Global Flux Surface Hopping Approach for Mixed Quantum-Classical Dynamics

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3598-3605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linjun Wang ◽  
Dhara Trivedi ◽  
Oleg V. Prezhdo
Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 2029
Author(s):  
Ernesto García-Alfonso ◽  
Maykel Márquez-Mijares ◽  
Jesús Rubayo-Soneira ◽  
Nadine Halberstadt ◽  
Kenneth C. Janda ◽  
...  

The vibrational predissociation of NeBr2 has been studied using a variety of theoretical and experimental methods, producing a large number of results. It is therefore a useful system for comparing different theoretical methods. Here, we apply the trajectory surface hopping (TSH) method that consists of propagating the dynamics of the system on a potential energy surface (PES) corresponding to quantum molecular vibrational states with possibility of hopping towards other surfaces until the van der Waals bond dissociates. This allows quantum vibrational effects to be added to a classical dynamics approach. We have also incorporated the kinetic mechanism for a better compression of the evolution of the complex. The novelty of this work is that it allows us to incorporate all the surfaces for (v=16,17,…,29) into the dynamics of the system. The calculated lifetimes are similar to those previously reported experimentally and theoretically. The rotational distribution, the rotational energy and jmax are in agreement with other works, providing new information for this complex.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Barbatti

This paper proposes a method to simulate nonadiabatic dynamics initiated by thermal light, including solar radiation, in the frame of mixed quantum-classical (MQC) methods, like surface hopping. The method is based on the Chenu-Brumer approach, which treats the thermal radiation as an ensemble of coherent pulses. It is composed of three steps, 1) sampling initial conditions from a broad blackbody spectrum, 2) propagation of the dynamics using conventional methods, and 3) ensemble averaging considering the field and realization time of the pulses. The application of MQC dynamics with pulse ensemble (MQC-PE) to a model system of nucleic acid photophysics showed the emergence of a stationary excited-state population. In another test case, modeling retinal isomerization, MQC-PE revealed that even when the underlying photophysics occurs within 200 fs, it may take tens of microseconds of continuous solar irradiation to activate a molecule photochemically. Such emergent long timescales may impact our understanding of biological and technological phenomena occurring under solar radiation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 12395-12406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linjun Wang ◽  
Oleg V. Prezhdo ◽  
David Beljonne

This perspective summaries recent progresses of using mean field and surface hopping mixed quantum-classical dynamics for charge transport in organics.


2015 ◽  
Vol 143 (19) ◽  
pp. 191102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linjun Wang ◽  
Andrew E. Sifain ◽  
Oleg V. Prezhdo

2015 ◽  
Vol 142 (22) ◽  
pp. 224102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew E. Sifain ◽  
Linjun Wang ◽  
Oleg V. Prezhdo

Author(s):  
Mario Barbatti

This paper proposes a method to simulate nonadiabatic dynamics initiated by thermal light, including solar radiation, in the frame of mixed quantum-classical (MQC) methods, like surface hopping. The method is based on the Chenu-Brumer approach, which treats the thermal radiation as an ensemble of coherent pulses. It is composed of three steps, 1) sampling initial conditions from a broad blackbody spectrum, 2) dynamics propagation using conventional methods, and 3) ensemble averaging considering the field and realization time of the pulses. The application of MQC dynamics with pulse ensemble (MQC-PE) to a model system of nucleic acid photophysics showed the emergence of a steady excited-state population. In another test case, modeling retinal photophysics, MQC-PE predicted that although the photoisomerization occurs within 200 fs, it may take tens of microseconds of continuous solar irradiation to photoactivate a single retinal. Such emergent long timescales may impact our understanding of biological and technological phenomena occurring under solar radiation.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Barbatti

<div>This paper proposes a method to simulate nonadiabatic dynamics initiated by thermal light, including solar radiation, in the frame of mixed quantum-classical (MQC) methods, like surface hopping. The method is based on the Chenu-Brumer approach, which treats the thermal radiation as an ensemble of coherent pulses. It is composed of three steps, 1) sampling initial conditions from a broad blackbody spectrum, 2) dynamics propagation using conventional methods, and 3) ensemble averaging considering the field and realization time of the pulses. The application of MQC dynamics with pulse ensemble (MQC-PE) to a model system of nucleic acid photophysics showed the emergence of a steady excited-state population. In another test case, modeling retinal photophysics, MQC-PE predicted that although the photoisomerization occurs within 200 fs, it may take tens of microseconds of continuous solar irradiation to photoactivate a single retinal. Such emergent long timescales may impact our understanding of biological and technological phenomena occurring under solar radiation.</div><div><br></div><div>Final version at JCTC, DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00501" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00501</a></div>


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document