Hamiltonian Matrix Correction Based Density Functional Valence Bond Method

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• 作者：Chen Zhou ; Yang Zhang ; Xiping Gong ; Fuming Ying ; Peifeng SuWei Wu
• 刊名：Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 14, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：13
• 期：2
• 页码：627-634
• 全文大小：329K
• ISSN：1549-9626

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In this work, a valence bond type multireference density functional theory (MRDFT) method, called the Hamiltonian matrix correction based density functional valence bond method (hc-DFVB), is presented. In hc-DFVB, the static electronic correlation is considered by the valence bond self-consistent field (VBSCF) strategy, while the dynamic correlation energy is taken into account by Kohn–Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT). Different from our previous version of DFVB (J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2012, 8, 1608), hc-DFVB corrects the dynamic correlation energy with a Hamiltonian correction matrix, improving the functional adaptability and computational accuracy. The method was tested for various physical and chemical properties, including spectroscopic constants, bond dissociation energies, reaction barriers, and singlet–triplet gaps. The accuracy of hc-DFVB matches that of KS-DFT and high level molecular orbital (MO) methods quite well. Furthermore, hc-DFVB keeps the advantages of VB methods, which are able to provide clear interpretations and chemical insights with compact wave functions.