Table 3 TD-DFT/CAM-B3LYP/6–31G(d, p) computed excitation energies (in eV), transition type, maximum wavelength (in nm), oscillator strengths (ƒ), and electronic transition configurations for the optical transitions of the absorption bands in the UV–vis. Regions.

From: Electronic structure, global reactivity descriptors and nonlinear optical properties of glycine interacted with ZnO, MgO and CaO for bacterial detection

Structure

Transition

Excitation energies (eV)

Type of transition

λmax (nm)

Oscillator strengths (ƒ)

Configuration composition corresponding transition orbital

Glycine

S0—>S1

5.091

π-π*

243.52

0.0004

19 A->21 A (0.69); 20 A->21 A (-0.128)

S0—>S2

5.875

π-π*

211.05

0.0063

20 A->21 A (0.68895); 19 A->21 A (0.12725)

S0—>S3

7.633

π-π*

162.43

0.0496

18 A->21 A (0.63281); 17 A->21 A (-0.18826); 19 A->22 A (-0.17312)

Glycine (NH2)-ZnO-H2O

S0—>S3

3.449

π-π*

359.50

0.0877

47 A->50 A (0.64666); 48 A->53 A (-0.13325); 49 A->52 A (0.11664); 48 A->52 A (-0.1046)

Glycine (COOH)-ZnO-H2O

S0—>S3

3.438

π-π*

360.63

0.1001

47 A->50 A (0.62866); 48 A->52 A (0.21102); 49 A->53 A (0.11921)

Glycine (NH2)-MgO-H2O

S0—>S3

2.848

n → π

435.32

0.112

38 A->41 A (0.63305); 40 A->43 A (0.18189); 39 A->44 A (0.1449); 40 A->41 A (-0.1296); 40 A->44 A (0.10106)

Glycine (COOH)-MgO-H2O

S0—>S3

2.828

n → π

438.38

0.1199

38 A->41 A (0.61608); 39 A->43 A (0.179); 40 A->43 A (0.13263); 39 A->41 A (-0.12346); 40 A->44 A (-0.1155); 40 A->41 A (-0.11519); 39 A->42 A (0.10647)

Glycine (NH2)- CaO-H2O

S0—>S3

1.939

n → π

639.54

0.1096

4 A->45 A (0.57998); 42 A->45 A (0.2804); 42 A->47 A (-0.15952); 44 A->49 A (0.13866); 43 A->47 A (-0.12577); 43 A->48 A (0.1154); 42 A->48 A (-0.11497)

Glycine (COOH)- CaO-H2O

S0—>S3

1.917

n → π

646.64

0.1088

44 A->45 A (0.59611); 42 A->45 A (0.24204); 42 A->46 A (0.2269); 43 A->48 A (0.14746); 44 A->49 A (0.13216)