Questions tagged [from-chem-se]
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Calculating/Visualizing electronic density from orbital information written in the Molden format
I'm trying to obtain an electron density from orbital information written in the Molden format by the formula,
$$
\rho(\mathbf{r}) = \sum_{i}^{occ} |\phi_{i}(\mathbf{r})|^{2}. \tag{1}
$$
Is there any ...
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How many spin states do Cu+ and Cu2+ have and why?
I know an electron can have two spin states, "spin up" and "spin down", but recently I was asked how many spin states do $\ce{Cu^+}$ and $\ce{Cu^{2+}}$ have, and why? Does anyone ...
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How to build a simulation model for a molecular dynamics simulation
I have got aggregate of 4 non-protein compounds I would submit for molecular dynamics simulation. The problem is I can't find software capable to do that. Amber, GROMACS, LAMMPS, all of them require ...
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Get fractional coordinates from special Wyckoff positions
I'm trying to get the fractional coordinates for Mo and S, for MoS$_2$-2H, where 2H means the phase. MoS$_2$-2H is a bilayer, in which each layer is separated from each other by Van der Waals forces. ...
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Software to draw 3d micelle configuration
I am looking for a free software able to draw 3d micelle configuration like the figure attached.
Any suggestion?
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Mathematical expression of SCAN (Strongly Constrained and Appropriately Normed) constraints in DFT
(This question is originally posted on physics stackexchange, but someone suggested me to post on this site, so there you go)
I'm compiling the mathematical expression of SCAN (Strongly Constrained ...
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One-center two-electron integrals between 1s STO
As per @user1271772 's suggestion I am asking this question here again.
I am trying to understand SCF cycle by trying to code up solved example from Quantum Chemistry by Levine (page 443, 5th edition)...
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Understanding the GTH Pseudopotential
I'm new to DFT. I want to make use of the GTH pseudopotential.
I am trying to understand how this potential works. I read the article "Separable dual-space Gaussian pseudopotentials" by S. Goedecker, ...
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How to “get my feet wet” in Density Functional Theory by simulating a water molecule using Python
I just saw I am a beginner in Density Functional Theory. What are some resources that could help me to learn the basics? and it reminded me that few years ago I'd asked How can I calculate the charge ...
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Alternatives to VEDA 4 vibrational energy distribution analysis software?
Said software is useful when you need to assign the peaks in vibrational spectra to different vibrational modes found in a hessian calculation for a given molecule, as described in Jamróz, Michał H. “...
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Approximate equivalence table between Pople's basis sets and Jensen's DFT optimized polarization consistent basis sets (pcseg-n)
At first I posted this question in chemistry.stackexchange.com, before materials.stackexchange.com was launched in beta. As it went unaswered, I'm giving a try here.
I have some calculations results ...
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Exchange-Correlation Two-Electron Integrals
Do any freely available or proprietary electronic structure packages explicitly compute two-electron exchange correlation integrals?
I have found a few derivations to calculate excited state ...
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Computational tool for identification of activity cliff
Activity cliffs are defined as pairs of similar compounds with substantial differences in activity (Molecular Diversity, 19, 1021–1035 (2015)). Are there computational tools for the identification of ...
