[Wien] Calculations at moderate T

[Laurence Marks]

Thanks. Method a) is the only reasonable one, coupled with
extrapolating the bulk reference lattice parameters. This would have
to be done by a uniform volume expansion without relaxation of course.

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Peter Blaha
<pblaha at theochem.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
> a) Simply empirically extrapolate a0 to a possible value at 1200 K.
>
> b) Ab initio: quasiharmonic approximation.
>     Calculate phonons (wien2k + ponon or phonopy, see u supported sw)
>     and resulting -TS at various lattice parameters and
>     search for the minimum of the free energy as function of a0
>     at the desired T
>
> Of course, for a surface this is more difficult. Of course one can use the
> expanded a,b lattice constants, but relaxation of z will still corrsepond
> to t=0. It is more a simulation of an epitactically expanded lattice.
>
> Am 09.04.2013 19:38, schrieb Laurence Marks:
>> Does anyone know of methods to do calculations at T~1200K taking
>> account of bulk thermal expansion? I am interested in a surface
>> calculation where I suspect that it may be important to consider this,
>> and a moderately rational approach to doing this that has been
>> tested/published would be useful.
>>
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