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All results from a given calculation for GaN (Gallium mononitride)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 3Π
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Π)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1979.437105
Energy at 298.15K-1979.437377
HF Energy-1979.437105
Nuclear repulsion energy62.010635
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 600 578 12.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 300.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 288.9 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G**
B
0.42238

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.341
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.511

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.8518
N21.8518

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.408      
2 N -0.408      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 2.550 2.550
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.355 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.130 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.121
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.271 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.108 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.379
Polar
3z2-r2-8.758
x2-y22.775
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.216 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 47.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.646


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.449
(<r2>)1/2 5.784

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1979.388305
Energy at 298.15K-1979.388669
HF Energy-1979.388305
Nuclear repulsion energy67.250324
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 805 776 4.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 402.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 387.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G**
B
0.49678

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.315
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.393

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.7075
N21.7075

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.449      
2 N -0.449      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 4.148 4.148
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.698 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.631
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.034 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.034 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.068
Polar
3z2-r20.135
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.016 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.016 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.161


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.188
(<r2>)1/2 5.494