Chemistry Publications and Other Works
Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Journal of Chemical Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 1999
Abstract
We reconsider the potential energy surface of the He–LiH system recently examined by Gianturco and co-workers [F. A. Gianturco et al., Chem. Phys. 215, 227 (1997)]. We compute the He–LiH interaction energy at the CCSD(T) level using large correlation consistent atomic basis sets supplemented with bond functions. To capture the severe anisotropy of the He–LiH potential, we interpolate our ab initio points in the angular direction with cubic splines, then expand the splines in terms of Legendre polynomials. The resulting smooth potential surface differs substantially from that of Gianturco et al.; in particular, our attractive He–LiH well is more than twice as deep as that of Gianturco et al., with a He–LiH binding energy of De = 176.7 cm–1.
Recommended Citation
Hinde, Robert, "The He-LiH potential energy surface revisited. I. An interpolated rigid rotor surface" (1999). Chemistry Publications and Other Works.
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