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Computing the Optical Properties of Large Systems

  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Imperial College London, UK
  • Presents a full introduction to density-functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT with a special focus on standard algorithms used in the community
  • Provides an introduction to linear-scaling techniques, as well as a full derivation of a novel linear-scaling time-dependent DFT algorithm
  • Includes an in-depth study of two systems of practical interest: the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex and pentacene-derived molecular defects in p-terphenyl crystal
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction and Theoretical Prerequisites

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 1-17
  3. Approximations to the Ground State

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 19-46
  4. Approximations to Excited States

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 47-78
  5. The ONETEP Code

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 79-95
  6. Linear-Scaling TDDFT in ONETEP

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 97-132
  7. Linear-Scaling TDDFT Within the PAW Formalism

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 133-147
  8. Subsystem TDDFT

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 149-165
  9. Large-Scale Applications

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 167-185
  10. Conclusion and Future Work

    • Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff
    Pages 187-188

About this book

This work addresses the computation of excited-state properties of systems containing thousands of atoms. To achieve this, the author combines the linear response formulation of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) with linear-scaling techniques known from ground-state density-functional theory. This extends the range of TDDFT, which on its own cannot tackle many of the large and interesting systems in materials science and computational biology. The strengths of the approach developed in this work are demonstrated on a number of problems involving large-scale systems, including exciton coupling in the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex and the investigation of low-lying excitations in doped p-terphenyl organic crystals.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Tim Joachim Zuehlsdorff

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