<div>Dear Prof. and Wien user: <br> <br>I want to test the surface energy's covergence; according to the suggestions
<br>at this list,I do the following calculations: <br> <br>slab with : 7 \ 9 \ 11 atom layers
<br> each model in 15 \ 20 \ 25 bohr vacuum thickness <br> <br>the result list here:
<br> <br>E_slab <br>vacuum 7(layers) 9(layers) 11(layers)
<br>15 -48168.15027 -61930.51462 -75692.87704 <br>20 -48168.14974 -61930.51284 -75692.87596 <br>25 -48168.14885 -61930.51269 -75692.87490
<br> <br> <br>
<br>surface energy (E_slab - n* E_bulk) <br> 7 9 11 <br>15 0.21361 0.23894
0.26620 <br>20 0.21414 0.24072 0.26728 <br>25 0.21503 0.24087 0.26834
<br> <br>RKM = 6 <br>k-points
<br> 8(7*7*1) <br>my questions are: <br> 1) why the energy increases when the vacuum thickness increases?
<br> 2) then why the surface energy insreases when the atom layers increases? <br> 3) then how to judge the vacuum thickness is enough, <br> and the atom layers is enough?
<br> <br>Can somebody give me some advices? Thanks very much! <br>
<br>also I check the :VZERO, but it is too different from bulk system, tomorrow I will give the <br>:VZERO numerical value <br>
<br>the attachments are struct files ! <br> </div>
<div>Best!</div>
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