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Calculated Ionization Energy for Si (Silicon atom)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 8.15169 eV
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Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3  
composite G1 8.096
G2MP2 8.031
G2 8.098
G3 8.127
G3B3 8.129
G3MP2 8.073
G4 8.140
CBS-Q 8.068

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 3.715 7.682 7.678 7.657 7.633 7.633 7.633 7.636 7.636 7.639 7.640 7.640 7.632 7.643 7.641 7.637 7.651 7.640 7.637 7.639
ROHF 3.715 7.921 7.848 7.834 7.823 7.823 7.857 7.777 7.777 7.996 8.014 7.824 7.791 7.811 7.851 7.855 7.835 7.941 7.786  
density functional LSDA 4.962 6.973 8.700 8.666 8.658 8.658 8.673 8.671 8.671 8.665 8.670 8.670 8.675 8.666 8.675 8.670 8.684 8.678 8.670  
BLYP 4.253 7.958 7.957 7.942 7.927 7.927 7.952 7.936 7.936 7.934 7.942 7.942 7.942 7.931 7.935 7.941 7.963 7.947 7.943  
B1B95 4.521   8.085 8.045 8.037 8.037 8.048 8.032 8.032 8.040     8.037 8.040 8.031 8.038 8.054   8.039  
B3LYP 4.443 8.141 8.142 8.121 8.106 8.106 8.122 8.111 8.111 8.113 8.114 8.114 8.115 8.113 8.112 8.114 8.134 8.118 8.115  
B3LYPultrafine 4.443 8.141 8.142 8.121 8.106 8.106 8.122 8.111 8.111 8.113 8.114 8.114 8.115 8.113 8.112 8.114 8.134 8.118 8.115  
B3PW91 4.591 8.289 8.290 8.254 8.244 8.244 8.250 8.247 8.247 8.249 8.245 8.245 8.246 8.253 8.246 8.244 8.260 8.247 8.245  
mPW1PW91 4.573 8.276 8.276 8.248 8.237 8.237 8.244 8.240 8.240 8.242 8.241 8.241 8.238 8.242 8.237 8.241 8.252 8.240 8.243  
M06-2X 4.342 8.007 8.016 7.980 7.974 7.974 7.986 7.985 7.985 7.982 7.988 7.988 7.980 7.951 7.960 7.984 7.971 7.967 7.984  
PBEPBE 4.483 8.217 8.218 8.199 8.190 8.190 8.205 8.194 8.194 8.196 8.198 8.198 8.196 8.191 8.192 8.196 8.211 8.200 8.198  
PBEPBEultrafine 4.482 8.217 8.218 8.199 8.190 8.190 8.205 8.194 8.194 8.196 8.198 8.198 8.196 8.191 8.192 8.196 8.211 8.200 8.198  
PBE1PBE 4.516   8.253 8.227 8.216 8.216 8.224 8.219 8.219 8.222 8.220 8.220 8.219 8.221 8.218 8.219 8.231 8.221 8.220  
HSEh1PBE 4.509 8.244 8.245 8.216 8.204 8.204 8.212 8.208 8.208 8.210 8.208 8.208 8.207 8.211 8.206 8.207 8.221 8.208 8.208  
TPSSh         8.221   8.226     8.225         8.213          
wB97X-D     8.176   8.108   8.116   8.112       8.109 8.116 8.113     8.115    
B97D3   8.127     8.077   8.086   8.090   8.098   8.084   8.079     8.082    
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 MP2 3.503 7.592 7.830 7.569 7.791 7.791 7.792 7.801 7.801 8.017 8.032 8.032 7.871 7.920 8.042 8.070 7.962 8.051 8.076  
MP2=FULL 3.482 7.590 7.824 7.566 7.786 7.786 7.787 7.798 7.798 8.017 8.026 8.026 7.862 7.919 8.040 8.062 7.961 8.049 8.067  
ROMP2 3.914   9.026 8.223 8.974 8.974 9.029 8.978 8.978 9.519       9.117 9.492   9.199      
MP3 3.408 7.533 7.839 7.512 7.803 7.803 7.805 7.815 7.815 8.084 8.101 8.101 7.908 7.970 8.112 8.134 8.024 8.120 8.137  
MP3=FULL         7.795   7.796                          
MP4 3.368 7.504 7.831 7.485 7.794 7.794 7.796 7.808 7.808 8.092 8.112 8.112 7.904 7.967 8.122 8.146 8.026 8.132 8.149  
