Drawing atomic orbital and electronic cloud using MATLAB
Da Zhang · 2003
To illustrate the atomic orbital and electronic cloud is an important part in the research and education of quantum chemistry and structural chemistry. Taking the hydrogen atom as an example, the author designs a precise, speedy and convenient application program to draw the atomic orbital and electronic cloud with MATLAB language. In the paper, the author introduces the procedure of programming, appends the code and results, and discusses the MATLAB techniques of 3-dimensional and 4-dimensional illustration. It is shown that MATLAB is a powerful tool to numerical calculation and data visualization in structural chemistry.