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Basis-Set Limit CCSD(T) Energies for Large Molecules with Local Natural Orbitals and Reduced-Scaling Basis-Set Corrections

Mester, Dávid and Nagy, Péter R. and Kállay, Mihály (2024) Basis-Set Limit CCSD(T) Energies for Large Molecules with Local Natural Orbitals and Reduced-Scaling Basis-Set Corrections. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION, 20 (17). pp. 7453-7468. ISSN 1549-9618

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Abstract

The calculation of density-based basis-set correction (DBBSC), which remedies the basis-set incompleteness (BSI) error of the correlation energy, is combined with local approximations. Aiming at large-scale applications, the procedure is implemented in our efficient local natural orbital-based coupled-cluster singles and doubles with per- turbative triples [LNO-CCSD(T)] scheme. To this end, the range-separation function, which characterizes the one-electron BSI in space, is decomposed into the sum of con- tributions from individual localized molecular orbitals (LMOs). A compact domain is constructed around each LMO, and the corresponding contributions are evaluated only within these restricted domains. Furthermore, for the calculation of the com- plementary auxiliary basis set (CABS) correction, which significantly improves the Hartree–Fock (HF) energy, the local density fitting approximation is utilized. The er- rors arising from the local approximations are examined in detail, efficient prescreening techniques are introduced to compress the numerical quadrature used for DBBSC, and conservative default thresholds are selected for the truncation parameters. The effi- ciency of the DBBSC-LNO-CCSD(T) method is demonstrated through representative examples of up to 1000 atoms. Based on the numerical results, we conclude that the corrections drastically reduce the BSI error using double-ζ basis sets, often to below 1 kcal/mol compared to the reliable LNO-CCSD(T) complete basis set references, while significant improvements are also achieved with triple-ζ basis sets. Considering that the calculation of the DBBSC and CABS corrections only moderately increases the wall-clock time required for the post-HF steps in practical applications, the proposed DBBSC-LNO-CCSD(T) method offers a highly efficient and robust tool for large-scale calculations.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: coupled cluster method, CCSD(T), density-based basis-set correction (DBBSC), local correlation approximations, local natural orbital method, LNO-CCSD(T), complete basis set limit
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QD Chemistry / kémia > QD02 Physical chemistry / fizikai kémia
Depositing User: Dr. Péter Nagy
Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2024 07:08
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2024 10:43
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/205920

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