Browsing by Author "Teke, Nakul Kushabhau"
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- Efficient automated implementation of higher-order many-body methods in quantum chemistryTeke, Nakul Kushabhau (Virginia Tech, 2023-01-31)To follow up on the unexpectedly-good performance of coupled-cluster models with approx- imate inclusion of 3-body clusters [J. Chem. Phys. 151, 064102 (2019)] we performed a more complete assessment of the 3CC method [J. Chem. Phys. 125, 204105 (2006)] for accurate computational thermochemistry in the standard HEAT framework. New spin- integrated implementation of the 3CC method applicable to closed- and open-shell systems utilizes a new automated toolchain for derivation, optimization, and evaluation of operator algebra in many-body electronic structure. We found that with a double-zeta basis set the 3CC correlation energies and their atomization energy contributions are almost always more accurate (with respect to the CCSDTQ reference) than the CCSDT model as well as the standard CCSD(T) model. The mean errors in { 3CC, CCSDT, and CCSD(T) } electronic (per valence electron) and atomization energies were {23, 69, 125} μEh/e and {0.39, 1.92, 2.57} kJ/mol, respectively. The significant and systematic reduction of the error by the 3CC method and its lower cost than CCSDT suggests it as a viable candidate for post-CCSD(T) thermochemistry application.
- Explicitly correlated Green's function methods for calculating electron binding energiesTeke, Nakul Kushabhau (Virginia Tech, 2019-07-29)Single-particle Green's function method is a direct way of calculating electron binding energy, which relies on expanding the Fock subspace in a finite single-particle basis. However, these methods suffer from slow asymptotic decay of basis set incompleteness error. An energy-dependent explicitly correlated (F12) formalism for Green's function is presented that achieves faster convergence to the basis set limit. The renormalized second-order Green's function method (NR2-F12) scales as iterative N^5 where N is the system size. These methods are tested on a set of small (O21) and medium-sized (OAM24) organic molecules. The basis set incompleteness error in ionization potential (IP) obtained from the NR2-F12 method and aug-cc-pVDZ basis for OAM24 is 0.033 eV compared to 0.067 eV for NR2 method and aug-cc-pVQZ basis. Hence, accurate electron binding energies can be calculated at a lower cost using NR2-F12 method. For aug-cc-pVDZ basis, the electron binding energies obtained from NR2-F12 are comparable to EOM-IP-CCSD method that uses a CCSD reference and scales as iterative N^6.