Jul 15, 1979 · A method is described for obtaining l‐dependent relativistic effective core potentials (ECP s) from Dirac–Fock self‐consistent field atomic wave functions.These potentials are designed for use in nonrelativistic (NR) valence electron Hartree–Fock calculations on atoms and molecules. A two-component quasirelativistic Hamiltonian based on spin-dependent effective core potentials is used to calculate ionization energies and electron affinities of the heavy halogen atom bromine through the superheavy element 117 (eka-astatine) as well as spectroscopic constants of the homonuclear dimers of these atoms.We introduce new correlation consistent effective core potentials (ccECPs) for the elements I, Te, Bi, Ag, Au, Pd, Ir, Mo, and W with 4d, 5d, 6s and 6p valence …Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2000, M. Dolg published Effective core potential | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGateAn effective core potential system has been developed for heavy atoms in which relativistic effects are included in the effective potentials (EP). The EP's are based on numerical Dirac-Hartree-Fock calculations for atoms and on the Phillips-Kleinman transformation with other aspects similar to the treatments of Goddard and Melius and ...The effective core potential (ECP) method is modified to include frozen orbitals in order to improve the description of the outer core-valence interactions. Applications are made to the Sc, Ni and Pd atoms and several compounds containing these.The performance of popular Hartree-Fock-based effective core potentials in Hartree-Fock and density functional calculations of 3d transition metals has been evaluated by basis-set convergence studies for ten cases: the equilibrium bond dissociation energy (De) for dissociation of ground-state Ti2 to ground and excited atoms, the ground-state dissociation energies of FeO, Cu2, ScH, TiH, Sc2 ...Potential energy curves for the ground 1Σ+g state of Xe2, the first four states of the Xe+2 ions, and the eight Xe*2 excimer states corresponding to the addition of a 6sσg Rydberg electron to these ion cores have been computed using averaged relativistic effective core potentials (AREP) and the self‐consistent field approximation for the valence electrons. The calculations were carried out ...Effective core potential integral and gradient evaluations are accelerated via implementation on graphical processing units (GPUs). Two simple formulas are proposed to estimate the upper bounds of the integrals, and these are used for screening. A sorting strategy is designed to balance the workload between GPU threads properly.Diagram of a fluorine atom showing the extent of effective nuclear charge. (CC BY-SA 3.0; NikNaks via Wikipedia). The charge \(Z\) of the nucleus of a fluorine atom is 9, but the valence electrons are screened appreciably by the core electrons (four electrons from the 1s and 2s orbitals) and partially by the 7 electrons in the 2p orbitals.The new method, called effective group potential, which generalizes the concept of effective core potential by including in a potential the effects of many atoms ligand, is used to calculate ...We show that the Troullier-Martins scheme for constructing scalar-relativistic pseudopotentials on a particular density functional for plane-wave calculations can be applied in Gaussian-function based LCAO codes. As an example we consider the noble metals silver and gold and derive 11-electron relativistic effective core potentials, as well …Introduction In recent years, the effective core-potential (ECP) method for molecular calculations has gained con- siderable attention (see reviews [1,2]). This pro- cedure allows one, in the framework of well-devel- oped nortrelativistic methods of calculation, both to reduce significantly the number of electrons under consideration and to ...Potential energy curves for the ground 1 Σ + g state of Xe 2, the first four states of the Xe + 2 ions, and the eight Xe* 2 excimer states corresponding to the addition of a 6sσ g Rydberg electron to these ion cores have been computed using averaged relativistic effective core potentials (AREP) and the self‐consistent field approximation for the …Barasiey's effective core potential [37] and by using a good quality basis set- As we have recently discussed in detail [381, this - originally atomic potential leads to an unbalanced treatment of core polarzation effects in molecules since it lacks electron-other core polarization contributions. Indeed. the OcuIations apparently exaggerate the ...有效芯势（Effective Core Potential, ECP）包括赝势（Pseudopotential, PP）和模型芯势（Model Core Potential, MCP）。 量子化学计算中的PP与平面波计算中的PP并无本质差别，只不过表示为简明的解析式形式。 包括BDF在内的大部分量子化学软件都支持PP，而支持MCP的量子化学软件 ...The basic assumptions of quantum chemical ab initio valence-only (VO) schemes, i.e., pseudopotential and modelpotential approaches, are briefly discussed. Both effective core potential schemes lead to a reduction of the computational effort for wavefunction-based as well as density functional theory electronic structure calculations in comparison to corresponding all-electron treatments and ...The generalized relativistic effective core potential (GRECP) method is analyzed from theoretical and computational points of view. The Hamiltonian in the frozen-core approximation is compared with the Hamiltonian containing the GRECP operator. It is demonstrated that the GRECP operator can be derived from rather natural physical …A generalization of the shape‐consistent Relativistic Effective Core Potential (RECP) method is developed for the case of pseudospinors that may have nodes. Both valence and outermost core pseudospinors are included in the Generalized RECP generation procedure.Jan 1, 2000 · Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2000, M. Dolg published Effective core potential | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The relativistic effective core potential method is reviewed. ... For lanthanides the most used PPs are (quasi)relativistic ECPs (effective core potentials), which can be energy-consistent or shape-consistent PPs [227–230] with different choices of the core, e.g., MWB28 [231], SBKJC [232], and CRENBL [233] with 28, 46, and 54 …The ability to efficiently and accurately predict solid-state geometries of lanthanide coordination compounds efficiently and accurately is central for the design of new ligands capable of forming stable and highly luminescent complexes. Accordingly, we present in this paper a report on the capability of various ab initio effective core potential calculations in reproducing the coordination ...[Show full abstract] (FermiNet) with the effective core potential method, which helps to reduce the complexity of the problem by replacing inner core electrons with additional semilocal potential ...The binary-encounter-Bethe (BEB) model of Kim and Rudd for total ionization cross-sections by electron impact is re-examined when the target is an atom with principal quantum number n⩾3, or a molecule consisting of one or more atoms with n⩾3. It is shown that the use of relativistic effective core potential (RECP) for heavy atoms removes the need for the empirical scaling used previously.Oct 15, 2018 · 2018-10-15 Update 2nd row He-core ccECPs to be consistent with JCP (2018) potentials. 2018-05-21 Added ccECPs for 2nd and 3rd row from Abdulgani Annaberdiyev (2018) and Chandler Bennett (2018). 2018-04-12 Added Trail-Needs CEPP (2015) and eCEPP (2017) potentials, basis sets, and orbitals. 2018-02-22 Add RRKJ and TM potentials for 3d elements. PDF | On Apr 25, 2010, Luis Seijo and others published The Ab Initio Model Potential Method: A Common Strategy for Effective Core Potential and Embedded Cluster Calculations | Find, read and cite ...The binary-encounter-Bethe (BEB) model of Kim and Rudd for total ionization cross-sections by electron impact is re-examined when the target is an atom with principal quantum number n⩾3, or a molecule consisting of one or more atoms with n⩾3. It is shown that the use of relativistic effective core potential (RECP) for heavy atoms removes the need for the empirical scaling used previously.Jun 16, 2016 · The SDD effective core potential basis set is not suitable for the bond length calculation for PBDEs. The results of the two methods are close to the experimental data, while the all-electron basis set is more suitable for the bond length calculation for PBDEs than the SDD effective core potential basis set. The present manuscript discusses the two branches of e ective core potential (ECP) approaches, i.e., the model potential (MP) and the pseudopotential (PP) tech-niques. The main focus is on those ECP schemes which proved to be successful in atomic and molecular relativistic electronic structure calculations during the past 8 Essential Qualities of Successful Leaders. Summary. Becoming a great leader is a journey of continuous learning and growth. It's a process — one that thrives on embracing challenges, seeking ...Effective core potential basis sets. Hans Hellmann introduced pseudopotential or effective core potential in 1934, which is an approximation used to treat complex systems with simple description [76]. Pseudopotential explicitly treats only the chemically active valence electrons while the core electrons are ‘frozen’, being …Potential energy curves for the ground 1 Σ + g state of Xe 2, the first four states of the Xe + 2 ions, and the eight Xe* 2 excimer states corresponding to the addition of a 6sσ g Rydberg electron to these ion cores have been computed using averaged relativistic effective core potentials (AREP) and the self‐consistent field approximation for the …The generalized relativistic effective core potential (GRECP) method is analyzed from theoretical and computational points of view. The Hamiltonian in the frozen-core approximation is compared with the Hamiltonian containing the GRECP operator. It is demonstrated that the GRECP operator can be derived from rather natural physical grounds and ...Physical Review Link ManagerThe ground state geometries of small anionic Ag − n (n=2-9) clusters were determined in the framework of the Hartree-Fock procedure employing a relativistic effective core potential (RECP) accounting for core-valence correlation (CVC) effects. Large scale configuration interaction (CI) calculations for 5s electrons only were carried out in order to determine the ground state energies ...Apr 19, 2004 · The TMSZ basis set is used for gold atoms and the CEP-31G basis set is used for C, N and H atoms [30, 31], in which the effect of the core electrons is represented by effective core potential (ECP ... Relativistic Effective Core Potential Method 2. The Effective Core Potential Method III 2.1. General Theory As mentioned above, the procedure is based on the conception that the chemical effects are essentially determined by the valence electrons only, the core electrons shielding the nucleus. Accordingly, the one basic We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Effective core potentials derived from these revised pseudo‐orbitals were used to compute potential energy curves for the ground states of F 2, Cl 2, and LiCl and the results are compared with previous all‐electron and effective potential calculations. Our effective potentials yield dissociation energies and bond lengths which are in ...The generalized relativistic effective core potential (GRECP) method is analyzed from theoretical and computational points of view. The Hamiltonian in the frozen-core approximation is compared with the Hamiltonian containing the GRECP operator. It is demonstrated that the GRECP operator can be derived from rather natural physical grounds and the procedure of the GRECP generation can be ...We present a set of effective core potential (ECP) basis sets for rhodium atoms which are of reasonable size for use in electronic structure calculations. In these ECP basis sets, the Los Alamos ECP is used to simulate the effect of the core electrons while an optimized set of Gaussian functions, which includes polarization and diffuse ...The electronic ground states of lanthanide atoms span the range from a closed-shell singlet (Yb 1 S) to nonet (Gd 9 D°). 1,2 The many low-lying excited states, multireference character, and relativistic effects add further complexity to their electronic structures. 3-5 Both relativistic all-electron methods and effective core potential (ECP ...1. Introduction. Relativistic effective core potential (RECP) methods, also called relativistic pseudopotential (PP) methods, are probably the most successful approximate methods for the various properties of molecules containing heavy atoms, since RECP calculations economically yield results that are very close to the all-electron results without introducing any empirical parameters [1, 2, 3, 4].A consistent set of ab initio effective core potentials (ECP) has been generated for the main group elements from Na to Bi using the procedure originally developed by Kahn. The ECP’s are derived from all‐electron numerical Hartree–Fock atomic wave functions and fit to analytical representations for use in molecular calculations. For Rb to Bi the ECP’s are … The present manuscript discusses the two branches of e ective core potential (ECP) approaches, i.e., the model potential (MP) and the pseudopotential (PP) tech-niques. The main focus is on those ECP schemes which proved to be successful in atomic and molecular relativistic electronic structure calculations during the past For geometry optimizations, the SDD basis set with effective core potential (ECP) was chosen to describe gold and iodine and 6-31G(d) basis set was employed for all other atoms. 17 This basis set combination will be referred to as BS1. Frequency calculations were carried out at the same level of theory as those for structural optimization.We construct correlation-consistent effective core potentials (ccECPs) for a selected set of heavy atoms and f elements that are currently of significant interest in materials and chemical applications, including Y, Zr, Nb, Rh, Ta, Re, Pt, Gd, and Tb. As is customary, ccECPs consist of spin–orbit (SO) averaged relativistic effective potential …Nov 23, 1995 · Effective core potentials have been generated for Ti and Ni using atomic density functional theory (DFT) wave functions within the local density approximation. We find that these effective potentials give good agreement between all-electron and valence-electron calculations in TiF{sub 4} and Ni(CO){sub 4} for both the local-density (S-VWN) and ... An effective core potential system has been developed for heavy atoms in which relativistic effects are included in the effective potentials (EP). The EP's are based on numerical Dirac--Hartree--Fock calculations for atoms and on the Phillips--Kleinman transformation with other aspects similar to the treatments of Goddard and Melius and Kahn ...It is proved that the small core relativistic Stuttgart effective core-potential performs better than the non-relativistic one for the optimization of structures of uranyl complexes. 51 Though the hybrid B3LYP functional gives the lowest total energy among all the four functional as shown in Table I, it is difficult to determine which ...2018-10-15 Update 2nd row He-core ccECPs to be consistent with JCP (2018) potentials. 2018-05-21 Added ccECPs for 2nd and 3rd row from Abdulgani Annaberdiyev (2018) and Chandler Bennett (2018). 2018-04-12 Added Trail-Needs CEPP (2015) and eCEPP (2017) potentials, basis sets, and orbitals. 2018-02-22 Add RRKJ and TM potentials for 3d …DOE PAGES ® Journal Article: Efficient implementation of effective core potential integrals and gradients on graphical processing units ® Journal Article: Efficient implementation of effective core potential integrals and gradients on graphical processing unitsGaussian Form of Effective Core Potential and Response Function Basis Set Derived from Troullier-Martins Pseudopotential: Results for Ag and Au Alkauskas, A.; Baratoff, A.; Bruder, C. Abstract. Publication: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Pub Date: August 2004 DOI: 10.1021/jp037648t Bibcode: 2004JPCA..108.6863A ...Potential energy curves for the ground 1 Σ + g state of Xe 2, the first four states of the Xe + 2 ions, and the eight Xe* 2 excimer states corresponding to the addition of a 6sσ g Rydberg electron to these ion cores have been computed using averaged relativistic effective core potentials (AREP) and the self‐consistent field approximation for the valence electrons.The basic assumptions of quantum chemical ab initio valence-only (VO) schemes, i.e., pseudopotential and modelpotential approaches, are briefly discussed. Both effective core potential schemes lead to a reduction of the computational effort for wavefunction-based as well as density functional theory electronic structure calculations in comparison to corresponding all-electron treatments and ...An effective core potential system has been developed for heavy atoms in which relativistic effects are included in the effective potentials (EP). The EP's are based on numerical Dirac-Hartree ...Au 0 SDD. ECP bases are useful for two main reasons: reducing computational cost on systems with many metal centers, e.g. metal or metal oxide clusters or slabs. circumventing having to describe relativistic effects in deep core electrons. In metal complexes with only a few metal centers, using ECPs gives a very negligible speedup.The M08-SO was used with the basis set aug-cc-pVDZ-PP and an effective core potential (ECP) to determine the more stable structure of small gold clusters, Au n (2≤n ≤ 6). The averaged relativistic effective potential and spin-orbit operator for gold atoms are included in the effective core potential used . The populational analysis was also ...The present manuscript discusses the two branches of e ective core potential (ECP) approaches, i.e., the model potential (MP) and the pseudopotential (PP) tech-niques. The main focus is on those ECP schemes which proved to be successful in atomic and molecular relativistic electronic structure calculations during the pastA method is described for obtaining l-dependent relativistic effective core potentials (ECPs) from Dirac-Fock self-consistent field atomic wave functions. These potentials are designed for use in nonrelativistic (NR) valence electron Hartree-Fock calculations on atoms and molecules. ... and previous relativistic core potential results. For the ...The problem is that an ECP is designed to produce the effective potential of core electrons, and an all-electron basis set will include basis functions meant to model the core electrons. At best, those core basis functions are poorly optimized for your problem. At worst, you will run into SCF convergence problems.Effective core potential (ECP) integrals are amongst the most difficult one-electron integrals to calculate due to the projection operators. The radial part of these operators may include r⁰, r ...An ab initio approach based on effective core potentials (ECPs), core polarization potentials (CPPs) with three valence electrons and multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) level of calculation is used to determine the adiabatic potential energy curves, the spectroscopic constants and the permanent and transition electric dipole moments of the lowest doublet and quartet electronic ...Effective Core Potential - By Dolg - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Michael dolg outlines the basic ideas of the relativistic ab initio effective core potential method. The underlying approximations as well as the differences between the two commonly used versions, i.e., model potentials and pseudopotentials, are discussed. The effective potential (also known as effective potential energy) combines multiple, perhaps opposing, effects into a single potential. In its basic form, it is the sum of the 'opposing' centrifugal potential energy with the potential energy of a dynamical system. We construct correlation-consistent effective core potentials (ccECPs) for a selected set of heavy atoms and f elements that are currently of significant interest in materials and chemical applications, including Y, Zr, Nb, Rh, Ta, Re, Pt, Gd, and Tb. As is customary, ccECPs consist of spin–orbit (SO) averaged relativistic effective potential …Abstract. In calculations of heavy-atom molecules with the shape-consistent Relativistic Effective Core Potential (RECP), only valence and some outer-core shells are treated explicitly, the shapes ...Oct 3, 2018 · Effective core potentials (ECPs) and closely related pseudopotentials provide a well-known technique for simplifying electronic structure calculations to valence-only degrees of freedom. The ECP Hamiltonians replace the core states by potentials with projectors that mimic the action of the core on the valence electrons with different symmetries. The present manuscript discusses the two branches of e ective core potential (ECP) approaches, i.e., the model potential (MP) and the pseudopotential (PP) tech-niques. The main focus is on those ECP schemes which proved to be successful in atomic and molecular relativistic electronic structure calculations during the past The ground-state electronic structures of SO 2, SeO 2, TeO 2, SH 2, SeH 2 and TeH 2 have been calculated with effective core potentials. Satisfactory agreement with experimental molecular geometries was achieved in the dioxides only after d-functions were included in the basis sets for S, Se and Te; however, these d-functions were not essential for the dihydrides. The pseudopotential is an attempt to replace the complicated effects of the motion of the core (i.e. non-valence) electrons of an atom and its nucleus with an effective potential, or pseudopotential, so that the Schrödinger equation contains a modified effective potential term instead of the Coulombic potential term for core electrons normally ... The effective core potential (ECP) approach is one of the oldest and still one of the most frequently used methods in relativistic quantum chemistry [1, 2]. Following chemical intuition, an atom is partitioned into a core and a valence electron system. The chemically inert core of the atom is considered to be frozen.Accordingly, we present in this paper a report on the capability of various ab initio effective core potential calculations in reproducing the coordination polyhedron geometries of lanthanide complexes. Starting with all combinations of HF, B3LYP and MP2(Full) with STO-3G, 3-21G, 6-31G, 6-31G* and 6-31+G basis sets for [Eu(H2O)9]3+ and closing ...Fermionic neural network with effective cor e potential. Xiang Li ,1,*Cunwei Fan ,2,†Weiluo Ren,1and Ji Chen 3, 1 ByteDance Inc., Zhonghang Plaza, No. 43, North 3rd Ring West Road, Haidian ...Apr 19, 2004 · The TMSZ basis set is used for gold atoms and the CEP-31G basis set is used for C, N and H atoms [30, 31], in which the effect of the core electrons is represented by effective core potential (ECP ... An effective core potential system has been developed for heavy atoms in which relativistic effects are included in the effective potentials (EP). The EP's are based on numerical Dirac--Hartree--Fock calculations for atoms and on the Phillips--Kleinman transformation with other aspects similar to the treatments of Goddard and Melius and Kahn ... In order to extend neural network electronic structure cal-culations to larger systems, the computation complexity has to be reduced and one helpful approach is the so-called effective core potential (ECP) method (also known as pseudopotential). See Ref. [21] for a review. Electrons in each system can be divided into core electrons and valence ... Potential energy curves for the ground 1Σ+g state of Xe2, the first four states of the Xe+2 ions, and the eight Xe*2 excimer states corresponding to the addition of a 6sσg Rydberg electron to these ion cores have been computed using averaged relativistic effective core potentials (AREP) and the self‐consistent field approximation for the valence electrons. The calculations were carried out ...Jan 1, 2002 · Introduction. Effective core potential (ECP) approaches are almost as old as quantum mechanics [1, 2], but it was only during the last three decades that they became one of the mostly used approximate methods in both relativistic wavefunction-based ab initio quantum chemistry as well as corresponding density functional theory (DFT) schemes. Sep 14, 2018 · The effective core potential (ECP) approximation has been vital in electronic structure calculations for several decades. An ECP is used to replace an atom’s core (nucleus and tightly bound electrons) and is constructed to mimic the original core’s effects on the valence electrons.
Potential curves, vibrational term values, and spectroscopic constants for eighteen low-lying electronic states of Li 2 and eight electronic states of Li 2 + are obtained from all-electron SCF/valence CI calculations including core polarization effects by an effective potential. Previous theoretical results for experimentally known states appear to be significantly improved.. Fios.tv
We introduce new correlation consistent effective core potentials (ccECPs) for the elements I, Te, Bi, Ag, Au, Pd, Ir, Mo, and W with 4d, 5d, 6s, and 6p valence spaces. These ccECPs are given as a sum of spin-orbit averaged relativistic effective potential (AREP) and effective spin-orbit (SO) terms.The binary-encounter-Bethe (BEB) model of Kim and Rudd for total ionization cross-sections by electron impact is re-examined when the target is an atom with principal quantum number n⩾3, or a molecule consisting of one or more atoms with n⩾3. It is shown that the use of relativistic effective core potential (RECP) for heavy atoms removes the need for the empirical scaling used previously.Effective core potentials. Pseudopotentials (effective core potentials, ECPs) may be defined at the beginning of BASIS blocks. The general form of the input cards is. which defines a pseudopotential for an atom specified either by a chemical symbol or a group number. The ECP specification may consist either of a single keyword, which references ...2 Answers. Sorted by: Sure, it can be valid physically. You can use the full-electron basis set, like 6-31G*, and the ECP with associated basis set, like Lanl2dz, for …The effective core potential (ECP) approach is one of the oldest and still one of the most frequently used methods in relativistic quantum chemistry [1, 2]. Following chemical intuition, an atom is partitioned into a core and a valence electron system. The chemically inert core of the atom is considered to be frozen. It is removedtive core potentials (ECP) have been being used widely to date for many types of molecules, due to their advantages [8, 20, 21]. Using ECP basis sets, helps to reduce the computational cost significantly, over the all electron basis sets, by replacing complete group of the inner electrons with a representative effective core potential [1, 22, 23].Potential energy curves for the ground 1Σ+g state of Xe2, the first four states of the Xe+2 ions, and the eight Xe*2 excimer states corresponding to the addition of a 6sσg Rydberg electron to these ion cores have been computed using averaged relativistic effective core potentials (AREP) and the self‐consistent field approximation for the valence electrons. The calculations were carried out ...2018-10-15 Update 2nd row He-core ccECPs to be consistent with JCP (2018) potentials. 2018-05-21 Added ccECPs for 2nd and 3rd row from Abdulgani Annaberdiyev (2018) and Chandler Bennett (2018). 2018-04-12 Added Trail-Needs CEPP (2015) and eCEPP (2017) potentials, basis sets, and orbitals. 2018-02-22 Add RRKJ and TM potentials for 3d elements.The binary-encounter-Bethe (BEB) model of Kim and Rudd for total ionization cross-sections by electron impact is re-examined when the target is an atom with principal quantum number n⩾3, or a molecule consisting of one or more atoms with n⩾3.It is shown that the use of relativistic effective core potential (RECP) for heavy atoms removes the need for the empirical scaling used previously.An improved effective core potential (ECP) technique is described and used to give ECP parameters for the atoms of the first two rows of the periodic table. A given basis set is parametrized which allows for a direct comparison with all‐electron calculations. Extensive test calculations on first‐ and second‐row molecules using the ECP ...In our previous work we examined DFT using all-electron basis sets, but approaches incorporating effective core potentials (ECPs) are effective in reducing computational expense. With this in mind, our efforts were expanded to include evaluation of the performance of the basis set derived to approximate such an approach as well on …The present section offers a brief introduction to the pseudopotential approach in general, followed by a review of the fundamentals of the effective core potentials and model core potentials, and starts from where the most recent review ended [].8.1.1 Separability of the Valence and Core Spaces. Mendeleev's Periodic Table of the chemical elements is one of the most important milestones in ...In order to extend neural network electronic structure cal-culations to larger systems, the computation complexity has to be reduced and one helpful approach is the so-called effective core potential (ECP) method (also known as pseudopotential). See Ref. [21] for a review. Electrons in each system can be divided into core electrons and valence ...A new contraction of the basis sets associated with the Hay-Wadt relativistic effective core potentials (RECPs) for the main group and transition metal atoms are suggested, more suitable for density functional theory investigations than the previous 'double-ζ' contractions based upon Hartree-Fock atomic results. We suggest a new …Effective core potentials derived from these revised pseudo‐orbitals were used to compute potential energy curves for the ground states of F 2, Cl 2, and LiCl and the results are compared with previous all‐electron and effective potential calculations. Our effective potentials yield dissociation energies and bond lengths which are in ...In our previous work we examined DFT using all-electron basis sets, but approaches incorporating effective core potentials (ECPs) are effective in reducing computational expense. With this in mind, our efforts were expanded to include evaluation of the performance of the basis set derived to approximate such an approach as well on …We have used effective core potential (def2-ECP) 43, 46 to treat the chemically inert gold core electrons in all our optimization and SPE calculations. Furthermore, to investigate the relativistic ...We suggest a new contraction of the basis sets associated with the Hay-Wadt relativistic effective core potentials (RECPs) for the main group and transition metal atoms. These bases are more suitable for density functional theory investigations than the previous 'double-ζ' contractions based upon Hartree-Fock atomic results. The original Hay ....