Development of a practical multicomponent density functional for electron-proton correlation to produce accurate proton densities

被引:90
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作者
Yang, Yang [1 ]
Brorsen, Kurt R. [1 ]
Culpitt, Tanner [1 ]
Pak, Michael V. [1 ]
Hammes-Schiffer, Sharon [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Chem, 600 South Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS | 2017年 / 147卷 / 11期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CORRELATION-ENERGY; NUCLEUS CORRELATION; ORBITAL APPROACH; APPROXIMATION;
D O I
10.1063/1.4996038
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Multicomponent density functional theory (DFT) enables the consistent quantum mechanical treatment of both electrons and protons. A major challenge has been the design of electron-proton correlation (epc) functionals that produce even qualitatively accurate proton densities. Herein an electron-proton correlation functional, epc17, is derived analogously to the Colle-Salvetti formalism for electron correlation and is implemented within the nuclear-electronic orbital (NEO) framework. The NEO-DFT/epc17 method produces accurate proton densities efficiently and is promising for diverse applications. Published by AIP Publishing.
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