Publications

Photoexcited dynamics of the valence states of norbornadiene

Photoexcited dynamics of the valence states of norbornadiene

  • Joseph C. Cooper, Cameron Y. Z. Brown, Jakub Kára, and Adam Kirrander
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The non-radiative decay of photoexcited norbornadiene, which together with its isomer quadricyclane forms a molecular photoswitch, is investigated using surface-hopping non-adiabatic dynamics. The simulations are performed using four levels of electronic structure theory: CASSCF(2,2), CASSCF(4,4), XMS-CASPT2(2,2), and XMS-CASPT2(4,4)…

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Selecting Initial Conditions for Trajectory-Based Nonadiabatic Simulations

Selecting Initial Conditions for Trajectory-Based Nonadiabatic Simulations

  • Jiří Janoš, Petr Slavíček and Basile F. E. Curchod
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In this Account, we aim to warn the experienced or potential user of nonadiabatic molecular dynamics about the possible limitations of this strategy for initial-condition generation and its inability to accurately describe the photoexcitation of a molecule. More specifically, we argue that the initial phase-space distribution can be more accurately represented through molecular dynamics simulations by using a quantum thermostat.

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