Best‐practice DFT protocols for basic molecular computational chemistry
Nowadays, many chemical investigations are supported by routine calculations of molecular
structures, reaction energies, barrier heights, and spectroscopic properties. The lion's share …
structures, reaction energies, barrier heights, and spectroscopic properties. The lion's share …
Thirty years of density functional theory in computational chemistry: an overview and extensive assessment of 200 density functionals
In the past 30 years, Kohn–Sham density functional theory has emerged as the most popular
electronic structure method in computational chemistry. To assess the ever-increasing …
electronic structure method in computational chemistry. To assess the ever-increasing …
DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science
In this paper, the history, present status, and future of density-functional theory (DFT) is
informally reviewed and discussed by 70 workers in the field, including molecular scientists …
informally reviewed and discussed by 70 workers in the field, including molecular scientists …
First-principles calculations for point defects in solids
Point defects and impurities strongly affect the physical properties of materials and have a
decisive impact on their performance in applications. First-principles calculations have …
decisive impact on their performance in applications. First-principles calculations have …
Computational methods in heterogeneous catalysis
The unprecedented ability of computations to probe atomic-level details of catalytic systems
holds immense promise for the fundamentals-based bottom-up design of novel …
holds immense promise for the fundamentals-based bottom-up design of novel …
Long-range corrected hybrid density functionals with damped atom–atom dispersion corrections
We report re-optimization of a recently proposed long-range corrected (LC) hybrid density
functional [J.-D. Chai and M. Head-Gordon, J. Chem. Phys., 2008, 128, 084106] to include …
functional [J.-D. Chai and M. Head-Gordon, J. Chem. Phys., 2008, 128, 084106] to include …
Density functionals with broad applicability in chemistry
Although density functional theory is widely used in the computational chemistry community,
the most popular density functional, B3LYP, has some serious shortcomings:(i) it is better for …
the most popular density functional, B3LYP, has some serious shortcomings:(i) it is better for …
Challenges for density functional theory
Density functional theory (DFT) of electronic structure has made an unparalleled impact on
the application of quantum mechanics to interesting and challenging problems in chemistry …
the application of quantum mechanics to interesting and challenging problems in chemistry …
Computational discovery of transition-metal complexes: from high-throughput screening to machine learning
Transition-metal complexes are attractive targets for the design of catalysts and functional
materials. The behavior of the metal–organic bond, while very tunable for achieving target …
materials. The behavior of the metal–organic bond, while very tunable for achieving target …
Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: A Review of Ab Initio Mechanism, Kinetics, and Multiscale Modeling Simulations
Climate change has prompted scientists to search for possible ways of reducing CO2
emissions or even capturing it from the atmosphere. Catalytic reduction of CO2 into value …
emissions or even capturing it from the atmosphere. Catalytic reduction of CO2 into value …