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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

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)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1978.418127
Energy at 298.15K-1978.418385
HF Energy-1978.418127
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 584 573 8.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 292.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 286.4 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 B97D3/6-31G*
B
0.40712

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.347
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.539

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.8862
N21.8862

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.340      
2 N -0.340      


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 2.368 2.368
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.456 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.590
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.421 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.621
Polar
3z2-r2-7.243
x2-y2-2.975
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.684 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.351 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.388


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.167
(<r2>)1/2 5.845

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1978.376266
Energy at 298.15K-1978.376615
HF Energy-1978.376266
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
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 772 757 2.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 386.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 378.4 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 B97D3/6-31G*
B
0.48518

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.318
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.410

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.7278
N21.7278

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.409      
2 N -0.409      


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 3.953 3.953
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.947 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.200
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.373 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.746
Polar
3z2-r21.493
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 10.684 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.351 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.388


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.600
(<r2>)1/2 5.532