Undocumented Q-chem features

Multi-state FED

FED can be calculated using more than 2 states. This is using diabatization interface so it is needed to create a $localized_diabatization section to define the states to be used. When using multi-state FED a standard FED is also calculated.

Minimum set of keywords needed for multi-FED

$rem
...
sts_fed True        ! activate FED calculation
sts_multi_nroots 4  ! number of states to be included in the FED
sts_multi_print  1  ! (or 2 for more information)
sts_donor 1-18      ! range of atoms in donor fragment
sts_acceptor 19-36  ! range of atoms in acceptor fragment
$end

$localized_diabatization
  adiabatic states
  1 2 3 4           ! state number of the sates to be included in the calculation
$end

full example for naphthalene dimer:

$molecule
0 1
C           0.0000000000         0.7076000000         0.0001000000
C           0.0000000000        -0.7076000000         0.0000000000
C           1.2250000000         1.3944000000         0.0000000000
C           1.2250000000        -1.3944000000         0.0001000000
C          -1.2250000000         1.3943000000         0.0000000000
C          -1.2250000000        -1.3943000000         0.0000000000
C           2.4327000000         0.6959000000        -0.0001000000
C           2.4327000000        -0.6958000000         0.0000000000
C          -2.4327000000         0.6958000000         0.0000000000
C          -2.4327000000        -0.6958000000        -0.0001000000
H           1.2489000000         2.4821000000        -0.0001000000
H           1.2489000000        -2.4822000000         0.0001000000
H          -1.2490000000         2.4821000000         0.0001000000
H          -1.2489000000        -2.4822000000        -0.0001000000
H           3.3732000000         1.2391000000        -0.0001000000
H           3.3733000000        -1.2390000000        -0.0001000000
H          -3.3732000000         1.2390000000         0.0000000000
H          -3.3733000000        -1.2390000000        -0.0001000000
C           0.0000000000         0.7076000000         4.0001000000
C           0.0000000000        -0.7076000000         4.0000000000
C           1.2250000000         1.3944000000         4.0000000000
C           1.2250000000        -1.3944000000         4.0001000000
C          -1.2250000000         1.3943000000         4.0000000000
C          -1.2250000000        -1.3943000000         4.0000000000
C           2.4327000000         0.6959000000         3.9999000000
C           2.4327000000        -0.6958000000         4.0000000000
C          -2.4327000000         0.6958000000         4.0000000000
C          -2.4327000000        -0.6958000000         3.9999000000
H           1.2489000000         2.4821000000         3.9999000000
H           1.2489000000        -2.4822000000         4.0001000000
H          -1.2490000000         2.4821000000         4.0001000000
H          -1.2489000000        -2.4822000000         3.9999000000
H           3.3732000000         1.2391000000         3.9999000000
H           3.3733000000        -1.2390000000         3.9999000000
H          -3.3732000000         1.2390000000         4.0000000000
H          -3.3733000000        -1.2390000000         3.9999000000
$end

$rem
jobtype sp
exchange b3lyp
basis sto-3g
cis_convergence 14
cis_n_roots 6
cis_singlets True
cis_triplets False
sts_fed True
sts_multi_nroots 4
sts_multi_print 1
sts_donor 1-18
sts_acceptor 19-36
$end

$localized_diabatization
 adiabatic states
 1 2 3 4
$end

expected multi-FED output

                     FED MULTISTATE ANALYSIS

Within CIS/TDA Singlet Excited States:

Localized diabatization specification
  1   2   3   4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 excited states are requested ...
    1 LE (donor)    state(s) found
    2 CT            state(s) found
    1 LE (acceptor) state(s) found
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Excitation Energy (eV) and Fragment-X Difference of   4 Diabatic States
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  n    Excitation       dX
----- ------------ ------------
   1   4.52780500  -0.00000449
   2   4.54916620   0.00000479
   3   5.19733066  -1.93705111
   4   5.19733075   1.93705270
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Matrix Elements of Diabatic Hamiltonain
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diabatH(1,2) =  -2.672379E-17
diabatH(1,3) =  -8.865129E-06
diabatH(1,4) =    9.37914E-06

diabatH(2,3) =  -4.560166E-07
diabatH(2,4) =  -1.565519E-06

diabatH(3,4) =     0.01839572