Research Article

Comparative Study of Ag Nanostructures: Molecular Simulations, Electrochemical Behavior, and Antibacterial Effect

Table 1

Calculation of HOMO and LUMO energy levels of AgNPs.

StructureHOMO (Ha)LUMO (Ha)Gap (Ha)Binding energy (eV)Binding energy/atom (eV)

Ag CO55−0.134055−0.1196450.0144−98.38302−1.7888
Ag Dh55−0.142562−0.112840.0297−99.03232−1.8006
Ag Ih55−0.129181−0.0967960.0324−100.82873−1.8332