Research Article

Density Functional Theory with Modified Dispersion Correction for Metals Applied to Self-Assembled Monolayers of Thiols on Au(111)

Table 4

Modified DFT-D2 parameters used for Au which give quantitative agreement for alkanethiol and alkanethiolate adsorption on Au(111).

ParameterValueUnit

520Ry*Bohr6
vdW radius3.555Bohr
Dispersion cutoff distance12Bohr