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Calculated Ionization Energy for LiH (Lithium Hydride)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 7.9 ± 0.3 eV
Please note! These calculated ionizataion energies have the vibrational zero-point energy (zpe) included, but the zpe has NOT been scaled. Click on an entry for more details, including the ionization energy with a scaled zpe.
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Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3  
composite G2 7.633
G3 7.617
G3MP2 7.587
G4 7.657
CBS-Q 7.583

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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 6.498 6.534 6.534 6.552 6.571 6.576 6.578 6.645 6.637 6.594   6.618 6.594 6.626 6.633 6.596 6.628 6.633 6.626 6.602 6.630 6.627
density functional LSDA 8.158 8.176 8.176 8.209 8.211 8.215 8.219 8.287 8.281 8.239   8.276 8.217 8.274   8.253 8.282   8.274      
BLYP 7.673 7.737 7.737 7.748 7.753 7.758 7.762 7.813 7.808 7.771   7.795 7.748 7.801   7.760 7.809          
B1B95 7.499 7.517 7.517 7.538 7.542 7.549 7.552 7.625 7.612 7.560   7.590 7.550 7.604 7.615 7.556 7.609 7.619 7.604      
B3LYP 7.810 7.850 7.850 7.864 7.870 7.875 7.879 7.937 7.931 7.890   7.916 7.873 7.922 7.934 7.884 7.929 7.940 7.922 7.884 7.931  
B3LYPultrafine   7.850     7.870 7.875 7.879 7.937       7.917 7.873 7.922   7.884 7.929          
B3PW91 7.620 7.642 7.642 7.664 7.673 7.677 7.680 7.738 7.730 7.689   7.717 7.679 7.722   7.686 7.727          
mPW1PW91 7.552 7.578 7.591 7.601 7.600 7.603 7.607 7.662 7.667 7.629   7.652 7.617 7.660   7.624 7.665   7.660      
M06-2X 7.612 7.611 7.611 7.602 7.612 7.616 7.620 7.705   7.629 7.691   7.629 7.691   7.643            
PBEPBE 7.542 7.594 7.594 7.610 7.616 7.619 7.623 7.677 7.670 7.634   7.656 7.616 7.664 7.676 7.628 7.672 7.684 7.664      
PBEPBEultrafine   7.594     7.616 7.619 7.623 7.677       7.656 7.616 7.664   7.628 7.672          
PBE1PBE 7.516 7.550 7.550 7.567 7.577 7.586 7.583 7.643 7.635 7.594   7.619 7.583 7.627   7.592 7.633          
HSEh1PBE 7.514 7.550 7.550 7.570 7.577 7.581 7.584 7.642 7.635 7.594   7.621 7.582 7.627   7.592 7.633          
TPSSh         7.781   7.788     7.794       7.820                
wB97X-D     7.537   7.574   7.582   7.638     7.614 7.582 7.626     7.630          
B97D3   7.744     7.775   7.783   7.804   7.787 7.783   7.792     7.796         7.799
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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 6.831 6.880 6.880 6.894 7.057 7.127 7.127 7.078 7.257 7.214   7.275 7.205 7.366 7.420 7.259 7.395 7.434 7.366 7.236 7.572  
MP2=FULL 6.832 6.882 6.882 6.896 6.986 7.132 7.137 7.090 7.273 7.233   7.180 7.211 7.396 7.467 7.332 7.443 7.515 7.396 7.232 7.412  
MP3         7.100   7.259           7.364 7.527                
MP3=FULL         7.103   7.263                              
MP4   7.026     7.142       7.451     7.348 7.410 7.576   7.491 7.598          
MP4=FULL   7.028     7.145       7.469       7.417 7.608   7.570 7.649          
B2PLYP 7.456       7.556 7.667 7.591 7.735 7.676 7.627   7.655         7.809          
B2PLYP=FULL   7.502     7.546   7.597                              
B2PLYP=FULLultrafine         7.546               7.619                  
Configuration interaction CID   7.042 7.042 7.054 7.154     7.260                            
CISD     7.065 7.079 7.176     7.278                            
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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD   7.065 7.065 7.079 7.176 7.316 7.321 7.278 7.474 7.428   7.373 7.433 7.598   7.514 7.620   7.598      
QCISD(T)         7.176     7.277       7.373 7.433 7.598   7.514 7.620          
QCISD(T)=FULL         7.180   7.326           7.439 7.630 7.686 7.592 7.670 7.731        
Coupled Cluster CCD   7.042 7.042 7.054 7.154 7.300 7.305 7.260 7.465 7.417   7.360 7.423 7.594   7.508 7.616          
CCSD         7.176         7.428   7.373 7.433 7.598 7.635 7.514 7.620 7.641        
CCSD=FULL         7.180         7.447   7.376 7.439 7.628 7.683 7.591 7.668 7.728        
CCSD(T)         7.176 7.316 7.321 7.277 7.474 7.428   7.373 7.433 7.598 7.635 7.514 7.620 7.641 7.598 7.448 7.606  
CCSD(T)=FULL         7.180             7.377 7.439 7.630 7.686 7.592 7.670 7.731 7.630 7.462 7.645  
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) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ cc-pV(T+d)Z cc-pCVDZ cc-pCVTZ 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 6.505 6.533 6.604 6.599 6.568 6.568     6.626
density functional B3LYP 7.690 7.706 7.776 7.767 7.873 7.880     7.931
PBEPBE                 7.668
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 6.844 6.939 6.960 7.030 6.905 6.912     7.329
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.