[Pw_forum] how can I create a supercell in PWSCF?

[pc229 at kent.ac.uk]

I know Thanks. I thought there was by far a simpler way already prepared! 

----- Original Message -----
From: Axel Kohlmeyer <akohlmey at cmm.chem.upenn.edu>
Date: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] how can I create a supercell in PWSCF?
To: PWSCF Forum <pw_forum at pwscf.org>

> On Fri, 2009-04-24 at 16:41 +0200, pc229 at kent.ac.uk wrote:
> > It doesn't. Xcrysden let me only visualize the output structure
> > without manipulate it. I can  create the supercell using 
> the command
> > unit repetition but  I can export the final structure. 
> Should I do it
> > by hand? 
> 
> what is so difficult about it??
> 
> you can just write a little script using awk/perl/python/tcl/...
> to do one translation/scaling operation and then cut and paste 
> the final (or initial) alat based coordinates from a previous
> run into this and piece the different translations together and
> make one input from it. this needs to be adjusted most of the 
> time anyways. 
> 
> cheers,
>    axel.
> 
> > Best Regards, Piero
> > 
> > Nobody knows any shortcut to avoid to write it by hand?
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Stefano Baroni <baroni at sissa.it>
> > Date: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:31 pm
> > Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] how can I create a supercell in PWSCF?
> > To: PWSCF Forum <pw_forum at pwscf.org>
> > 
> > > xcrysden?
> > > SB
> > > 
> > > On Apr 24, 2009, at 3:55 PM, Pieremanuele Canepa wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Dear all,
> > > > does exist a script or a  small program  in 
> Quantum 
> > > espresso that  
> > > > allow me to  create a suitable supercell (for 
> instance 
> > > 2x2x1)  
> > > > starting from a primitive cell of PWSCF?
> > > > Best regards, Piero
> > > >
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