MP4=FULL 3.348 7.502 7.822 7.482 7.786 7.786 7.788 7.801 7.801 8.086 8.098 8.098 7.891 7.963 8.114 8.131 8.022 8.124 8.134  
Configuration interaction CID 3.350 7.486 7.803 7.466 7.766 7.766 7.768 7.779 7.779 8.033 8.050 8.050 7.870 7.931 8.059 8.076 7.983 8.067 8.079  
CISD 3.350 7.486 7.804 7.467 7.766 7.766 7.768 7.780 7.780 8.030 8.047 8.047 7.869 7.929 8.057 8.073 7.980 8.063 8.076  
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 QCISD 3.350 7.487 7.811 7.468 7.772 7.772 7.775 7.787 7.787 8.042 8.060 8.060 7.878 7.939 8.070 8.087 7.991 8.077 8.089  
QCISD(T) 3.350 7.488 7.817 7.470 7.779 7.779 7.782 7.794 7.794 8.075 8.097 8.097 7.887 7.948 8.107 8.131 8.008 8.117 8.135  
Coupled Cluster CCD 3.350 7.488 7.809 7.467 7.772 7.772 7.774 7.785 7.785 8.044 8.062 8.062 7.878 7.940 8.071 8.089 7.993 8.079 8.091  
CCSD 3.350 7.487 7.810 7.468 7.772 7.772 7.775 7.786 7.786 8.043 8.060 8.060 7.878 7.939 8.070 8.087 7.991 8.077 8.090  
CCSD=FULL 3.331 7.485 7.804 7.465 7.767 7.767 7.768 7.784 7.784 8.040 8.052 8.052 7.866 7.935 8.064 8.076 7.988 8.071 8.079  
CCSD(T) 3.350 7.488 7.817 7.470 7.779 7.779 7.782 7.794 7.794 8.075 8.098 8.098 7.887 7.948 8.107 8.133 8.008 8.117 8.135  
CCSD(T)=FULL 3.330 7.486 7.810 7.467 7.773 7.773 7.775 7.788 7.788 8.071 8.087 8.087 7.875 7.945 8.100 8.119 8.004 8.110 8.123  
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 7.781 7.756 7.658 7.634 8.032 7.645     7.639
ROHF 7.929 8.046 8.174 7.926 8.292 7.855      
density functional LSDA 8.669 8.667 8.539 8.537 8.916 8.649      
BLYP 8.034 8.023 7.898 7.888 8.281 7.905      
B1B95 8.081 8.074 7.942 7.935 8.341 8.024      
B3LYP 8.212 8.201 8.074 8.064 8.466 8.092     8.114
B3LYPultrafine 8.212 8.201 8.074 8.064 8.466 8.092      
B3PW91 8.338 8.330 8.186 8.179 8.609 8.244      
mPW1PW91 8.336 8.327 8.186 8.178 8.600 8.233      
M06-2X 7.829 7.801 7.626 7.554 8.042 7.956      
PBEPBE 8.283 8.276 8.137 8.131 8.535 8.169     8.195
PBEPBEultrafine 8.283 8.276 8.137 8.131 8.535 8.169      
PBE1PBE 8.314 8.305 8.167 8.159 8.575 8.209      
HSEh1PBE 8.308 8.298 8.161 8.152 8.568 8.198      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 7.653 7.991 7.557 7.889 7.880 7.552     8.043
MP2=FULL 7.653 7.991 7.557 7.889 7.880 7.534      
MP3 7.584 8.028 7.498 7.931 7.802 7.493      
MP4 7.554 8.024 7.472 7.927 7.768 7.465      
MP4=FULL 7.554 8.024 7.472 7.927 7.768 7.448      
Configuration interaction CID 7.539 7.995 7.454 7.891 7.752 7.447      
CISD 7.541 7.994 7.456 7.890 7.753 7.447      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 7.542 8.003 7.458 7.899 7.754 7.448      
QCISD(T) 7.543 8.010 7.460 7.910 7.754 7.449      
Coupled Cluster CCD 7.540 8.003 7.455 7.900 7.753 7.448      
CCSD 7.542 8.003 7.457 7.900 7.754 7.448      
CCSD=FULL 7.542 8.003 7.457 7.900 7.754 7.435      
CCSD(T) 7.543 8.011 7.460 7.910 7.754 7.449      
CCSD(T)=FULL 7.543 8.011 7.460 7.910 7.754 7.434      
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.