[Pw_forum] Work function calculation of CNT
Hande Ustunel
hande at newton.physics.metu.edu.tr
Fri Apr 20 08:59:37 CEST 2007
Dear Tuo-Hung,
> However, I am running into a problem that the Fermi energy from scf (1.65
> ev) is higher than any potential inside the entire supercell (ranging from
> -10.4 to 0.4 eV). When I looked at both the charge and potential profiles,
> they seemed to suggest the Fermi energy should be somewhere around -4 eV,
> which is not even close to the value scf reported. I am very confused now.
> What is the Fermi energy I can use? Any thoughts on this?
You might also want to double-check the units. The Fermi energy is
reported in the output in eV whereas the potential values are in Ryd
unless I'm mistaken.
Hande
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