scholarly journals Regularized Second-Order Møller–Plesset Theory: A More Accurate Alternative to Conventional MP2 for Noncovalent Interactions and Transition Metal Thermochemistry for the Same Computational Cost

2021 ◽  
pp. 12084-12097
Author(s):  
James Shee ◽  
Matthias Loipersberger ◽  
Adam Rettig ◽  
Joonho Lee ◽  
Martin Head-Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Moller Plesset

scholarly journals Spin-component-scaled and dispersion-corrected second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory: A path toward chemical accuracy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandler Greenwell ◽  
Jan Rezac ◽  
Gregory Beran
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Spin Component ◽  
Dispersion Interactions ◽  
Reaction Energies ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
Plesset Perturbation Theory

Second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) provides a valuable alternative to density functional theory for modeing problems in organic and biological chemistry. However, MP2 suffers from known lim- itations in the description of van der Waals dispersion interactions and reaction thermochemistry. Here, a spin-component-scaled, dispersion-corrected MP2 model (SCS-MP2D) is proposed that addresses these weaknesses. The dispersion correction, which is based on Grimme’s D3 formalism, replaces the uncoupled Hartree-Fock dispersion inherent in MP2 with a more robust coupled Kohn-Sham treatment. The spin- component scaling of the residual MP2 correlation energy then reduces the remaining errors in the model. This two-part correction strategy solves the problem found in earlier spin-component-scaled MP2 models where completely different spin-scaling parameters were needed for describing reaction energies versus in- termolecular interactions. Results on 18 benchmark data sets and two challenging potential energy curves demonstrate that SCS-MP2D considerably improves upon the accuracy of MP2 for intermolecular interac- tions, conformational energies, and reaction energies. Its accuracy and computational cost are competitive with state-of-the-art density functionals such as DSD-BLYP-D3(BJ), revDSD-PBEP86-D3(BJ), ωB97X-V, and ωB97M-V for systems with ∼100 atoms.

scholarly journals Regularized Second-Order Correlation Methods for Extended Systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Keller ◽  
Theodoros Tsatsoulis ◽  
Karsten Reuter ◽  
Johannes T. Margraf
Keyword(s):  
Computational Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Strongly Correlated Systems ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Correlated Systems ◽  
Extended Systems ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
The One

While many-body wavefunction theory has long been established as a powerful framework for highly accurate molecular quantum chemistry, these methods have only fairly recently been applied to extended systems in a significant scale. This is due to the high computational cost of such calculations, requiring efficient implementations and ample computing resources. To further aggravate this, second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) (the most cost effective wavefuntion method) is known to diverge or fail for some prototypical condensed matter systems like the homogeneous electron gas (HEG). In this paper, we explore how the issues of MP2 for metallic and strongly correlated systems can be ameliorated through regularization. To this end, two regularized second-order methods (including a new, size-extensive Brillioun-Wigner approach) are applied to the HEG, the one-dimensional Hubbard model and the graphene-water interaction energy. We find that regularization consistently leads to improvements over the MP2 baseline and that different regularizers are appropriate for metallic and strongly correlated systems, respectively.

Evaluating Transition Metal Barrier Heights with the Latest DFT Exchange–Correlation Functionals – the MOBH35 Benchmark Dataset

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Iron ◽  
Trevor Janes
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Exchange Correlation ◽  
Barrier Heights ◽  
Complete Basis Set ◽  
Complete Basis Set Limit ◽  
Hybrid Functionals

A new database of transition metal reaction barrier heights – MOBH35 – is presented. Benchmark energies (forward and reverse barriers and reaction energy) are calculated using DLPNO-CCSD(T) extrapolated to the complete basis set limit using a Weizmann1-like scheme. Using these benchmark energies, the performance of a wide selection of density functional theory (DFT) exchange–correlation functionals, including the latest from the Truhlar and Head-Gordon groups, is evaluated. It was found, using the def2-TZVPP basis set, that the ωB97M-V (MAD 1.8 kcal/mol), ωB97X-V (MAD 2.1 kcal/mol) and SCAN0 (MAD 2.1 kcal/mol) hybrid functionals are recommended. The double-hybrid functionals PWPB95 (MAD 1.6 kcal/mol) and B2K-PLYP (MAD 1.8 kcal/mol) did perform slightly better but this has to be balanced by their increased computational cost.

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