Reformulating time-dependent density functional theory with non-orthogonal localized molecular orbitals.

Reformulating Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) with Non-orthogonal Localized Molecular Orbitals

Efficient construction of nonorthogonal localized molecular orbitals in large systems.

Localized molecular orbitals (LMOs) are much more compact representations of electronic degrees of freedom than canonical molecular orbitals (CMOs). The most compact representation is provided by nonorthogonal localized molecular orbitals (NOLMOs), which are linearly independent but are not orthogonal. Both LMOs and NOLMOs are thus useful for linear-scaling calculations of electronic structures...

Adsorption Behaviors of Curcumin on N-doped TiO2 Anatase Nanoparticles: Density Functional Theory Calculations

The density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to get information concerning the interaction of curcumin with pristine and N-doped TiO2 anatase nanoparticles. Three adsorption geometries of curcumin over the TiO2 anatase nanoparticles were studied in order to fully exploit the sensing properties of TiO2 nanoparticles. Curcumin molecule adsorbs on the fivefold coordinated titanium si...

Embedding for bulk systems using localized atomic orbitals.

We extend projection-based embedding techniques to bulk systems to treat point defects in semiconductors and insulators. To avoid non-additive kinetic energy contributions, we construct the density partition using orthogonal subsets of orbitals. We have implemented our approach in the popular Vienna ab initio simulation package software package. We demonstrate its power for defect structures in...

Structural Characteristics and Reactivity Relationship of some Thiophene Derivatives

ABSTRACT The application of many hetero-aromatic compounds in pharmaceutical and dye industries make the theoretical study of their dipole moment (µ) oscillator strength (f) and other photo-physical properties worthwhile. These properties determine the solubility of many compounds; predict the relationship between their structures, properties and performance. The f, µ, α, transition dipole mome...