A set of permutationally invariant potential energy surfaces for the electronic ground state of formaldehyde is built at several levels of electronic theory and atomic orbital basis sets starting from a database of more than 34000 ab initio energies. The reliability of the fitted surfaces is determined by comparing the calculated harmonic frequencies with the corresponding ab initio values. Semiclassical estimates of the quantum frequencies of vibration are presented, and their dependence on the employed level of theory, type of atomic orbital basis set, and complexity of the fit is investigated. Comparisons to experimental data show that anharmonic frequencies are influenced by the precision of the fit, while accurate frequency values are obtained also with density functional theory. Results and conclusions support the use of ab initio “on-the-fly” semiclassical dynamics as a means of spectroscopic investigation when high level analytical potential energy surfaces are not available.
Sensitivity of semiclassical vibrational spectroscopy to potential energy surface accuracy: A test on formaldehyde / R. Conte, G. Botti, M. Ceotto. - In: VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY. - ISSN 0924-2031. - 106:(2020 Jan). [10.1016/j.vibspec.2019.103015]
Sensitivity of semiclassical vibrational spectroscopy to potential energy surface accuracy: A test on formaldehyde.
R. Conte
Primo
;G. BottiSecondo
;M. CeottoUltimo
2020
Abstract
A set of permutationally invariant potential energy surfaces for the electronic ground state of formaldehyde is built at several levels of electronic theory and atomic orbital basis sets starting from a database of more than 34000 ab initio energies. The reliability of the fitted surfaces is determined by comparing the calculated harmonic frequencies with the corresponding ab initio values. Semiclassical estimates of the quantum frequencies of vibration are presented, and their dependence on the employed level of theory, type of atomic orbital basis set, and complexity of the fit is investigated. Comparisons to experimental data show that anharmonic frequencies are influenced by the precision of the fit, while accurate frequency values are obtained also with density functional theory. Results and conclusions support the use of ab initio “on-the-fly” semiclassical dynamics as a means of spectroscopic investigation when high level analytical potential energy surfaces are not available.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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