parameter

value

lattice parameter
(Å)

bulk modulus
(GPa)

atomization energy
(kcal/mol)

         

integration of

1

5.1732

-

393.8

total energy

2

5.2565

-

247.4

(parameter 1)

3

5.4085

101.45

245.5

 

4

5.4081

102.86

245.5

         

integration

1

5.4083

101.48

245.5

of matrix elements

2

5.4085

101.45

245.5

(parameter 2)

3

5.4086

101.42

245.5

 

4

5.4086

101.43

245.5

         

auxiliary basis set

1

5.4356

96.73

239.9

(parameter 3)

2

5.4085

101.45

245.5

 

3

5.4088

102.06

246.0

         

experiment

 

5.43

101

216

         

 

Table 4 - Effect of computational parameters on calculated properties of silicon
(6-21G* basis set, Dirac-Slater exchange/Perdew-Zunger correlation).