Addition of polarization and diffuse functions to the LANL2DZ basis set for P-block elements

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 105, Issue 34, 2001, Pages 8111-8116

  Check, Catherine E ^a   Faust, Timothy O ^a   Bailey, John M ^a   Wright, Brian J ^a   Gilbert, Thomas M ^a   Sunderlin, Lee S ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON AFFINITIES;

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION;

HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0035975473     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp011945l     Document Type: Article

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