[Wien] query for -hf with lapw2 for properties

[tran at theochem.tuwien.ac.at]

Which version of WIEN2k are you using?

On Friday 2018-02-16 14:31, chin Sabsu wrote:

>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:31:16
>From: chin Sabsu <chinsabsu at yahoo.in>
>Reply-To: A Mailing list for WIEN2k users <wien at zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at>
>To: A. Mailing List for WIEN2k Users <wien at zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at>
>Subject: [Wien] query for -hf with lapw2 for properties
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>Dear Wien2k Tran Sir and others,
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>Do we need to put -hf switch with "x lapw2" when calculating the optical and
>doss properties from YS-PBE0?
>Without -hf I got optical and DOSs without any error but when I use -hf with
>lapw2 I am getting an error:
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> LAPW1 END
> LAPW1 END
> LAPW1 END
>FERMI - Error
> LEGAL END TETRA
> LAPW1 END
> LAPW1 END
> LAPW1 END
>FERMI - Error
> OPTIC END
> OPTIC END
> OPTIC END
>JOINT DOS END
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>However, properties respective files are generated.
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>Also, I used a 2x2x2 mesh (with 4x4x4 mesh one one scf cycle was taking more
>than 24 hrs and still not finished) for scf it gave me 3 kpoins in ibz and 8
>k-points in fbz file. I did not increase the k-mesh for band structure and
>optical properties as it takes much time (it is reported in the mailing list
>by someone that their calculations are taking a week to finish).
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>Thanks for any suggestions!
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>regards
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>Chin S.
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