Abstract

The terahertz spectra of solid-state amino acids with different polarities were measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The measured absorption spectra were in good agreement with the results simulated by density functional theory using hybrid functional Becke–3–Lee–Yang–Parr and generalized-gradient approximation Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof functional with the same basis set of 6-311 G (d, p), respectively. In order to construct a precise crystal structure, dispersion-corrected density functionals were included in the simulation. It was found that Becke–3–Lee–Yang–Parr functional combined with dispersion-correction could produce accurate simulation results that corresponded to the experimental terahertz spectra of solid-state amino acids. However, it greatly increased the time for calculation. The method of Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof functional with dispersion-correction provided comparable accuracy to Becke–3–Lee–Yang–Parr with dispersion-correction, and much higher simulation speed. The spectral features are assigned as primarily external lattice translations and rotations with lesser contributions to intramolecular torsions.

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