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<div>I want to calculate O2 adsorped on certain defect free TiO2 surface. It is well known that the most stable state for O2 is triplet. Test calculations showed that the singlet state of O2 was ~<strong>1.13 eV higher</strong> than triplet state. So we should set nspin = 2, multiplicity = 3, for O2 isolate molecule. When O2 adsorbed on the defect free TiO2 surface in the slab model, we still compared the calculations with or without 'nspin = 2, multiplicity = 3'. The singlet state of the slab model of adsorption is ~<strong>0.82 eV higher </strong>than triplet state. So I think the triplet is suitable for this adsoprtion slab model. However, the singlet state is the most stable sate for the bare surface slab model. The triplet stateis of bare surface model about ~<strong>1.67 eV higher </strong>than singlet state. So I wonder how to determin the adsorption energy for this system. E(adsorption)= E(O2+surface)_triplet - E(surface)_<strong>singlet</strong> - E(isolate O2)_triplet? or E(adsorption)= E(O2+surface)_triplet - E(surface)_<strong>triplet</strong> - E(isolate O2)_triplet?</div>
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<div>I also confused about when spin-polarization is indispensablethe for the calculation of adsorption behaviours on the surface slab model.</div>
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<div>Thank you for reading.</div>
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<div>best wishes,</div>
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