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ArticleJournal of chemical theory and computation2024

Spurious Oscillations Caused by Density Functional Approximations: Who is to Blame? Exchange or Correlation?

Sebastian P Sitkiewicz, Rubén R Ferradás, Eloy Ramos-Cordoba, Robert Zaleśny, Eduard Matito, Josep M Luis

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Article in Journal of chemical theory and computation, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Sebastian P SitkiewiczDonostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain.
Rubén R FerradásDonostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain.
Eloy Ramos-CordobaDonostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6558-7821
Robert ZaleśnyFaculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wyb. Wyspiańskiego 27, Wrocław PL-50370, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8998-3725
Eduard MatitoDonostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20018, Euskadi, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6895-4562
Josep M LuisInstitut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Girona 17003, Catalonia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2880-8680

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We analyze the varying susceptibilities of different density functional approximations (DFAs) to present spurious oscillations on the profiles of several vibrational properties. Among other problems, these spurious oscillations cause significant errors in harmonic and anharmonic IR and Raman frequencies and intensities. This work hinges on a judicious strategy to dissect the exchange and correlation components of DFAs and pinpoint the origins of these oscillations. We identify spurious oscillations in derivatives of all energy components with respect to nuclear displacements, including those energy terms that do not involve numerical integrations. These

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PMCPMC11044272

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