parameter

value

lattice parameter
(Å)

bulk modulus
(GPa)

lattice energy
(kcal/mol)

         

integration of

1

5.3066

-

–141.5

total energy

2

5.2822

-

–216.9

(parameter 1)

3

5.5044

34.14

–198.5

 

4

5.4985

33.81

–200.7

         

integration

1

5.5041

-

-

of matrix elements

2

5.5044

34.14

–198.5

(parameter 2)

3

5.5044

34.13

–198.5

 

4

5.5044

34.13

–198.5

         

auxiliary basis set

1

5.3555

32.44

–145.4

(parameter 3)

2

5.5044

34.14

–198.5

 

3

5.5039

34.28

–198.3

         

Experiment

 

5.57

28.5

189

         

 

Table 6 - Effect of computational parameters on calculated properties of NaCl
(8-511G (Na), 86-311G (Cl) basis set, Dirac-Slater exchange/Perdew-Zunger correlation)