We present a new implementation for computing spin–orbit couplings (SOCs) within a time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT) framework in the standard spin-conserving formulation as well in the spin–flip variant (SF-TD-DFT). This approach employs the Breit–Pauli Hamiltonian and Wigner–Eckart’s theorem applied to the reduced one-particle transition density matrices, together with the spin–orbit mean-field treatment of the two-electron contributions. We use a state-interaction procedure and compute the SOC matrix elements using zero-order non-relativistic states. Benchmark calculations using several closed-shell organic molecules, diradicals, and a single-molecule magnet illustrate the efficiency of the SOC protocol. The results for organic molecules (described by standard TD-DFT) show that SOCs are insensitive to the choice of the functional or basis sets, as long as the states of the same characters are compared. In contrast, the SF-TD-DFT results for small diradicals (CH2, , SiH2, and ) show strong functional dependence. The spin-reversal energy barrier in a Fe(III) single-molecule magnet computed using non-collinear SF-TD-DFT (PBE0, ωPBEh/cc-pVDZ) agrees well with the experimental estimate.
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December 13 2022
Spin–orbit couplings within spin-conserving and spin-flipping time-dependent density functional theory: Implementation and benchmark calculations
Saikiran Kotaru
;
Saikiran Kotaru
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California
, Los Angeles, California 90089-0482, USA
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Pavel Pokhilko
;
Pavel Pokhilko
a)
(Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California
, Los Angeles, California 90089-0482, USA
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Anna I. Krylov
Anna I. Krylov
b)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California
, Los Angeles, California 90089-0482, USA
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Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
J. Chem. Phys. 157, 224110 (2022)
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Received:
October 15 2022
Accepted:
November 23 2022
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Saikiran Kotaru, Pavel Pokhilko, Anna I. Krylov; Spin–orbit couplings within spin-conserving and spin-flipping time-dependent density functional theory: Implementation and benchmark calculations. J. Chem. Phys. 14 December 2022; 157 (22): 224110. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0130868
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