Large nonadiabatic quantum molecular dynamics simulations on parallel computers
Large nonadiabatic quantum molecular dynamics simulations on parallel computers
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并行计算机上的大型非绝热量子分子动力学模拟
DOI:
10.1016/j.cpc.2012.08.001
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Priya ashishta
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文献类型:
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作者:
Fuyuki Shimojo;Satoshi hmura;Weiwei Mou;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya ashishta
We have implemented a quantum molecular dynamics simulation incorporating nonadiabatic electronic transitions on massively parallel computers to study photoexcitation dynamics of electrons and ions. The nonadiabatic quantum molecular dynamics (NAQMD) simulation is based on Casida’s linear response time-dependent density functional theory to describe electronic excited states and Tully’s fewest-switches surface hopping approach to describe nonadiabatic electron–ion dynamics. To enable large NAQMD simulations, a series of techniques are employed for efficiently calculating long-range exact exchange correction and excited-state forces. The simulation program is parallelized using hybrid spatial and band decomposition, and is tested for various materials.