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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1977.518925
Energy at 298.15K-1977.519180
HF Energy-1977.518925
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 wB97X-D/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 579 549 16.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 289.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 274.6 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
B
0.41042

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.348
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.539

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.8871
N21.8871

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.374      
2 N -0.374      


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 2.445 2.445
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.566 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.298 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.028
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.097 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.001 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.096
Polar
3z2-r2-8.192
x2-y22.732
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.364 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.423


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.080
(<r2>)1/2 5.838

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1977.466434
Energy at 298.15K-1977.466782
HF Energy-1977.466434
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 wB97X-D/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 768 729 1.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 384.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 364.3 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
B
0.48909

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.320
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.418

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.7376
N21.7376

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.435      
2 N -0.435      


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 4.144 4.144
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.777 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.777 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.499
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.139 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.139 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.279
Polar
3z2-r20.557
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 11.866 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 11.866 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.283


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.455
(<r2>)1/2 5.519