for the ATOMIC_POSITIONS if you choose "crystal" your lattice coordinates are correct<br>Ti 0.3333 0.6666 0.2500<br>Ti 0.6666 0.3333 0.7500<br><br>or else you can represent same as <br>ATOMIC_POSITIONS (crystal)<br>
Ti 0 0.2500<br>Ti 0.6666 0.3333 0.7500<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Giovanni Cantele <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Giovanni.Cantele@na.infn.it">Giovanni.Cantele@na.infn.it</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">Bertrand SITAMTZE wrote:<br>
> Dear Giovanni,<br>
><br>
> My coordinates are those taken from 2c position of<br>
> the crystallographic space group table. I though these correspond to<br>
> the default (alat) in quantum espresso,<br>
> in which case mentioning is not mandatory. Isn't it?<br>
><br>
> Thanks once more<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>It is not mandatory to specify the default, but I'm not very sure that<br>
your coordinates are in alat units. From<br>
<a href="http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/struk/a3.html" target="_blank">http://cst-www.nrl.navy.mil/lattice/struk/a3.html</a><br>
I understand that (1/3,2/3,1/4) and (2/3,1/3,3/4) are in terms of the<br>
A1, A2 and A3 vectors rather than<br>
the x, y z axes versors. alat positions are cartesian coordinates (in<br>
unit of celldm(1)), which are the same as crystal coordinates only for a<br>
simple cubic lattice.<br>
<br>
If I'm not wrong, as pointed out by someone else, you should check that<br>
the A1, A2, A3 choice shown in the<br>
above link is the same as in Quantum-ESPRESSO (for the latter please<br>
have a look to Doc/INPUT_PW* ). If not, you may specify your own lattice<br>
vectors by using the CELL_PARAMETERS card.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
Giovanni<br>
</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
><br>
> --- En date de : *Mer 2.9.09, Giovanni Cantele<br>
> /<<a href="mailto:Giovanni.Cantele@na.infn.it">Giovanni.Cantele@na.infn.it</a>>/* a écrit :<br>
><br>
><br>
> De: Giovanni Cantele <<a href="mailto:Giovanni.Cantele@na.infn.it">Giovanni.Cantele@na.infn.it</a>><br>
> Objet: Re: [Pw_forum] Titanium atomic positions<br>
> À: "PWSCF Forum" <<a href="mailto:pw_forum@pwscf.org">pw_forum@pwscf.org</a>><br>
> Date: Mercredi 2 Septembre 2009, 16h48<br>
><br>
> Beside the check of the hcp unit cell, which is crucial, I also guess<br>
> that you gave the input positions<br>
> in "crystal" units, didn't you? If it is the case, I think that you<br>
> should add the "{ crystal }" string after ATOMIC_POSITIONS.<br>
> Indeed, the<br>
> default is "alat" units, I think, namely, cartesian coordinates in<br>
> celldm(1) units.<br>
><br>
> Also do not forget to check the convergence of your results with<br>
> respect<br>
> to ecutrho. The default value (4*ecutwfc) must be usually<br>
> increased (6<br>
> to 12 times ecutwfc) if, as in you case, ultrasoft<br>
> pseudopotentials are<br>
> used.<br>
><br>
> Giovanni<br>
><br>
><br>
> Hande Ustunel wrote:<br>
> > Dear Bertrand,<br>
> ><br>
> > Your atomic positions are rather off with a large gap between<br>
> rumpled Ti<br>
> > layers. Perhaps you should double-check that your definition of<br>
> the hcp<br>
> > unit cell matches that for ibrav=4 in the code. You can find this<br>
> > information in the Doc directory in your copy of espresso.<br>
> ><br>
> > Besides, you should be able to check your structure for yourself<br>
> using<br>
> > xcrysden (--pwi option).<br>
> ><br>
> > Best wishes,<br>
> > Hande<br>
> ><br>
> > On Wed, 2 Sep 2009, Bertrand SITAMTZE wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> >> Dear all,<br>
> >><br>
> >> Titanium belongs to the hexagonal P63/mmc<br>
> >> (n° 194) space group. I would like somebody to confirm that my<br>
> attached<br>
> >> input section concerning the bravais lattice and specially the<br>
> atomic positions are good.<br>
> >><br>
> >> &SYSTEM<br>
> >> ibrav=4<br>
> >> celldm(1)=5.576203<br>
> >> celldm(3)=1.587874<br>
> >> nat=2<br>
> >> ntyp=1<br>
> >> ecutwfc=40.0<br>
> >> /<br>
> >> &ELECTRONS<br>
> >> diagonalization='cg'<br>
> >> /<br>
> >> ATOMIC_SPECIES<br>
> >> Ti 47.867 Ti.pw91-nsp-van.UPF<br>
> >> ATOMIC_POSITIONS<br>
> >> Ti 0.3333 0..6666 0.2500<br>
> >> Ti 0.6666 0.3333 0.7500<br>
> >> K_POINTS automatic<br>
> >> 8 8 4 0 0 0<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Best regards<br>
><br>
> *********************<br>
> Bertrand SITAMTZE<br>
> PhD student<br>
> Department of Physics<br>
> University of Yaoundé I-Cameroon<br>
> ***********************<br>
><br>
><br>
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