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B3LYP is a hybrid exchange-correlation functional combining Becke and Hartree-Fock exchange.

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Is it true that B3LYP is a hybrid exchange-correlation functional combining Becke and Hartree-Fock exchange?

Yes. Scientific literature confirms that B3LYP is a hybrid exchange-correlation functional incorporating Becke exchange and Hartree-Fock exchange.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Density functional theory. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_functional_theory

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2004
Mentions Hartree-Fock (HF) exchange and Becke exchange components in related variants.
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OpenAIRE: A new hybrid exchange–correlation functional using the Coulomb-attenuating method (CAM-B3LYP). (2004). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2004.06.011

2005
Explains B3LYP includes partially exact Hartree-Fock exchange and exchange correlation of Becke.
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OpenAIRE: Real space optical gap calculations in oxygenated Si nanocrystals. (2005). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/10/1/017

2010
Defines B3LYP as Becke 3-parameter exchange.
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OpenAIRE: Magnetic Exchange Couplings with Range-Separated Hybrid Density Functionals. (2010). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1021/ct100104v

1996
Refers to Becke-3-Lee-Young-Parr functionals and Hartree-Fock hybrid methods.
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OpenAIRE: Application of density functional theory /Hartree-Fock hybrid methods. Geometries and bond dissociation energies of Al+ complexes. (1996). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(96)00024-3

1998
Discusses hybrid Becke and Hartree-Fock components in DFT.
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OpenAIRE: Ab initio and density functional theory calculations of the dipole polarizabilities of ethene, benzene and naphthalene. (1998). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0166-1280(97)00103-6

2000
Defines B3LYP as hybrid BLYP.
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OpenAIRE: Analytical calculation of nuclear magnetic resonance indirect spin–spin coupling constants at the generalized gradient approximation and hybrid levels of density-functional theory. (2000). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1321296

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