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

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1979.526247
Energy at 298.15K-1979.526502
HF Energy-1979.526247
Nuclear repulsion energy61.369377
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 BLYP/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 576 575 12.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 288.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 287.4 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 BLYP/6-311G*
B
0.41369

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.345
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.526

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.8712
N21.8712

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.354      
2 N -0.354      


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 2.444 2.444
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.556 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.654 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.051
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.203 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.149 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.946
Polar
3z2-r2-7.892
x2-y2-2.902
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.637 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.065 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.374


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.997
(<r2>)1/2 5.831

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1979.491064
Energy at 298.15K-1979.491419
HF Energy-1979.491064
Nuclear repulsion energy66.604370
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 BLYP/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 785 783 3.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 392.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 391.3 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 BLYP/6-311G*
B
0.48728

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

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 -1.406

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.7241
N21.7241

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.385      
2 N -0.385      


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 3.806 3.806
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.162 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.162 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.737
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.425
Polar
3z2-r20.849
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 8.637 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.065 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.374


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 30.728
(<r2>)1/2 5.543