Excited-State Geometry Optimization with the Density Matrix Renormalization Group, as Applied to Polyenes
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- Hu, Weifeng
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Chan, Garnet Kin-Lic
Abstract
We describe and extend the formalism of state-specific analytic density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) energy gradients, first used by Liu et al. [J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 2013, 9, 4462]. We introduce a DMRG wave function maximum overlap following technique to facilitate state-specific DMRG excited-state optimization. Using DMRG configuration interaction (DMRG-CI) gradients, we relax the low-lying singlet states of a series of trans-polyenes up to C₂₀H₂₂. Using the relaxed excited-state geometries, as well as correlation functions, we elucidate the exciton, soliton, and bimagnon ("single-fission") character of the excited states, and find evidence for a planar conical intersection.
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© 2015 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License, which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes. Received: February 22, 2015. Published: May 14, 2015. W.H. thanks Gerald Knizia and Bo-Xiao Zheng, for discussions on the gradient theory, and Sandeep Sharma, for help with the BLOCK DMRG code. This work was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (Nos. CHE-1265277 and CHE-1265278). The authors declare no competing financial interest.Attached Files
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- CHE-1265277
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- CHE-1265278
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