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Preface |
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Contributors to Previous Volumes |
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1 Non-Deterministic Global Structure Optimization: An Introductory Tutorial |
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2 | (1) |
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The Need for Structural Optimization |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (2) |
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Deterministic vs Non-Deterministic Search |
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5 | (3) |
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Fundamental Take-Home Lessons |
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8 | (1) |
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A Closer Look at Some NDGO Background Details |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (3) |
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NDGO Algorithm Comparisons |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (4) |
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Old vs New Machine Learning |
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19 | (1) |
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Take-Home Lessons for NDGO Background Details |
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20 | (1) |
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General Guidelines for NDGO Applications |
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21 | (1) |
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Brief Summary of Some Fundamental NDGO Algorithm Ideas |
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21 | (1) |
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NDGO Method Design Choices |
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22 | (6) |
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NDGO Tips for Absolute Beginners |
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28 | (3) |
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Things to Do, and Pitfalls to Avoid |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (11) |
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2 Density Functional Tight Binding Calculations for Probing Electronic-Excited States of Large Systems |
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45 | (36) |
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45 | (1) |
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Real-Time Time-Dependent DFTB (RT-TDDFTB) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (3) |
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Tutorial on RT-TDDFTB Electron Dynamics for a Naphthalene Molecule |
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49 | (1) |
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Absorption Spectrum for Naphthalene |
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49 | (2) |
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Electron Dynamics of Naphthalene with a Laser-Type Perturbation |
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51 | (1) |
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RT-TDDFTB Electron Dynamics of a Realistic Large Systems |
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51 | (8) |
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DFTB-Based Nonadiabatic Electron Dynamics |
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59 | (1) |
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Adiabatic vs Nonadiabatic Dynamics |
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59 | (2) |
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Equations Governing Nonadiabatic Electron Dynamics |
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61 | (1) |
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The Classical Path Approximation |
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62 | (1) |
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Surface Hopping and Fewest Switches Criterion |
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63 | (2) |
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Implementation Details of CPA-FSSH-DFTB |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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An Example on Charge Transfer Dynamics in Organic Photovoltaics |
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68 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (8) |
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3 Advances in the Molecular Simulation of Microphase Formers |
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81 | (54) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (1) |
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Surfactants and Microemulsions |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (1) |
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Field Theory of Microphase Formation |
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90 | (1) |
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Molecular Simulations and Challenges |
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91 | (2) |
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Simulating Periodic Microphases |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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Thermodynamic Integration for Microphases |
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95 | (5) |
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Ghost Particle/Cluster Switching Method |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (2) |
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Determining Phase Transitions |
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105 | (1) |
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Simulations of Disordered Microphases |
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106 | (1) |
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Wolff-Like Cluster Algorithms |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (2) |
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Aggregation Volume Biased (AVB) Moves |
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109 | (1) |
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Morphological Crossovers in the Disordered Regime |
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110 | (2) |
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Microphase Formers Solved by Molecular Simulations |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Free Energy of an Ideal Gas in a Field |
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119 | (1) |
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Constant pressure Simulations of Particles in A Field |
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120 | (1) |
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Virial Coefficients of Particles in a Field |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (13) |
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4 Molecular Simulations of Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Perspective on Structure, Dynamics, and Physical Properties |
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135 | (66) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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Definition of Deep Eutectic Solvents |
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137 | (1) |
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DES as Ionic Liquid Analogues |
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137 | (3) |
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Molecular Structure of DESs and Type of Interactions |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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Molecular Simulation Methods |
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143 | (2) |
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An Overview of Ab Initio Methods |
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145 | (4) |
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Classical Molecular Dynamics at the Atomic Level |
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149 | (4) |
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Nonpolarizable Force Fields used for DES Simulations |
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153 | (6) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (1) |
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Isothermal Compressibility |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (8) |
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178 | (5) |
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Deep Eutectic Solvent Structure |
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183 | (1) |
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Radial Distribution Functions |
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183 | (6) |
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189 | (7) |
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Spatial Distribution Functions |
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196 | (1) |
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Application of DES Through Simulation |
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196 | (1) |
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Gas Sorption Studies on DES |
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196 | (2) |
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DES Interactions at Metal Surfaces |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (1) |
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200 | (1) |
Acknowledgments |
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201 | (1) |
References |
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Index |
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