Electric Field Gradient Calculations for Ice VIII and IX Using Polarizable Embedding: A Comparative Study on Classical Computers and Quantum Simulators

Dániel Nagy, Peter Reinholdt, Phillip W.K. Jensen*, Erik Rosendahl Kjellgren, Karl Michael Ziems, Aaron Fitzpatrick, Stefan Knecht, Jacob Kongsted, Sonia Coriani, Stephan P.A. Sauer*

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Abstract

We test the performance of the polarizable embedding variational quantum eigensolver self-consistent field (PE-VQE-SCF) model for computing electric field gradients with comparisons to conventional complete active space self-consistent-field (CASSCF) calculations and experimental results. We compute quadrupole coupling constants for ice VIII and ice IX. We find close agreement of the quantum-computing PE-VQE-SCF results with the results from the classical PE-CASSCF calculations and with experiment. Furthermore, we observe that the inclusion of the environment is crucial for obtaining results that match the experimental data. The calculations for ice VIII are within the experimental uncertainty for both CASSCF and VQE-SCF for oxygen and lie close to the experimental value for ice IX as well. With the VQE-SCF, which is based on an adaptive derivative-assembled problem-tailored (ADAPT) ansatz, we find that the inclusion of the environment and the size of the different basis sets do not directly affect the gate counts. However, by including an explicit environment, the wavefunction and therefore the optimization problem become more complicated, which usually results in the need to include more operators from the operator pool, thereby increasing the depth of the circuit.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Vol/bind128
Udgave nummer30
Sider (fra-til)6305–6315
ISSN1089-5639
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 17. jul. 2024

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