Recent advances and perspectives on nonadiabatic mixed quantum–classical dynamics

R Crespo-Otero, M Barbatti - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nonadiabatic mixed quantum–classical (NA-MQC) dynamics methods form a class of
computational theoretical approaches in quantum chemistry tailored to investigate the time …

Density-functional tight-binding: basic concepts and applications to molecules and clusters

F Spiegelman, N Tarrat, J Cuny, L Dontot… - … in physics: X, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The scope of this article is to present an overview of the Density Functional based Tight
Binding (DFTB) method and its applications. The paper introduces the basics of DFTB and …

Newton-X platform: New software developments for surface hop** and nuclear ensembles

M Barbatti, M Bondanza, R Crespo-Otero… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Newton-X is an open-source computational platform to perform nonadiabatic molecular
dynamics based on surface hop** and spectrum simulations using the nuclear ensemble …

Surface hop** modeling of charge and energy transfer in active environments

JM Toldo, MT Do Casal, E Ventura… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
An active environment is any atomic or molecular system changing a chromophore's
nonadiabatic dynamics compared to the isolated molecule. The action of the environment on …

Designing carbon dots for enhanced photo-catalysis: Challenges and opportunities

L Zdražil, A Cadranel, M Medved, M Otyepka, R Zbořil… - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are a fascinating class of nanomaterials with a straightforward design by
means of an organic chemistry toolbox and an unsurmountable potential in the field of …

Toward an understanding of electronic excitation energies beyond the molecular orbital picture

P Kimber, F Plasser - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Tuning the energies of molecular excited states is a central research theme in modern
chemistry with high relevance for optoelectronic applications and chemical synthesis …

The quest to simulate excited-state dynamics of transition metal complexes

JP Zobel, L González - JACS Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Perspective describes current computational efforts in the field of simulating
photodynamics of transition metal complexes. We present the typical workflows and feature …

Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics with extended density functional tight-binding: Application to nanocrystals and periodic solids

M Shakiba, E Stippell, W Li… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, we report a new methodology for nonadiabatic molecular dynamics calculations
within the extended tight-binding (xTB) framework. We demonstrate the applicability of the …

Modeling nonadiabatic dynamics in condensed matter materials: some recent advances and applications

B Smith, AV Akimov - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This review focuses on recent developments in the field of nonadiabatic molecular dynamics
(NA-MD), with particular attention given to condensed-matter systems. NA-MD simulations …

Benchmark and performance of long-range corrected time-dependent density functional tight binding (LC-TD-DFTB) on rhodopsins and light-harvesting complexes

BM Bold, M Sokolov, S Maity, M Wanko… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The chromophores of rhodopsins (Rh) and light-harvesting (LH) complexes still represent a
major challenge for a quantum chemical description due to their size and complex electronic …