Challenges in XUV Photochemistry Simulations: A Case Study on Ultrafast Fragmentation Dynamics of the Benzene Radical Cation

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. a
Sophia BazziRobin Santra

Abstract

The challenges of simulating extreme ultraviolet (XUV)-induced dissociation dynamics of organic molecules on a multitude of coupled potential energy surfaces are discussed for the prototypical photoionization of benzene. The prospects of Koopmans' theorem-based electronic structure calculations in combination with classical trajectories and Tully's fewest switches surface hopping are explored. It is found that a Koopmans' theorem-based approach overestimates the CH dissociation barrier and thus underestimates the fragmentation yield. However, the nonadiabatic population dynamics are in good agreement with previous approaches, indicating that the Koopmans' theorem based potentials are well described around the Franck-Condon point. This is explicitly tested for the ground state potential of the benzene cation employing CASPT2 calculations, for which very good agreement is found. This work highlights the need for efficient electronic structure approaches that can treat medium-sized organic molecules with a multitude of coupled excited states and several dissociation channels.

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Mar 25, 2019·The Journal of Chemical Physics·Rajwant Kaur, Ralph Welsch
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