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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31+G**

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 B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1977.762239
Energy at 298.15K-1977.762507
HF Energy-1977.762239
Nuclear repulsion energy61.473614
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 B1B95/6-31+G**
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 597 571 20.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 298.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 285.6 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
B
0.41510

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

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
Ga11.8680
N21.8680

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.258      
2 N -0.258      


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 2.896 2.896
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.503 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.845
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.239 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.774
Polar
3z2-r2-9.547
x2-y2-2.864
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x -50.566 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.598


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.081
(<r2>)1/2 5.838

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1977.714150
Energy at 298.15K-1977.714503
HF Energy-1977.714150
Nuclear repulsion energy66.795941
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 B1B95/6-31+G**
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 778 744 7.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 388.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 371.9 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
B
0.49009

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.317
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.402

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.7191
N21.7191

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.241      
2 N -0.241      


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 4.569 4.569
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.042
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.052 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.105
Polar
3z2-r2-0.210
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 9.631 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.631 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.254


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.601
(<r2>)1/2 5.532