Explicitly correlated multireference configuration interaction with multiple reference functions: Avoided crossings and conical intersections

摘要

We develop an explicitly correlated multireference configuration interaction method (MRCI-F12) with multiple reference functions. It can be routinely applied to nearly degenerate molecular electronic structures near conical intersections and avoided crossings, where the reference functions are strongly mixed in the correlated wave function. This work is a generalization of the MRCI-F12 method for electronic ground states, reported earlier by Shiozaki et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 134, 034113 (2011)]10.1063/1.3528720. The so-called F12b approximation is used to arrive at computationally efficient formulas. The doubly external part of the wave function is expanded in terms of internally contracted configurations generated from all the reference functions. In addition, we introduce a singles correction to the CASSCF reference energies, which is applicable to multi-state calculations. As examples, we present numerical results for the avoided crossing of LiF, excited states of ozone, and the H2 + OH (A2Σ+) reaction. © 2011 American Institute of Physics Article Outline INTRODUCTION THEORY Multi-state MRCI-F12 CABS singles correction NUMERICAL RESULTS CABS singles correction Avoided crossing of LiF Excited states of Ozone H 2 + OH reaction CONCLUSIONS