An Ab Initio Correction Vector Restricted Active Space Approach to the L-Edge XAS and 2p3d RIXS Spectra of Transition Metal Complexes.

ABSTRACT: We describe an ab initio approach to simulate L-edge X-ray absorption (XAS) and 2p3d resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) spectroscopies. We model the strongly correlated electronic structure within a restricted active space and employ a correction vector formulation instead of sum-over-state expressions for the spectra, thus eliminating the need to calculate a large number of intermediate and final electronic states. We present benchmark simulations of the XAS and RIXS spectra of the iron complexes [FeCl₄]^1-/2- and [Fe(SCH₃)₄]^1-/2- and interpret the spectra by deconvolving the correction vectors. Our approach represents a step toward simulating the X-ray spectroscopies of larger metal cluster systems that play a pivotal role in

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature