[Wien] A simple question

Peter Blaha pblaha at zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at
Tue Jan 4 09:47:47 CET 2005


> I have a simple question about the unit of Kmax. When we choose Rmt*Kmax=7.0, and the smallest Rmt=2.0 bohr
> so Kmax=7/2=3.5,but What unit Kmax has? and the corresponding cutoff energy?

Kmax^2 gives you the cutoff energy in Ry !
So in your example you have a cutoff of 12.25 Ry = 167 eV

Regards
                                      P.Blaha
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