title: Structures and properties of electronically excited chromophores in solution from the polarizable continuum model coupled to the time-dependent density functional theory.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of recent research activities concerning the quantum-mechanical description of structures and properties of electronically excited chromophores in solution. The focus of the paper is on a specific approach to include solvent effects, namely the polarizable continuum model (PCM). Such a method represents an efficient strategy if coupled to proper quantum-mechanical descriptions such as the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). As a result, the description of molecules in the condensed phase can be extended to excited states still maintaining the computational efficiency and the physical reliability of the ground-state calculations. The most important theoretical and computational aspects of the coupling between PCM and TDDFT are presented and discussed together with an example of application to the study of the low-lying electronic excited states of push-pull chromophores in different solvents.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy. bene@dcci.unipi.it
authors.forename: Benedetta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mennucci
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cappelli
authors.forename: Ciro Achille
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Guido
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cammi
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomasi
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004583:Electrons; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012996:Solutions; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D012996:Solutions