFT for noncollinear and spin-flip excitations, where noncollinear functionals are needed, is less widespread and still a challenge nowadays. This challenge lies in the severe numerical instabilities that root in the second-order derivatives of commonly used noncollinear functionals. To be free from this problem radically, noncollinear functionals with numerical stable derivatives are desired, and our recently developed approach, called the multicollinear approach, provides an option. In this work, the multicollinear approach is implemented in noncollinear and spin-flip TDDFT, and prototypical tests are given.
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Kathiravan A, Kumar MD, Nagalakshmi Gayathri M, Noel Joseph J, Jaccob M. Role of anchoring groups on the light harvesting and optoelectronic properties of triphenylamine derivatives: insights from theory. J Mol Model 2023; 29:79. [PMID: 36856937 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05475-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the present work, DFT and time-dependent DFT calculations were performed to investigate the role of anchoring groups on the photophysical properties and reveal structure-property correlations of triphenylamine (TPA) derivatives. The selected anchoring groups are tetrazole, acrylamide, hydantoin, and rhodanine. RESULTS Our results show that the different anchoring groups employed alter the planarity, intramolecular charge transfer properties, and HOMO-LUMO gap and hence influence the optoelectronic properties of the dyes. Although all molecules fulfill the basic requirements with suitable energy levels, band gap, absorption, and charge transfer properties, the dye with rhodanine acceptor (TPA4) was the most promising candidate due to its lowest HOMO-LUMO gap, red-shifted highest λmax absorption value, better ICT pattern, low total reorganization energy, and good electron injection properties. Overall, it is anticipated that the results of this investigation will point to new avenues for the experimental fabrication of remarkably effective metal-free organic dyes for solar cell applications.
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- Arunkumar Kathiravan
- Department of Chemistry, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 062, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 034, India
- Department of Chemistry, K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Samayapuram, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, 621 112, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 034, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 034, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE), Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 034, India.
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Xie J, Xi Z, Yang Z, Zhang X, Yuan H, Yang Y, Ni L, He M. Computational Approach to Understanding the Structures, Properties, and Supramolecular Chemistry of Pagoda[n]arenes. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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New insights into the excited state of an A-D-A quadrupolar molecule strongly hydrogen bonded to molecules of methanol and hexafluoro isopropanol. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Perez I. Ab initio methods for the computation of physical properties and performance parameters of electrochemical energy storage devices. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:1476-1503. [PMID: 36602004 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp03611h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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With the rapid development of electric vehicles and mobile technologies, there is a high demand for electrochemical energy storage devices and electrochemical energy conversion devices. Devices meeting these needs include metal-ion batteries (MIBs), supercapacitors (SCs), electrochromic devices (ECDs), and multifunctional devices such as electrochromic batteries and supercapatteries. Currently, the goal has been the enhancement of operational parameters and physical properties that results in a higher performance of these devices. In the case of batteries, SCs, and supercapatteries, scientists seek to improve the equilibrium voltage, energy density, power, capacitance, and charge rate. In the case of ECDs, the focus is on improvement of the optical modulation and coloration efficiency. However, synthesis and characterization of new materials, or of materials with optimized properties, is time consuming and highly expensive. Computational simulation of materials can expedite the experimental endeavor by modelling novel atomic structures and predicting device performance. This is possible using ab initio theories and applying physical principles that allow us to understand the underlying mechanisms governing the behavior of materials in these devices. Taking as a point of departure density functional theory (DFT), in this review, we discuss the first principles methods used for the computation of physical properties and performance parameters of electrochemical energy storage devices. A wide coverage of DFT is given, dealing with the strengths and weaknesses of the most popular functionals used in the field of electrochemical energy storage. With these tools, ab initio methods for the computation of basic properties such as effective mass, mobility, optical band gap, transmissivity, conductivity (ionic and electronic), and criteria for structure stability (cohesive energy, formation energy, adsorption energy, and phonon frequency) are addressed. We also highlight the first principles techniques for the calculation of performance parameters in MIBs, SCs, and ECDs.
