Calculation of Excited-State Properties by Analysis of Electronic Response to Initial-State, and External-Field Perturbations

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Abstract

Fueled by advances in transient spectroscopy and high-performance computational science, theoretical methods for the computation of excited state dynamics are quickly progressing. In this talk we discuss an extension of standard linear-response TDDFT for the calculation of excited state-excited state transition multipoles, and ideas for the computation of pure excited-state properties. The techniques reported in this talk are based on the linear response analysis of the polarizability of a system of non-relativistic electrons that are subject to weak external fields, where, at the initial propagation time the ground-state is perturbed by a base excited state of interest. We present successful applications to ultrafast transient X-ray spectroscopy and exciton absorption in organic photovoltaics.

References: J. Chem. Phys., 144, 204105; J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139, 3728.

*Ultrafast Initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, through Argonne National Laboratory under contract no. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ANSER Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic

Presenters

  • Martin Mosquera

    • Chemistry, Northwestern University

Authors

  • Martin Mosquera

    • Chemistry, Northwestern University
  • Lin Chen

    • Chemistry, Northwestern University
  • Mark Ratner

    • Chemistry, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern Univ.
    • Northwestern University
  • George Schatz

    • Chemistry, Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University