Terphenyl (C18H14) - excitons of #1030

CAM-B3LYP def2-TZVP 36 roots q = 0

TRANSITIONS

MOMENTUM SPACE (Ekin = 30 eV)

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EXCITONS / HOLES Orbitals Excitons

▸ S1 B2u 1.347 4.401 eV
▸ S2 B3u 0.001 4.675 eV
▸ S3 B1g 0.000 5.073 eV
▸ S4 B3u 0.010 5.220 eV
▸ S5 Ag 0.000 5.694 eV
▸ S6 B3u 0.003 5.843 eV
▸ S7 Ag 0.000 6.034 eV
▸ S8 B1g 0.000 6.268 eV
▸ S9 B2u 0.001 6.519 eV
▸ S10 B2u 1.709 6.598 eV
▸ S11 B3u 0.385 6.758 eV
▸ S12 B1g 0.000 6.777 eV
▸ S13 Au 0.000 6.795 eV
▸ S14 B3g 0.000 6.972 eV
▸ S15 Ag 0.000 7.005 eV
▸ S16 B2u 0.000 7.086 eV
▸ S17 B3u 0.002 7.153 eV
▸ S18 B1g 0.000 7.200 eV
▸ S19 B1u 0.001 7.234 eV
▸ S20 B1g 0.000 7.326 eV
▸ S21 B1u 0.002 7.357 eV
▸ S22 B2g 0.000 7.370 eV
▸ S23 B2u 0.006 7.374 eV
▸ S24 Ag 0.000 7.396 eV
▸ S25 Au 0.000 7.423 eV
▸ S26 Ag 0.000 7.504 eV
▸ S27 B1u 0.000 7.589 eV
▸ S28 B3g 0.000 7.635 eV
▸ S29 B3g 0.000 7.663 eV
▸ S30 B2u 0.305 7.703 eV
▸ S31 B2g 0.000 7.754 eV
▸ S32 B2u 0.257 7.830 eV
▸ S33 Au 0.000 7.840 eV
▸ S34 B3g 0.000 7.870 eV
▸ S35 Au 0.000 7.890 eV
▸ S36 B3u 0.733 7.938 eV

Calculation


XC Functional CAM-B3LYP

Basis Set def2-TZVP

Charge 0.0

Spin 0.0

Total Energy [eV] -18882.08

Code Orca 6.1.0

Author Peter Puschnig

Date 2026-08-20 10:26:05

Added 2026-08-20 13:24:56

Legacy ID None

System


Full Name Terphenyl

Short Name 3P

PubChem CID 7115

Formula C18H14

Mass 230.3 u

Point Group D2h

Orientation yx

Further Reading

Aliases 1,1'-Biphenyl, 4-phenyl-
1,1':4',1"-Terphenyl
1,1':4',1''-TERPHENYL
4-phenyl-1,1'-biphenyl
4-Phenylbiphenyl
Biphenyl, 4-phenyl-
p-Diphenylbenzene
p-Terphenyl
para-terphenyl
triphenyl-

Further Reading Terphenyl

  1. Simulation of angle-resolved photoemission spectra by approximating the final state by a plane wave: from graphene to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules

    P. Puschnig and D. Lüftner

    J. Elec. Spec. Rel. Phen. 200, 193 (2015)

Geometry


Substrate

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Spectrum


Broadening

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Intensity Scale
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Composition


Hole Position


ID XC Functional Basis Set Code Charge Spin Casida Legacy
10 B3LYP 6-31G* NWChem 0.0 0.0 3
158 6-31G* NWChem -1.0 0.5 157
741 cc-pVTZ NWChem 0.0 0.0
872 cc-pVTZ Orca 0.0 0.0
1030 CAM-B3LYP def2-TZVP Orca 0.0 0.0 ✓
92 HSE06 6-31G* NWChem 0.0 0.0 90
133 OT-RSH 6-31G* NWChem 0.0 0.0 131
51 PBE 6-31G* NWChem 0.0 0.0 48
586 PBE0 6-31G* NWChem 0.0 0.0 599
626 6-31G* NWChem 0.0 0.0 640

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Coefficients

Serving Binaries

Transition Matrix

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM