The e€ect of the inclusion of the exact exchange into self-interaction corrected generalized gradient approximation density functional theory (GGA-DFT) for the simplest hydrogen abstraction reaction, H + H 2 ® H 3 ® H 2 + H, is presented using a triple-zeta augmented 6-311++G(d,3pd) basis set. The introduction of the self-interaction correction has a considerably larger e€ect on molecular geome...

Based on a recently introduced metric for measuring distances between configurations, we introduce distance-energy (DE) plots to characterize the potential energy surface of clusters. Producing such plots is computationally feasible on the density functional level since it requires only a few hundred stable low energy configurations including the global minimum. By using standard criteria based...

We carried out a molecular modeling study of an important reaction in the combustion of nitrogen-containing chars, the evolution of nitric oxide, (CNO)!NO+(C*). Density functional theory at the B3LYP level was used to provide potential energy surface information and transition state theory was used to provide temperature dependant rate constants. Desorption of NO from nitrogen-containing carbon...

Density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations were carried out for the oligomers of 3, 4- Ethylenedioxythiophene –Aniline (EDOT-Ani), 3, 4-Ethylenedithiafurane- Aniline (EDTF-Ani) and Thieno [3,4-b] benzene-Aniline (PITN-Ani). Structural parameters, electrical conductivity, spectral properties and electronic properties like ionization potential (IPs), (EAs), HOMO-...

A potential energy surface for the system of a hydroperoxy radical and a water molecule is presented. The surface was sampled using constrained density functional theory optimizations performed at the B3LYP level of theory using a 6-311‡‡G(3df,3pd) basis set. The data points were ®tted to an analytical function based on a common 4-point model for water and a 5-point model for the peroxy radical...

Quinones are a class of compounds which have widespread importance in chemistry, biology and medicine. Because of their appropriate performance in electron transferring rate, quinones are among the most applicable mediators in biosensors. Recently, the effects of different non-metal substitutions on redox potential of quinone have been investigated to design suitable mediators for different ele...

Clusters play important role for understanding and transferring microscopic to macroscopic properties.Geometric and electron properties of Small nickel clusters up to the tetramer has been investigated by Density Functional Theory (DFT). Raising the number of nickel clusters atoms were indicated decreasing the average equilibrium (Ni-Ni) distance of atoms and also the binding energy of per atom...