Ideal Gas Thermochemistry

Ideal Gas Thermochemistry

If you are calculating the thermochemistry of an ideal gas, you're in luck — this is straightforward. Most DFT codes will automatically compute the thermochemical corrections assuming an ideal gas model when you carry out a frequency calculation. If you need to do this yourself (e.g. for use with an MLIP), ASE has an IdealGasThermo  class  that will get the job done. All you need is the optimized structure and the corresponding vibrational energies (i.e. a unit conversion from the frequencies). The theory behind this is described in  ⚙️Ideal Gas Thermochemistry . There is also the  GoodVibes  code that includes some fancy features but is not yet compatible with MLIPs.

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