Showing posts with label TD-DFT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TD-DFT. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory

 

Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT)

“What does DFT calculate — ground state or excited state?”

Answer: Ground state

Then say:

But what happens when a molecule absorbs light?
An electron gets excited.
DFT cannot properly describe this — so we need TD-DFT.

Vibrational Analysis (IR Spectroscopy from DFT)

  Vibrational Analysis (IR Spectroscopy from DFT)   “After optimizing a molecule using DFT , how do we know the structure is correct and s...