Improving XYG3-type Doubly Hybrid Approximation using Self-Interaction Corrected SCAN Density and Orbitals via the PZ-SIC Framework: the xDH@SCAN(SIC) Approach

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Main Authors: Bi, Sheng, Wang, Shirong, Zhang, Igor Ying, Xu, Xin
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author Bi, Sheng
Wang, Shirong
Zhang, Igor Ying
Xu, Xin
author_facet Bi, Sheng
Wang, Shirong
Zhang, Igor Ying
Xu, Xin
contents XYG3-type doubly hybrid approximations (xDH) have gained a widespread recognition for their accuracy in describing a diverse range of chemical and physical interactions. However, a recent study (J. Phys. Chem. 2021, 12, 800-807) has highlighted the limitation of xDH methods in calculating the dissociation of the NaCl molecule. This issue has been related to the density and orbitals used for evaluating the energy in xDH methods, which are obtained from lower-rung hybrid density functional approximations (DFAs) and display substantial density errors in the dissociation limit. In this work, we systematically investigate the influence of density on several challenging datasets and find that the xDH methods are less sensitive to the density errors compared to semi-local and hybrid DFAs. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the self-interaction corrected SCAN density offers superior accuracy compared to the self-consistent SCAN density and Hartree-Fock (HF) density, as evidenced by the charge analysis on the dissociation of heterodimers, such as NaCl and LiF. Building on these insights, we propose a 5-parameter xDH method using the SCAN density and orbitals corrected by the PZ-SIC scheme. This new xDH@SCAN(SIC) method provides a balanced and accurate description across a wide range of challenging systems.
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spellingShingle Improving XYG3-type Doubly Hybrid Approximation using Self-Interaction Corrected SCAN Density and Orbitals via the PZ-SIC Framework: the xDH@SCAN(SIC) Approach
Bi, Sheng
Wang, Shirong
Zhang, Igor Ying
Xu, Xin
Chemical Physics
Materials Science
XYG3-type doubly hybrid approximations (xDH) have gained a widespread recognition for their accuracy in describing a diverse range of chemical and physical interactions. However, a recent study (J. Phys. Chem. 2021, 12, 800-807) has highlighted the limitation of xDH methods in calculating the dissociation of the NaCl molecule. This issue has been related to the density and orbitals used for evaluating the energy in xDH methods, which are obtained from lower-rung hybrid density functional approximations (DFAs) and display substantial density errors in the dissociation limit. In this work, we systematically investigate the influence of density on several challenging datasets and find that the xDH methods are less sensitive to the density errors compared to semi-local and hybrid DFAs. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the self-interaction corrected SCAN density offers superior accuracy compared to the self-consistent SCAN density and Hartree-Fock (HF) density, as evidenced by the charge analysis on the dissociation of heterodimers, such as NaCl and LiF. Building on these insights, we propose a 5-parameter xDH method using the SCAN density and orbitals corrected by the PZ-SIC scheme. This new xDH@SCAN(SIC) method provides a balanced and accurate description across a wide range of challenging systems.
title Improving XYG3-type Doubly Hybrid Approximation using Self-Interaction Corrected SCAN Density and Orbitals via the PZ-SIC Framework: the xDH@SCAN(SIC) Approach
topic Chemical Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.04379