Hartree-Fock ground-state properties for the group 1 alkali metals and the group 11 noble metals

In order to use wavefunction-based correlation methods in solids it is necessary to have reliable Hartree-Fock results for the infinite system of interest. Therefore we performed Hartree-Fock calculations for the group 1 alkali metals (Li to Cs) and group 11 noble metals (Cu, Ag and Au). We optimized a basis set of valence-double-ζ quality for the periodic system. For the lighter atoms all-electron basis sets are applied, whereas for the heavier atoms small-core pseudopotentials with the corresponding basis sets were used to deal with the scalar-relativistic effects. We determine the cohesive energy, the lattice constant and the bulk modulus of the systems at the Hartree-Fock level. We use the counterpoise correction for the free atom to minimize the basis set superposition error occurring for finite basis sets. The effects due to the counterpoise correction not only for the cohesive energy but also for the lattice structure and bulk modulus are discussed in detail