On the transferability of relativistic pseudopotentials in density-functional calculations: AuH, AuCl, and Au 2

Young Kyu Han, Kimihiko Hirao

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Abstract

The ground-state Re, ωe, and De of Au2 are calculated using non-relativistic and scalar relativistic pseudopotentials (PP), which are compared with all-electron non-relativistic and Douglas-Kroll-Hess results, respectively, at ab initio and density-functional levels of theory. The correlation effects of electrons defined as a core part in the 'small-core' PPs are found be very small in both non-relativistic and relativistic all-electron calculations. The 'small-core' relativistic PPs can be used in density-functional calculations with little loss of accuracy, as well as non-relativistic PPs, for the ground states of AuH, AuCl, and Au2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)453-458
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume324
Issue number5-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jul 2000

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