Rarefied Basis Sets for the Calculation of Optical Tensors. 1. The Importance of Gradients on Hydrogen Atoms for the Raman Scattering Tensor
Rarefied Basis Sets for the Calculation of Optical Tensors. 1. The Importance of Gradients on Hydrogen Atoms for the Raman Scattering Tensor
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DOI:
10.1021/jp031284n
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发表时间:
2004-02
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2.9
通讯作者:
Gérard Zuber;W. Hug
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作者:
Gérard Zuber;W. Hug
A systematic investigation has been undertaken on the basis set requirements for the calculation of optical tensors. In this first of a series of two papers we present a comparison of the performance of various basis sets for the calculation of the Raman and Raman optical activity (ROA) scattering tensor. We show that it is possible to obtain results in excellent qualitative and in reasonable quantitative agreement with those from complex sets by highly rarefied sets provided the vibrational problem is solved in a separate calculation. It is shown that, for hydrogen-containing molecules, a basic requirement for the effectiveness of rarefied basis sets is the proper description of gradients of electronic tensors on these atoms and that this can only be achieved by the inclusion of moderately diffuse p-type functions on these atoms. In addition, the correct rendering of the Raman and ROA tensor for main atom−hydrogen and main atom−deuterium stretching vibrations requires a layer of diffuse functions with va...