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A high‐level ab initio study of the N 2 + N 2 reaction channel
Author(s) -
Pacifici Leonardo,
Verdicchio Marco,
Lago Noelia Faginas,
Lombardi Andrea,
Costantini Alessandro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of computational chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.907
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1096-987X
pISSN - 0192-8651
DOI - 10.1002/jcc.23415
Subject(s) - ab initio , ab initio quantum chemistry methods , coupled cluster , potential energy surface , atom (system on chip) , cluster (spacecraft) , potential energy , range (aeronautics) , physics , chemistry , atomic physics , molecule , molecular physics , computational chemistry , materials science , computer science , quantum mechanics , programming language , composite material , embedded system
A new six‐dimensional (6D) global potential energy surface (PES) is proposed for the full range description of the interaction of theN 2( 1 Σ g + ) + N 2( 1 Σ g + )system governing collisional processes, including N atom exchange. The related potential energy values were determined using high‐level ab initio methods. The calculations were performed at a coupled‐cluster with single and double and perturbative triple excitations level of theory in order to have a first full range picture of the PES. Subsequently, in order to accurately describe the stretching of the bonds of the two interacting N 2 molecules by releasing the constraints of being considered as rigid rotors, for the same molecular geometries higher level of theory multi reference calculations were performed. Out of the calculated values a 6D 4‐atoms global PES was produced for use in dynamical calculations. The ab initio calculations were made possible by the combined use of High Throughput Computing and High Performance Computing techniques within the frame of a computing grid empowered molecular simulator. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.