Static and dynamic density functional investigation of hydrated beryllium dications
✍ Scribed by D. Marx; E. S. Fois; M. Parrinello
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 599 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7608
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✦ Synopsis
Using density functional theory with Becke's gradient correction for the exchange part and Vanderbilt's ultrasoft pseudopotentials, we investigated [Be(H,0),]2+ clusters for n = 1 and 3. A new scheme implemented with the Car-Parrinello method is used, upon which no periodic boundary conditions are imposed so that isolated and possibly charged molecules can also be treated dynamically in a plane-wave basis. Harmonic vibrational frequencies are obtained via a fit of the molecular dynamics trajectory in terms of harmonic oscillators, for which we use a fragmentation scheme to analyze complex spectra. Based on this combination of techniques, we find good agreement with data from SCF calculations and correlated methods.