Structural optimization of molecular clusters with density functional theory combined with basin hopping

Identifying the energy minima of molecular clusters is a challenging problem. Traditionally, search algorithms such as simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, or basin hopping are usually used in conjunction with empirical force fields. We have implemented a basin hopping search algorithm combined...

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Main Authors: Do, Hainam, Besley, Nicholas A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics 2012
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29968/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29968/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29968/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29968/1/JCP-basin.pdf