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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1976.773050
Energy at 298.15K-1976.773356
HF Energy-1976.773050
Nuclear repulsion energy63.504513
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 LSDA/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 666 656 10.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 333.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9837) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 327.8 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 LSDA/6-311G*
B
0.44298

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.333
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.475

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.8082
N21.8082

picture of Gallium mononitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.343      
2 N -0.343      


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 2.440 2.440
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.246 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.671
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.168 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.972 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.804
Polar
3z2-r2-7.609
x2-y2-2.760
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.176 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.986 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.185


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.497
(<r2>)1/2 5.701

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1976.747913
Energy at 298.15K-1976.748295
HF Energy-1976.747913
Nuclear repulsion energy68.519103
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 LSDA/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 868 854 5.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 434.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9837) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 427.1 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 LSDA/6-311G*
B
0.51570

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ga1 0.000 0.000 0.309
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.367

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ga1 N2
Ga11.6759
N21.6759

picture of Gallium mononitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ga 0.379      
2 N -0.379      


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 3.924 3.924
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.833 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.338
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.248 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.248 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.495
Polar
3z2-r20.991
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 6.176 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.986 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.185


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.572
(<r2>)1/2 5.438