Systematic First Principles Configuration-Interaction Calculations of Linear Optical Absorption Spectra in Silicon Hydrides : Si$_2$H$_{2n}$ ($n = 1-3$)
| Autor: | Bhattacharyya, Pritam, Rai, Deepak Kumar, Shukla, Alok |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | J. Phys. Chem. A 123, 8619 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b06054 |
| Popis: | We have performed first principles electron-correlated calculations employing large basis sets to optimize the geometries, and to compute linear optical absorption spectra of various low-lying conformers of silicon hydrides: Si$_{2}$H$_{2n}$, $n=1,2,3$. The geometry optimization for various isomers was carried out at the coupled-cluster singles-doubles-perturbative-triples {[}CCSD(T){]} level of theory, while their excited states and absorption spectra were computed using a large-scale multi-reference singles-doubles configuration-interaction (MRSDCI) approach, which includes electron-correlation effects at a sophisticated level. Our calculated spectra are the first ones for Si$_{2}$H$_{2}$ and Si$_{2}$H$_{4}$ conformers, while for Si$_{2}$H$_{6}$ we obtain excellent agreement with the experimental measurements, suggesting that our computational approach is reliable. Our calculated absorption spectra exhibit a strong structure-property relationship, suggesting the possibility of identifying various conformers based on their optical absorption fingerprints. Furthermore, we have also performed geometry optimization for the selected optically excited states, providing us insights into their character. Comment: 36 pages, 12 figures (main text), 15 pages, 17 figures (supporting information); to appear in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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