Molecular potential-energy surfaces by interpolation: Further refinements

被引:128
作者
Thompson, KC [1 ]
Collins, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,RES SCH CHEM,CANBERRA,ACT 0200,AUSTRALIA
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JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-FARADAY TRANSACTIONS | 1997年 / 93卷 / 05期
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10.1039/a606038b
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present some refinements of a recently developed scheme for interpolating and iteratively improving molecular potential-energy surfaces (PES). By comparison with an analytic surface for the OH + H-2 --> H2O + H reaction, we show that an accurate and smooth PES may be constructed using of the order of 100-200 calculations of the energy, energy gradient and second derivatives. The refinements rely, in part, on improved methods for determining the optimum locations for these calculations.
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页码:871 / 878
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