Closing the Prior-Posterior Loop: Self-Reflective Molecular Design with Analysis-Driven LLM IterationCan a general-purpose large language model design molecules with the precision of a seasoned chemist? Current LLM-based frameworks answer this question with scalar feedback loops - generate, score,…Junyi Gong, Zijie Qiu, Ben Zhong Tang·Jun 18, 2026SaveLearn
LLM-Guided Test-Time Discovery of Quantum-Chemical Approximation AlgorithmsQuantum chemistry simulations underpin modern materials discovery, yet their impact is limited by steep computational cost and dependence on fixed approximation schemes. Foundation models, such as…Masaya Hagai, Yuta Suzuki, Tomoya Murata et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-Equalization in Conceptual Density Functional Theory: Beyond Electronegativity EqualizationThe electronegativity equalization principle provides a simple framework to describe charge redistribution, yet its conventional formulation is limited to a first-order description based on chemical…Jesús Sánchez-Márquez·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Giant Nonequilibrium Fluctuations at a Reactive SurfaceWe investigate whether giant fluctuations in a gas can induce corresponding fluctuations on a reactive surface in contact with the gas. Numerical simulations of a minimal heterogeneous catalytic…Hyun Tae Jung, Hyungjun Kim, Alejandro L. Garcia et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Augmented Roothaan-Hall Hessian Applied to Spin-Restricted Open-Shell Density-Functional TheoryWe generalize the augmented Roothaan-Hall (ARH) Hessian formalism to the self-consistent field (SCF) optimization of spin-restricted open-shell (RO) wavefunctions, encompassing high-spin, low-spin,…Yichi Zhang, Jun Yang·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Real-time nuclear-electronic orbital time-dependent density functional theory with a constrained traveling proton basisNuclear quantum effects and non-Born--Oppenheimer effects play a vital role in many chemical and biological processes, motivating the incorporation of such effects into dynamical simulations. In…Nicholas J. Boyer, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Charged excitations made neutral: N-centered ensemble density functional theory of Fukui functionsAn in-principle exact working equation to compute electronic affinity and ionization Fukui functions is derived within the N-centered (Nc) ensemble extension of density functional theory (DFT). It…Lucien Dupuy, Emmanuel Fromager·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Quantized plasmon modes for metallic nanoparticles of arbitrary shape with a generic dielectric functionIn this work we introduce an effective approach to quantize the electromagnetic response of plasmonic metallic nanostructures. Their shape is arbitrary and they feature a realistic description of the…Marco Romanelli, Gabriel Gil, Stefano Corni·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Bayesian Sampling of Structural Ensembles: The Role of Ensemble-Counting MeasuresStructural ensemble refinement is widely used to integrate molecular simulations with experimental measurements. While most applications focus on the maximum-a-posteriori (MAP) ensemble, Bayesian…Ivan Gilardoni, Giovanni Bussi·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamically consistent modeling of ion exchange membranes in multi-ionic environmentsIon exchange membranes are useful for a wide range of applications, including water desalination, fuel cells, and aqueous batteries. Accordingly, a variety of models for ion exchange membranes has…Noah Lettner, Felix K. Schwab, Birger Horstmann·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Photoinduced enhancement of chemical shift sensitivity to local vibrationsThe advent of novel free-electron laser sources enabling time-resolved x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (tr-XPS) provides a unique opportunity to monitor local chemical environments in real time by…Ana Martínez Gutiérrez, Oliver Alexander, Pablo Estévez Alonso et al.