Correspondence between electronic structure calculations and simulations:: nonadiabatic dynamics in CS2

Bellshaw, Darren, Minns, Russell and Kirrander, Adam (2018) Correspondence between electronic structure calculations and simulations:: nonadiabatic dynamics in CS2. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. (doi:10.1039/C8CP05693E).

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Abstract

The choice of ab initio electronic structure method is an important factor in determining the fidelity of nonadiabatic dynamics simulations. We present an in-depth comparison of two simulations of photodissociation in the CS2 molecule following excitation to the 1 1^B_2 state. The simulations account for nonadiabatic and spin-orbit coupling, and are performed using the SHARC surface-hopping approach combined with state-averaged SA8-CASSCF(8,6)/SVP and SA8-CASSCF(10,8)/SVP {\it{ab initio}} calculations, with additional reference calculations at the MRCI(14,10)/aug-cc-pvTZ level. The relative performance and veracity of the simulations can be assessed by inspection of the potential energy curves along specific coordinates. The simulations demonstrate direct competition between internal conversion and intersystem crossing, with strong correlation between molecular geometry, electronic state density, and dynamics.

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