Résumé
We review development and applications of several continuum dielectric models implemented in different density functional based computer codes. The following approaches are presented:
•Born
•Onsager
•Polarisable continuum model (PCM)
•Kirkwood multicenter expansion
•Green function/finite difference
•Frozen-Density Functional Theory (DFT)
•Conductor like screening model (COSMO)
Comparisons between results obtained from the different models are made.