DFT Keywords

DFT keywords are accepted in the DFT section and, for grid controls, in route-card Int= options.

Section keywords

KeywordValuesExample
FunctionalBP86, PBE, TPSS, M06-L, B3LYP, PBE0, M06-2X, ωB97X-DFunctional M06-L
XCsame as FunctionalXC PBE0
Methodsame as FunctionalMethod WB97XD
GridCoarse, Medium, Fine, UltraFine, SuperFine, or RRRAAAGrid 099302

Route-card forms

Route syntaxMeaning
#p pbe/sto-3gPBE RKS/UKS with STO-3G
#p m06l/sto-3g int=superfineM06-L with SuperFine XC grid
#p m062x/sto-3g scf=(maxcycle=80,conver=8)M06-2X hybrid meta-GGA
#p wb97xd/sto-3g int=grid=099302ωB97X-D with custom 99 × 302 grid

Custom grid code

The custom grid code is six digits:

Grid 099302
  • 099 = radial shells per atom.
  • 302 = requested angular order.

The angular dispatcher uses exact Lebedev–Laikov grids up to 302 points and a Fibonacci-sphere grid above that value.