[Wien] Stuck in LAPW2 after increasing the number of k-points

[Peter Blaha]

More k-points do NOT need more memory (need more disk space).

You said, also the previous calculations had "ghost bands", which could 
be "solved". What did you do ? I'd expect you still have ghostbands.

Are you sure that the previous calculations were converged WITHOUT 
ghostbands ?

Messages like:  "eigenvalues below  -9.0" are a strong indication of 
ghostbands !!!

When does it occur ? Right in the first iteration (starting from 
previous "good" run ?? or after many iterations (what was :DIS ?? ...)



Eventually, rm case.scf, *.bro*, restore "good-case" and start scf again.

jadhikari at clarku.edu schrieb:
> Dear WIEN2k users,
> 
> The scf cycle converged well for 4 k-points in the IBZ and so did for 8
> k-points for Potassium Calcium Niobate, sp gp 11. But when moving to the
> next higher k-points in the IBZ, ie 15, it gets stuck in the LAPW2 step.
> Also for 24 and 44 k-points it never goes past the LAPW2 step of the first
> cycle.
> 
> The message is just "Error in LAPW2" and in scf files it says many
> eigenvalues below  -9.0, the Emin choosen. In some of the calulations it
> says to check the IN1 and KGEN files. I am unable to figure out what is to
> be seen in these two files as I find no clue about the error. Is it about
> the memory of the system for larger number of k-points? or about the
> appropriate linearization of the energy? The calculations with 4 and 8
> k-points showed ghost bands which could be solved , but this time it shows
> no such QTL-B errors.
> 
> I would be very grateful for any insights into this problem.
> Thanking you.
> Subin
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