This article presents a general computational approach for efficient simulations of anharmonic vibrational spectra in chemical systems. An automated local-mode vibrational approach is presented, which borrows techniques from localized molecular orbitals in electronic structure theory. This approach generates spatially localized vibrational modes, in contrast to the delocalization exhibited by canonical normal modes. The method is rigorously tested across a series of chemical systems, ranging from small molecules to large water clusters and a protonated dipeptide. It is interfaced with exact, grid-based approaches, as well as vibrational self-consistent field methods. Most significantly, this new set of reference coordinates exhibits a well-behaved spatial decay of mode couplings, which allows for a systematic, a priori truncation of mode couplings and increased computational efficiency. Convergence can typically be reached by including modes within only about 4 Å. The local nature of this truncation suggests particular promise for the ab initio simulation of anharmonic vibrational motion in large systems, where connection to experimental spectra is currently most challenging.
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14 September 2014
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September 10 2014
Efficient anharmonic vibrational spectroscopy for large molecules using local-mode coordinates Available to Purchase
Xiaolu Cheng;
Xiaolu Cheng
Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry,
University of Utah
, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Ryan P. Steele
Ryan P. Steele
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Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry,
University of Utah
, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Xiaolu Cheng
Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry,
University of Utah
, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
Ryan P. Steele
a)
Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry,
University of Utah
, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
a)
Electronic mail: [email protected]
J. Chem. Phys. 141, 104105 (2014)
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Received:
June 24 2014
Accepted:
August 22 2014
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Xiaolu Cheng, Ryan P. Steele; Efficient anharmonic vibrational spectroscopy for large molecules using local-mode coordinates. J. Chem. Phys. 14 September 2014; 141 (10): 104105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894507
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