The QUEST Database of Highly-Accurate Excitation Energies

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Main Authors: Loos, Pierre-François, Boggio-Pasqua, Martial, Blondel, Aymeric, Lipparini, Filippo, Jacquemin, Denis
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author Loos, Pierre-François
Boggio-Pasqua, Martial
Blondel, Aymeric
Lipparini, Filippo
Jacquemin, Denis
author_facet Loos, Pierre-François
Boggio-Pasqua, Martial
Blondel, Aymeric
Lipparini, Filippo
Jacquemin, Denis
contents We report theoretical best estimates of vertical transition energies (VTEs) for a large number of excited states and molecules: the \textsc{quest} database. This database includes 1489 \emph{aug}-cc-pVTZ VTEs (731 singlets, 233 doublets, 461 triplets, and 64 quartets) for both valence and Rydberg transitions occurring in molecules containing from 1 to 16 non-hydrogen atoms. \textsc{Quest} also includes a significant list of VTEs for states characterized by a partial or genuine double-excitation character, known to be particularly challenging for many computational methods. The vast majority of the reported values are deemed chemically-accurate, that is, are within $\pm0.05$ eV of the FCI/\emph{aug}-cc-pVTZ estimate. This allows for a balanced assessment of the performance of popular excited-state methodologies. We report the results of such benchmarks for various single- and multi-reference wavefunction approaches, and provide extensive supporting information allowing testing of other models. All corresponding data associated with the \textsc{quest} database, along with analysis tools, can be found in the associated \textsc{GitHub} repository at the following URL: https://github.com/pfloos/QUESTDB.
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spellingShingle The QUEST Database of Highly-Accurate Excitation Energies
Loos, Pierre-François
Boggio-Pasqua, Martial
Blondel, Aymeric
Lipparini, Filippo
Jacquemin, Denis
Chemical Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Nuclear Theory
Computational Physics
We report theoretical best estimates of vertical transition energies (VTEs) for a large number of excited states and molecules: the \textsc{quest} database. This database includes 1489 \emph{aug}-cc-pVTZ VTEs (731 singlets, 233 doublets, 461 triplets, and 64 quartets) for both valence and Rydberg transitions occurring in molecules containing from 1 to 16 non-hydrogen atoms. \textsc{Quest} also includes a significant list of VTEs for states characterized by a partial or genuine double-excitation character, known to be particularly challenging for many computational methods. The vast majority of the reported values are deemed chemically-accurate, that is, are within $\pm0.05$ eV of the FCI/\emph{aug}-cc-pVTZ estimate. This allows for a balanced assessment of the performance of popular excited-state methodologies. We report the results of such benchmarks for various single- and multi-reference wavefunction approaches, and provide extensive supporting information allowing testing of other models. All corresponding data associated with the \textsc{quest} database, along with analysis tools, can be found in the associated \textsc{GitHub} repository at the following URL: https://github.com/pfloos/QUESTDB.
title The QUEST Database of Highly-Accurate Excitation Energies
topic Chemical Physics
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Nuclear Theory
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11590