Efficient Kohn–Sham density-functional theory implementation of isotropic spectroscopic observables associated with quadratic response functions

Abstract

For general exchange–correlation functionals with a dependence on the local spin densities and spin-density gradients, we provide computationally tractable expressions for the tensor-averaged quadratic response functions pertinent to the experimental observables in second-harmonic generation (SHG). We demonstrate how the tensor-averaged quantities can be implemented with reference to a derived minimal number of first- and second-order perturbed Fock matrices. Our consideration has the capability of treating a situation of resonance enhancement as it is based on damped response theory and allows for the evaluation of tensor-averaged resonant-convergent quadratic response functions using only ∼25% (one-photon off-resonance regions) and ∼50% (one-photon resonance regions) of the number of auxiliary Fock matrices required when explicitly calculating all the needed individual tensor components. Numerical examples of SHG intensities in the one-photon off-resonance region are provided for a sample of makaluvamine derivatives recognized for their large nonlinear optical responses as well as a benchmark set of small- and medium-sized organic molecules.