<p>Dear QE users,</p>
<p>I have a question regarding the Raman Tensor units. I have seen in the QE forum that units of the Raman Tensor resulting from the use of ph.x code are given in: "A^2" (Angstroms^2).</p>
<p>Question: do these units results after a multiplication of the third-order rank tensors (dchi/dr, where "r" indicates atomic displacement) by their respective normal-mode displacements? Or do the units of "A^2" correspond only to the dchi/dr tensor?</p>
<p>My question arises given the fact that the dchi/dr tensor can be obtained as the third order derivative of the Energy (in units of Ry or Ha) with respect to the atomic displacement (bohr) and two times the electric field (e/bohr).</p>
<p>dchi/dr=d^3E/(dr*de1*de2) </p>
<div>where E is the Energy; r the displacement, e1 and e2 the electric fields. Replacing the above-mentioned units, I can only get units of Ha*bohr ((Ry/2)*bohr); where e^2=1 for Hartree or e^2=2 for Rydberg.</div>
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<div>Thanks for your help,</div>
<div>S. Sanchez</div>
<div>Researcher</div>