Equation-of-motion coupled-cluster theory based on the 4-component Dirac-Coulomb(-Gaunt) Hamiltonian. Energies for single electron detachment, attachment, and electronically excited states.

Abstract

We report in this paper an implementation of a 4-component relativistic Hamiltonian based Equation-of-Motion Coupled-Cluster with singles and doubles (EOM-CCSD) theory for the calculation of ionization potential, electron affinity, and excitation energy. In this work, we utilize the previously developed double group symmetry-based generalized tensor contraction scheme and also extend it in order to carry out tensor contractions involving non-totally symmetric and odd-ranked tensors. Several approximated spin-free and two-component Hamiltonians can also be accessed in this implementation. We have applied this method to the halogen monoxide (XO, X = Cl, Br, I, At, Ts) species, in order to assess the quality of a few other recent EOM-CCSD implementations, where spin-orbit coupling contribution has been approximated in different degrees. Besides, we have also studied various excited states of CH2IBr, CH2I2, and (as well as single electron attachment and detachment electronic states of the same species) where comparison has been made with a closely related multi-reference coupled-cluster method, namely, Intermediate Hamiltonian Fock Space Coupled-Cluster singles and doubles theory.