Density functional theory with London dispersion corrections

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-228

  Grimme, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES (DFT); DENSITY FUNCTIONALS; DISPERSION CORRECTION; DISPERSION ENERGIES; EXCHANGE-CORRELATION FUNCTIONALS; VAN DER WAALS; VIRTUAL ORBITALS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; THERMOCHEMISTRY; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 84875674943     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.30     Document Type: Article

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