·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Constrained Optimization Algorithms for Orbital Optimization in Quantum ChemistryWe present a modular constrained-orbital-optimization framework for quantum chemistry. The formulation separates the correlated electronic-structure solver from the orbital optimizer: the solver…Junzhe Zhang, Shuoyi Hu, Bing Gu·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Low-Scaling Many-Body Green's Function Calculations for Molecular Systems via Interacting-Bath Dynamical Embedding TheoryWe present a molecular extension of our recently proposed Green's function embedding method, interacting-bath dynamical embedding theory (ibDET), for computing charged excitation energies at the…Christian Venturella, Jiachen Li, Tianyu Zhu·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Analytic nuclear gradients including oriented external electric fields in a molecule-fixed frameElectric field-assisted chemistry has attracted much attention in recent years, particularly in the context of oriented external electric fields for controlling molecular structure and reactivity.…Duc Anh Lai, Devin A. Matthews·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Transferable machine learning of excited-state dynamics with extremal poolingPhotochemical processes govern phenomena ranging from solar energy conversion and atmospheric chemistry to vision and photosynthesis. Accurate simulation of these processes requires modeling…Cesare Malosso, Wei Bin How, Gonzalo Díaz Mirón et al.·Jun 15, 2026SaveLearn
Ionization Potentials at Mean-Field Computational Cost: The Extended Koopmans' Framework for pCCDWe introduce a mean-field-like computational model for calculating ionization potentials (IPs) based on the pair Coupled Cluster Doubles (pCCD) wave function. Specifically, our model combines the…Seyedehdelaram Jahani, Katharina Boguslawski, Paweł Tecmer·Jun 15, 2026SaveLearn
Stitching Molecular Worlds Together with Physics-Coupled Diffusion ModelsComplex chemical systems often contain multiple components or large molecules, giving rise to substantial chemical and conformational complexity. Modeling the structures of these systems is crucial…Yanbin Wang, Yajie Cai, Ming Chen·Jun 15, 2026SaveLearn
RPA as a Hessian Closure: Effective Functionals and Source-Variable Duality Across DFT, LR-TDDFT, 1RDMFT, and MBPTWe present a variational formulation of the random phase approximation (RPA) that places density functional theory (DFT), linear-response time-dependent density functional theory (LR-TDDFT), one-body…Nan Sheng·Jun 15, 2026SaveLearn
TENSO: Software Package for Numerically Exact Open Quantum Dynamics Based on Efficient Tree Tensor Network Decomposition of the Hierarchical Equations of MotionTENSO is a versatile and powerful open-source software package for numerically exact simulations of the dynamics of quantum systems immersed in structured thermal environments. It is based on a tree…Juan C. Rodriguez-Betancourt, Michelle C. Anderson, Luchang Niu et al.·Jun 15, 2026SaveLearn
The Entropic Barrier around the Conical Intersection SeamConical intersections (CIs) are seen as the main mediators of nonadiabatic transitions; yet, mixed quantum-classical (MQC) simulations that treat nuclei as classical point particles rarely, if ever,…Johannes C. B. Dietschreit, Sebastian Mai, Leticia González·Jun 15, 2026SaveLearn
High-sensitivity hydrogen gas permeation: system development, sample preparation, and influence of testing variablesThere is a need to develop quantitative, high-resolution hydrogen gas (H2) permeation techniques to provide a better understanding of hydrogen-material interactions. This study aims to develop and…R. Li, A. Zafra, Z. D. Harris et al.·Jun 14, 2026SaveLearn
Local, mm-scale 1H magnetic resonance imaging using atomic vaporsWe demonstrate a practical and sensitive low-field approach to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of μL-scale samples using an optically pumped magnetometer (OPM). Using a simple setup where a…Sven Bodenstedt, Morgan W. Mitchell, Michael C. D. Tayler·Jun 14, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of 2-undecanone + n-alkane mixturesDensities and excess molar volumes (VmE) at (293.15-303.15) K and excess molar enthalpies (HmE) at 298.15 K are reported for 2-undecanone + heptane, or +…Susana Villa, Fatemeh Pazoki, Juan Antonio González et al.·Jun 14, 2026SaveLearn
Rigorous extension of semilocal collinear functionals to noncollinear DFT using SU(2) rotationsIn the presence of spin-orbit coupling and in geometrically frustrated materials, a noncollinear treatment the magnetization density is essential. However, in density functional theory most…Konstantin Gaul·Jun 14, 2026SaveLearn
Variational Quantum Eigensolver-Based Quantum Bootstrap Embedding for MoleculesSimulating strongly correlated molecular systems on near-term quantum hardware remains challenging because current hardware offers limited quantum volume and moderate-fidelity qubits. One way to…Derek Peng·Jun 13, 2026SaveLearn