First Ionization Energy as the Asymptotic Limit of the Average Local Electron Energy.
J Chem Theory Comput
; 16(11): 6886-6893, 2020 Nov 10.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33073573
The first vertical ionization energy of an atom or molecule is encoded in the rate of exponential decay of the exact natural orbitals. For natural orbitals represented in terms of Gaussian basis functions, this property does not hold even approximately. We show that it is nevertheless possible to deduce the first ionization energy from the long-range behavior of Gaussian-basis-set wave functions by evaluating the asymptotic limit of a quantity called the average local electron energy (ALEE), provided that the most diffuse functions of the basis set have a suitable shape and location. The ALEE method exposes subtle qualitative differences between seemingly analogous Gaussian basis sets and complements the extended Koopmans theorem by being robust in situations where the one-electron reduced density matrix is ill-conditioned.
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Chem Theory Comput
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos