QMCPACK: an open source ab initio quantum Monte Carlo package for the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids

J Kim, AD Baczewski, TD Beaudet… - Journal of Physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
QMCPACK is an open source quantum Monte Carlo package for ab initio electronic
structure calculations. It supports calculations of metallic and insulating solids, molecules …

Variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculations with the CASINO code

RJ Needs, MD Towler, ND Drummond… - The Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We present an overview of the variational and diffusion quantum Monte Carlo methods as
implemented in the casino program. We particularly focus on developments made in the last …

Machine learning diffusion monte carlo forces

C Huang, BM Rubenstein - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2022 - ACS Publications
Diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) is one of the most accurate techniques available for calculating
the electronic properties of molecules and materials, yet it often remains a challenge to …

[HTML][HTML] A new generation of effective core potentials from correlated and spin–orbit calculations: Selected heavy elements

G Wang, B Kincaid, H Zhou, A Annaberdiyev… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We introduce new correlation consistent effective core potentials (ccECPs) for the elements
I, Te, Bi, Ag, Au, Pd, Ir, Mo, and W with 4d, 5d, 6s, and 6p valence spaces. These ccECPs are …

Calculation of the energies of the multideterminant states of the nitrogen vacancy center in diamond with quantum Monte Carlo

KA Simula, I Makkonen - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Certain point defects in solids can efficiently be used as qubits for applications in quantum
technology. They have spin states that are initializable, readable, robust, and can be …

Speeding up ab initio diffusion Monte Carlo simulations by a smart lattice regularization

K Nakano, R Maezono, S Sorella - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
One of the most significant drawbacks of the all-electron ab initio diffusion Monte Carlo
(DMC) is that its computational cost drastically increases with the atomic number (Z), which …

Toward quantum Monte Carlo forces on heavier ions: Scaling properties

J Tiihonen, RC Clay, JT Krogel - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) forces have been studied extensively in recent decades
because of their importance with spectroscopic observables and geometry optimization …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum Monte Carlo with variable spins

CA Melton, MC Bennett, L Mitas - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the inclusion of variable spins in electronic structure quantum Monte Carlo,
with a focus on diffusion Monte Carlo with Hamiltonians that include spin-orbit interactions …

Towards improved property prediction of two-dimensional (2D) materials using many-body Quantum Monte Carlo methods

D Wines, J Ahn, A Benali, PRC Kent, JT Krogel… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The field of two-dimensional (2D) materials has grown dramatically in the last two decades.
2D materials can be utilized for a variety of next-generation optoelectronic, spintronic, clean …

Accurate electron affinity of Pb and isotope shifts of binding energies of Pb−

X Chen, C Ning - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Lead (Pb) was the last element of the group IVA whose electron affinity had a low accuracy
around 10 meV before the present work. This was due to the generic threshold …