PNNL

Abstract

Dynamic polarizabilities for open- and closed-shell molecules were obtained using coupled-cluster (CC) linear response theory with full treatment of singles, doubles and triples (CCSDT-LR) with large basis sets utilizing the NWChem software suite. Using four approximate CC methods in conjunction with augmented cc-pVNZ basis sets, we are able to evaluate the convergence in both many-electron and one-electron spaces. For systems with primarily dynamic correlation, the results for CC3 and CCSDT are almost indistinguishable. For systems with more static correlation, the PS(T) approximation [J. Chem. Phs. 127, 164105 (2007) performs better that CC3. Additionally, the PS(T) approach separates the triples contribution to the poles of the response function from the triples amplitudes themselves, and demonstrates that the latter are less important than originally thought Lastly, our results show that the choice of reference (ROHF versus UHF) can have a significant impact on the accuracy of polarizabilities for open-shell systems.