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Molecular excited states from the SCAN functional. / Tozer, David J.; Peach, Michael Joseph George.
In: Molecular Physics, Vol. 116, No. 11, 04.2018, p. 1504-1511.

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Tozer, DJ & Peach, MJG 2018, 'Molecular excited states from the SCAN functional', Molecular Physics, vol. 116, no. 11, pp. 1504-1511. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2018.1453094

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Tozer, D. J., & Peach, M. J. G. (2018). Molecular excited states from the SCAN functional. Molecular Physics, 116(11), 1504-1511. https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2018.1453094

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Tozer DJ, Peach MJG. Molecular excited states from the SCAN functional. Molecular Physics. 2018 Apr;116(11):1504-1511. Epub 2018 Apr 8. doi: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1453094

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Tozer, David J. ; Peach, Michael Joseph George. / Molecular excited states from the SCAN functional. In: Molecular Physics. 2018 ; Vol. 116, No. 11. pp. 1504-1511.

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title = "Molecular excited states from the SCAN functional",
abstract = "The performance of the strongly constrained and appropriately normed (SCAN) [Phys. Rev. Lett.115, 036402 (2015)] meta-generalised gradient approximation exchange–correlation functional isinvestigated for the calculation of time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) molecularexcitation energies of local, charge-transfer, and Rydberg character, together with the excited 3Σ+u potential energy curve in H2. The SCAN results frequently resemble those obtained using a global hybrid functional, with either a standard or increased fraction of exact orbital exchange. Forlocal excitations, SCAN can exhibit significant triplet instability problems, resulting in imaginarytriplet excitation energies for a number of cases. The Tamm–Dancoff approximation offers a simple approach to improve the situation, but the excitation energies are still significantly underestimated.Understanding the origin of these (near)-triplet instabilities may provide useful insight into futurefunctional development.",
keywords = "Density-functional theory, exchange–correlation functionals, time-dependent DFT, excited states, triplet instabilities",
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