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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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 B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1977.480008
Energy at 298.15K-1977.480273
HF Energy-1977.480008
Nuclear repulsion energy61.452844
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 596 571 9.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 298.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 285.3 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
B
0.41482

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.344
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.524

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.8686
N21.8686

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.380      
2 N -0.380      


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 2.519 2.519
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.268 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.932
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.131 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.064
Polar
3z2-r2-8.127
x2-y2-2.799
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 42.927 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.370 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.522


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.820
(<r2>)1/2 5.815

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1977.430985
Energy at 298.15K-1977.431338
HF Energy-1977.430985
Nuclear repulsion energy66.844879
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 784 750 2.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 391.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 374.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
B
0.49081

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.316
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.401

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.7179
N21.7179

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.441      
2 N -0.441      


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 4.186 4.186
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.811 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.811 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.388
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.424
Polar
3z2-r20.848
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 8.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.139


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.387
(<r2>)1/2 5.512