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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
We assess the performance of the whole class of functionals defined by the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) exchange-correlation enhancement factor, by performing a two-dimensional scan of the μ and κ parameters (keeping β fixed by the recovery of the local density approximation linear response). We consider molecular (atomization energies, bond lengths, and vibrational frequencies), intermolecular (hydrogen-bond and dipole interactions), and solid-state (lattice constant and cohesive energies) properties. We find, for the energetical properties, a whole family of functionals (with μ and κ interrelated) giving very similar results and the best accuracy. Overall, we find that the original PBE and the recently proposed APBE functional [Phys. Rev. Lett.2011, 106, 186406], based on the asymptotic expansion of the semiclassical neutral atom, give the highest global accuracy, with a definite superior performance of the …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
8 Nov 2011
Authors: 

E Fabiano, Lucian A Constantin, F Della Sala

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Volume: 7 Issue: 11 Pages: 3548-3559
Origin: 
Journal of chemical theory and computation