Kong J., Brown S.T., Fusti-Monlar L., Shao Y.
Q-Chem Inc., US
Keywords: ab-initio, density functional theory, electronic structure, molecular modeling, quantum chemistry
DFT (Density functional Theory) is an essential tool in the molecular modeling, especially for studies in biology and nanotechnology. A new algorithm is presented to improve the efficiency of the computation of exchange-correlation contributions, a major time-consuming step in a DFT calculation. The new method, called multiresolution exchage-correlation (mrXC), takes advantage of the variation in resolution among the Gaussian basis functions, and shifts the calculation associated with low-resolution (smooth) basis function pairs to an even-spaced cubic grid. The cubic grid is much less dense in the vicinity of nuclei than the atom-centered grid and the computation on the former is shown to be much more efficient than on the latter. MrXC does not alter the formulism of the current standard algorithm based on the atom-centered grid (ACG), but instead employs two fast and accurate transformations between the ACG and the cubic grid. Preliminary results with local density approximation have shown that mrXC yields 3 -5 times improvement in efficiency without loss of accuracy. The extension to DFT functionals with generalized gradient approximation is also briefly discussed.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Technical Proceedings of the 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 2
Published: May 7, 2006
Pages: 317 - 320
Industry sector: Medical & Biotech
Topics: Biomaterials, Informatics, Modeling & Simulation
ISBN: 0-9767985-7-3