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- Israel Perez
- National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT)-Department of Physics and Mathematics, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Av. del Charro 450 Col. Romero Partido, C.P. 32310, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Curtis K, Adeyiga O, Suleiman O, Odoh SO. Building on the strengths of a double-hybrid density functional for excitation energies and inverted singlet-triplet energy gaps. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:024116. [PMID: 36641391 DOI: 10.1063/5.0133727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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It is demonstrated that a double hybrid density functional approximation, ωB88PTPSS, that incorporates equipartition of density functional theory and the non-local correlation, however with a meta-generalized gradient approximation correlation functional, as well as with the range-separated exchange of ωB2PLYP, provides accurate excitation energies for conventional systems, as well as correct prescription of negative singlet-triplet gaps for non-conventional systems with inverted gaps, without any necessity for parametric scaling of the same-spin and opposite-spin non-local correlation energies. Examined over "safe" excitations of the QUESTDB set, ωB88PTPSS performs quite well for open-shell systems, correctly and fairly accurately [relative to equation-of-motion coupled-cluster singles and doubles (EOM-CCSD) reference] predicts negative gaps for 50 systems with inverted singlet-triplet gaps, and is one of the leading performers for intramolecular charge-transfer excitations and achieves near-second-order approximate coupled cluster (CC2) and second-order algebraic diagrammatic construction quality for the Q1 and Q2 subsets. Subsequently, we tested ωB88PTPSS on two sets of real-life examples from recent computational chemistry literature-the low energy bands of chlorophyll a (Chl a) and a set of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) systems. For Chl a, ωB88PTPSS qualitatively and quantitatively achieves DLPNO-STEOM-CCSD-level performance and provides excellent agreement with experiment. For TADF systems, ωB88PTPSS agrees quite well with spin-component-scaled CC2 (SCS-CC2) excitation energies, as well as experimental values, for the gaps between the S1 and T1 excited states.
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- Kevin Curtis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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Binuclear Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) Complexes of Hydrazone Schiff Bases: Synthesis, Spectroscopy, DFT Calculations, and SOD Mimetic Activity. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.134926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Liang Y, Xu M, Chi Y, Liang T, Jiang X, Wang J, Pan Y, Yang B. Theoretical study of the thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) combined with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecular solid-state effect on the luminescence mechanism. Chem Phys Lett 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.140257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Convergence of Møller–Plesset perturbation theory for excited reference states. ADVANCES IN QUANTUM CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aiq.2023.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Zhu C. Franck‐Condon
factors within damped displacement harmonic oscillators: Solvent‐enhanced absorption and fluorescence spectra. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202200341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Chaoyuan Zhu
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, Ministry of Education School of Environment of South China Normal University Guangzhou PR China
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Shepard S, Panadés-Barrueta RL, Moroni S, Scemama A, Filippi C. Double Excitation Energies from Quantum Monte Carlo Using State-Specific Energy Optimization. J Chem Theory Comput 2022; 18:6722-6731. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Stuart Shepard
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- CNR-IOM DEMOCRITOS, Istituto Officina dei Materiali and SISSA Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Via Bonomea 265, I-34136 Trieste, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Physique Quantiques, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31062 Toulouse, France
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- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Carter-Fenk K, Cunha LA, Arias-Martinez JE, Head-Gordon M. Electron-Affinity Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory: Formalism and Applications to Core-Excited States. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:9664-9672. [PMID: 36215404 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The lack of particle-hole attraction and orbital relaxation within time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) lead to extreme errors in the prediction of K-edge X-ray absorption spectra (XAS). We derive a linear-response formalism that uses optimized orbitals of the n - 1-electron system as the reference, building orbital relaxation and a proper hole into the initial density. Our approach is an exact generalization of the static-exchange approximation that ameliorates the particle-hole interaction error associated with the adiabatic approximation and reduces errors in TDDFT XAS by orders of magnitude. With a statistical performance of just 0.5 eV root-mean-square error and the same computational scaling as TDDFT under the core-valence separation approximation, we anticipate that this approach will be of great utility in XAS calculations of large systems.
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- Kevin Carter-Fenk
- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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Cheng Y, Verstraelen T. A new framework for frequency-dependent polarizable force fields. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:124106. [PMID: 36182425 DOI: 10.1063/5.0115151] [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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A frequency-dependent extension of the polarizable force field "Atom-Condensed Kohn-Sham density functional theory approximated to the second-order" (ACKS2) [Verstraelen et al., J. Chem. Phys. 141, 194114 (2014)] is proposed, referred to as ACKS2ω. The method enables theoretical predictions of dynamical response properties of finite systems after partitioning of the frequency-dependent molecular response function. Parameters in this model are computed simply as expectation values of an electronic wavefunction, and the hardness matrix is entirely reused from ACKS2 as an adiabatic approximation is used. A numerical validation shows that accurate models can already be obtained with atomic monopoles and dipoles. Absorption spectra of 42 organic and inorganic molecular monomers are evaluated using ACKS2ω, and our results agree well with the time-dependent DFT calculations. Also for the calculation of C6 dispersion coefficients, ACKS2ω closely reproduces its TDDFT reference. When parameters for ACKS2ω are derived from a PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ ground state, it reproduces experimental values for 903 organic and inorganic intermolecular pairs with an MAPE of 3.84%. Our results confirm that ACKS2ω offers a solid connection between the quantum-mechanical description of frequency-dependent response and computationally efficient force-field models.
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- YingXing Cheng
- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 46, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM), Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 46, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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Bakheit AH, Al-Salahi R, Al-Majed AA. Thermodynamic and Computational (DFT) Study of Non-Covalent Interaction Mechanisms of Charge Transfer Complex of Linagliptin with 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and Chloranilic acid (CHA). Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196320. [PMID: 36234857 PMCID: PMC9572772 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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This study describes the non-covalent interactions of the charge transfer complex (CT), which was responsible for the synthesis of Linagliptin (LNG) with 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-Dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ), or with Chloranilic acid (CHA) complexes in acetonitrile (MeCN) at temperatures of (25 ± 2 °C). Then, a UV–Vis spectrophotometer was utilized to identify Linagliptin (LNG) from these complexes. For the quantitative measurement of Linagliptin in bulk form, UV–Vis techniques have been developed and validated in accordance with ICH criteria for several aspects, including selectivity, linearity, accuracy, precision, LOD, LOQ, and robustness. The optimization of the complex synthesis was based on solvent polarization; the ratio of molecules in complexes; the association constant; and Gibbs energy (ΔG°). The experimental work is supported by the computational investigation of the complexes utilizing density functional theory as well as (QTAIM); (NCI) index; and (RDG). According to the optimized conditions, Beer’s law was observed between 2.5–100 and 5–100 µM with correlation coefficients of 1.9997 and 1.9998 for LGN-DDQ and LGN-CHA complexes, respectively. For LGN-DDQ and LGN-CHA complexes, the LOD and LOQ were (1.0844 and 1.4406 μM) and (3.2861 and 4.3655 μM), respectively. The approach was successfully used to measure LGN in its bulk form with high precision and accuracy.
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Zhao M, Li M, Li W, Du S, Chen Z, Luo M, Qiu Y, Lu X, Yang S, Wang Z, Zhang J, Su S, Ge Z. Highly Efficient Near‐Infrared Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Emitters in Non‐Doped Electroluminescent Devices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210687. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mengyu Zhao
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute University of Science and Technology of China Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Wushan Road 381, Tianhe District Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Wushan Road 381, Tianhe District Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 315201 Ningbo P. R. China
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Begam K, Cohen L, Goobes G, Dunietz BD. Solvent Dependent Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Molecular Parameters Based on a Polarization Consistent Screened Range Separated Hybrid Density Functional Theory Framework. J Chem Theory Comput 2022; 18:5259-5266. [PMID: 35929782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) properties of solvated molecules are significantly affected by the solvent. We, therefore, employ a polarization consistent framework that efficiently addresses the solvent polarizing environment effects. Toward this goal a dielectric screened range separated hybrid (SRSH) functional is invoked with a polarizable continuum model (PCM) to properly represent the orbital gap in the condensed phase. We build on the success of range separated hybrid (RSH) functionals to address the erroneous tendency of traditional density functional theory (DFT) to collapse the orbital gap. Recently, the impact of RSH that properly opens up the orbital gap in gas-phase calculations on NMR properties has been assessed. Here, we report the use of SRSH-PCM that produces properly solute orbital gaps in calculating isotropic nuclear magnetic shielding and chemical shift parameters of molecular systems in the condensed phase. We show that in contrast to simpler DFT-PCM approaches, SRSH-PCM successfully follows expected dielectric constant trends.
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- Khadiza Begam
- Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States
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Xie J, Yang Y, Xi Z, Yang Z, Zhang X, Ni L. Cyclized oligomer of tetracyanoquinodimethane-tetrathiafulvalene (TCNQ-TTF): a versatile macrocyclic molecule by DFT calculations. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-022-01156-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Highly Efficient Near‐Infrared Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Emitters in Non‐Doped Electroluminescent Devices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li X, Cheng X, Zhang H. Modeling of laser-pulse induced small water cluster-(H 2O) N ( N = 1-10) decomposition on suitable metal cluster catalysts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:17623-17631. [PMID: 35833491 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02387c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Understanding the microscopic mechanisms of electronic excitation in water clusters is a very important and challenging problem in a series of solar energy applications, such as solar water evaporation, photolysis, etc. Here we employ real time-time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT) and Ehrenfest dynamics to investigate the photodissociation dynamic process of (H2O)N=1-10 clusters and photoinduced charge transfer in them. The research presented here confirms that the plane tetramer, (H2O)4, is the most difficult one to be dissociated under laser irradiation in the ten clusters for its high (S4) symmetry; the overall order of the ease of decomposition is as follows: (H2O)6-p > (H2O)8 > (H2O)6-c > (H2O)7 > (H2O)10 > (H2O)1 > (H2O)3 > (H2O)2 > (H2O)9 > (H2O)5 > (H2O)4. Plasmon catalyst-induced water splitting is a promising and feasible way to efficiently convert solar to chemical energy via reducing the laser amplitude threshold significantly; and among the Ag6, Au6, Cu6, Al6 chains and several Cu6 clusters with Oh symmetry, the Cu6 chain seems to be the most cost-effective one. This article aims at unraveling the fundamental mechanisms and providing valuable physical insights into the behavior of water splitting to pave the way for the theoretical and experimental design of the photolysis process.
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- Xiaojuan Li
- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China. .,Key Laboratory of High Energy Density Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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