[Pw_forum] Fermi energy in 'scf' and 'nscf'

[Hande Ustunel]

Dear Guoying,

>             scf:           k-mesh grids   10*10*10  (282kpoints in
> *.scf.out file)
>           nscf:           we give 121 kpoints along high symmetry direction
> 

In order to find the Fermi energy, the code performs an integration in
k-space and this integration is of course numerically performed over the
kpoints you provide. In the nscf run, you provide a highly heterogeneous
set of kpoints so the Fermi energy you get is not the same as the scf
solution where the BZ is sampled more evenly (and also more densely in your
case). As a result, you should trust the scf result.

Best,
Hande

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