[HTML][HTML] XDM-corrected hybrid DFT with numerical atomic orbitals predicts molecular crystal lattice energies with unprecedented accuracy

AJA Price, A Otero-de-la-Roza, ER Johnson - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular crystals are important for many applications, including energetic materials,
organic semiconductors, and the development and commercialization of pharmaceuticals …

Dispersion XDM with hybrid functionals: Delocalization error and halogen bonding in molecular crystals

A Otero-de-la-Roza, LM LeBlanc… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The accurate calculation of relative lattice energies of molecular crystals is important in
polymorph ranking and crystal structure prediction. Delocalization error has been shown to …

Accurate modeling of organic molecular crystals by dispersion-corrected density functional tight binding (DFTB)

JG Brandenburg, S Grimme - The journal of physical chemistry …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The ambitious goal of organic crystal structure prediction challenges theoretical methods
regarding their accuracy and efficiency. Dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT …

Assessment of dispersion corrected atom centered pseudopotentials: Application to energetic molecular crystals

R Balu, EFC Byrd, BM Rice - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2011 - ACS Publications
A comparative study of the structural features of molecular crystals 1, 3, 5, 7-tetranitro-1, 3, 5,
7-tetraazacyclooctane (HMX), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), 2, 4, 6-trinitro-1, 3, 5 …

Structures and lattice energies of molecular crystals using density functional theory: Assessment of a local atomic potential approach

Z Zheng, J Zhao, Y Sun, S Zhang - Chemical Physics Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
Lattice parameters and lattice energies of twelve selected molecular crystals are computed
by using density functional theory (DFT) with different treatments of dispersion correction …

Accurate and efficient polymorph energy ranking with XDM-corrected hybrid DFT

AJA Price, RA Mayo, A Otero-de-la-Roza… - …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Accurate and efficient computation of relative energies of molecular crystal polymorphs is of
central importance for solid-state pharmaceuticals and in other technologically relevant …

Structure and stability of molecular crystals with many-body dispersion-inclusive density functional tight binding

M Mortazavi, JG Brandenburg, RJ Maurer… - The journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Accurate prediction of structure and stability of molecular crystals is crucial in materials
science and requires reliable modeling of long-range dispersion interactions. Semiempirical …

Exchange-hole dipole dispersion model for accurate energy ranking in molecular crystal structure prediction

SR Whittleton, A Otero-De-La-Roza… - Journal of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Accurate energy ranking is a key facet to the problem of first-principles crystal-structure
prediction (CSP) of molecular crystals. This work presents a systematic assessment of …

How accurate are simulations and experiments for the lattice energies of molecular crystals?

F Della Pia, A Zen, D Alfè, A Michaelides - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Molecular crystals play a central role in a wide range of scientific fields, including
pharmaceuticals and organic semiconductor devices. However, they are challenging …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate force fields and methods for modelling organic molecular crystals at finite temperatures

J Nyman, OS Pundyke, GM Day - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an assessment of the performance of several force fields for modelling
intermolecular interactions in organic molecular crystals using the X23 benchmark set. The …