Basis sets for the calculation of core-electron binding energies

Core-electron binding energies (CEBEs) computed within a !self-consistent field approach require large basis sets to achieve convergence with respect to the basis set limit. It is shown that supplementing a basis set with basis functions from the corresponding basis set for the element with the next...

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Main Authors: Hanson-Heine, Magnus W.D., George, Michael W., Besley, Nicholas A.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51136/
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Summary:Core-electron binding energies (CEBEs) computed within a !self-consistent field approach require large basis sets to achieve convergence with respect to the basis set limit. It is shown that supplementing a basis set with basis functions from the corresponding basis set for the element with the next highest nuclear charge (Z+1) provides basis sets that give CEBEs close to the basis set limit. This simple procedure provides relatively small basis sets that are well suited for calculations where the description of a core-ionised state is important, such as time-dependent density functional theory calculations of X-ray emission spectroscopy.