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Calculated Ionization Energy for Li (Lithium atom)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 5.39172 eV
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Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3  
PM6  
composite G1 5.344
G2MP2 5.344
G2 5.344
G3 5.397
G3B3 5.399
G3MP2 5.394
G4 5.408

Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 4.900 5.290 5.290 5.327 5.347 5.329 5.334 5.339 5.339 5.328 5.339 5.338 5.342 5.342 5.342 5.343 5.342 5.342 5.343 5.342
ROHF   5.290 5.290 5.327 5.329 5.329 5.334 5.338 5.338         5.342 5.342 5.342 5.342 5.342 5.342  
density functional LSDA 5.456 5.804 5.804 5.859 5.862 5.862 5.866 5.868 5.868 5.875 5.869 5.869 5.880 5.858 5.876 5.879 5.858 5.876 5.879  
BLYP 5.168 5.494 5.494 5.515 5.518 5.518 5.524 5.515 5.515 5.527 5.516 5.516 5.528 5.512 5.523 5.526 5.512 5.524 5.526  
B1B95 5.080 5.420 5.420 5.454 5.465 5.465 5.469 5.450 5.450 5.459 5.446 5.451 5.469 5.462 5.465 5.462 5.466 5.466 5.463  
B3LYP 5.264 5.587 5.587 5.616 4.013 5.618 5.622 5.616 5.616 5.623 5.617 5.617 5.626 5.614 5.623 5.625 5.614 5.623 5.625  
B3LYPultrafine 5.264 5.587 5.587 5.616 5.618 5.618 5.622 5.616 5.616 5.623 5.617 5.617 5.626 5.614 5.623 5.625 5.614 5.623 5.625  
B3PW91 5.169 5.508 5.508 5.558 5.562 5.562 5.565 5.557 5.557 5.566 5.557 5.557 5.567 5.561 5.565 5.566 5.562 5.565 5.567  
mPW1PW91 5.171 5.511 5.522 5.562 5.555 5.555 5.559 5.550 5.561 5.569 5.562 5.562 5.572 5.567 5.570 5.571 5.567 5.571 5.571  
M06-2X 5.076 5.351 5.351 5.402 5.781 5.410 5.421 5.405 5.405 5.417 5.406 5.406 5.418 5.406 5.403 5.411 5.408 5.405 5.411  
PBEPBE 5.186 5.539 5.539 5.573 5.579 5.579 5.583 5.571 5.571 5.585 5.572 5.572 5.586 5.576 5.583 5.584 5.576 5.583 5.584  
PBEPBEultrafine 5.186 5.539 5.539 5.573 5.579 5.579 5.583 5.571 5.571 5.585 5.572 5.572 5.586 5.576 5.583 5.584 5.576 5.583 5.584  
PBE1PBE 5.165 5.518 5.518 5.558 5.563 5.563 5.566 5.557 5.557 5.566 5.557 5.557 5.569 5.563 5.567 5.568 5.563 5.567 5.568  
HSEh1PBE 5.159 5.402 5.511 5.550 5.555 5.555 5.558 5.549 5.549 5.557 5.549 5.549 5.561 5.555 5.443 5.559 5.555 5.559 5.559  
TPSSh         5.490   5.493     5.494         5.494          
wB97X-D     5.308   5.368   5.372   5.358       5.376 5.372 5.371     5.371    
B97D3   5.270     5.328   5.332   5.312   5.313   5.338   5.327     5.328    
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation HF MP2 4.900 5.290 5.290 5.327 5.329 5.329 5.334 5.339 5.339 5.328 5.339 5.339 5.342 5.342 5.342 5.343 5.342 5.342 5.343  
MP2=FULL 4.901 5.293 5.293 5.330 5.331 5.331 5.337 5.349 5.349 5.330 5.352 5.352 5.343 5.344 5.351 5.364 5.344 5.351 5.364  
HF ROMP2 4.900 5.290 5.290 5.327 5.329 5.329 5.334 5.338 5.338 5.328       5.342 5.342   5.342      
HF MP3         5.329                              
MP3=FULL         5.332   5.338                          
HF MP4   5.295     5.333       5.339           5.347          
MP4=FULL 4.903 5.294 5.294 5.331 5.332 5.332 5.338 5.352 5.352 5.331 5.355 5.355 5.343 5.345 5.353 5.369 5.345 5.353 5.369  
B2PLYP         5.460                              
Configuration interaction HF CID   5.299 5.299 5.334 5.336     5.347                        
HF CISD   5.299 5.299 5.334 5.336     5.347                        
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction HF QCISD   5.299 5.299 5.334 5.336 5.336 5.342 5.347 5.339 5.328       5.342 5.350   5.342 5.342    
HF QCISD(T)         5.333                 5.342 5.342          
Coupled Cluster HF CCD   5.299 5.299 5.334 5.336 5.336 5.342 5.347 5.339 5.328       5.342 5.342   5.342 5.342    
HF CCSD         5.333                 5.342 5.342          
CCSD=FULL 4.903 5.294 5.294 5.331 5.332 5.332 5.338 5.352 5.352 5.331 5.355 5.355 5.343 5.345 5.352 5.369 5.345 5.353 5.369  
HF CCSD(T)         5.333                 5.346 5.347 5.347 5.346 5.347 5.347  
CCSD(T)=FULL         5.337                 5.349 5.357 5.374 5.350 5.358 5.374  
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ

Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF         5.327 5.327     5.342
density functional LSDA         5.844 5.866      
BLYP         5.501 5.516      
B1B95         5.461 5.462      
B3LYP         5.601 5.613     5.626
B3LYPultrafine         5.601 5.613      
B3PW91         5.557 5.561      
mPW1PW91         5.563 5.567      
M06-2X         5.391 5.397      
PBEPBE         5.573 5.581     5.586
PBEPBEultrafine         5.573 5.581      
PBE1PBE         5.558 5.563      
HSEh1PBE         5.550 5.554      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 5.334 5.334 5.334 5.334 5.327 5.327     5.342
MP2=FULL         5.329 5.326      
MP4=FULL         5.330 5.325      
Coupled Cluster CCSD=FULL         5.330 5.325      
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.