Abstract
The multi-state density functional theory (MSDFT) provides a convenient way to estimate electronic coupling of charge transfer processes based on a diabatic representation. Its performance has been benchmarked against the HAB11 database with a mean unsigned error (MUE) of 17 meV between MSDFT and ab initio methods. The small difference may be attributed to different representations, diabatic from MSDFT and adiabatic from ab initio calculations. In this discussion, we conclude that MSDFT provides a general and efficient way to estimate the electronic coupling for charge-transfer rate calculations based on the Marcus-Hush model.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-97 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 691 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Number 91541124 ) and the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (Number 3A515AN91449 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Charge transfer processes
- Diabatic states
- Electronic coupling
- Multi-state density functional theory