Research Article

Ab Initio Theoretical Investigation on the Geometrical and Electronic Structures of Gallium Aurides: and   

Table 2

Calculated ADEs (eVs) and VDEs (eV) of digallium auride anions at the B3LYP and CCSD(T)//B3LYP levels. The ADEs of the anions are equivalent to the electron affinities of the corresponding neutrals.

ADEVDE
B3LYPCCSD(T)B3LYPCCSD(T)

1    GaAu ()0.64 ()0.30 ()0.66 ()0.60 ()
5     ()2.51 (2B2)2.33 (2B2)2.75 (2B2)2.72 (2B2)
9     ()1.99 ()1.56 ()2.10 ()1.86 ()
13     ()3.23 ()3.07 (2T2)3.95 ()4.17 (2T2)
18     ()1.47 (2B1)1.47 (2B1)1.49 (2B1)1.50 (2B1)
23     ()1.45 (1A1)1.46 (1A1)1.50 (1A1)1.52 (1A1)
29     ()2.39 ()2.13 ()2.67 ()2.60 ()
35     ()1.96 (1A1)1.55 (1A1)2.06 (1A1)1.87 (1A1)