Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
It looks same (in shape). I selected lattice type F and applied strain. Only symmetry operations reduce to 16 from 48 (for bulk Si). Also I kept the volume constant for every value of strain. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Fecher, Gerhard <fec...@uni-mainz.de> wrote: > Did you check how the Brillouin zone looks like in the tetragonal case > after you applied the strain ? > Is your k-path that you used for the xmgrace plot the one that you like to > have to find the correct gap ? > > Ciao > Gerhard > > DEEP THOUGHT in D. Adams; Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: > "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, > is that you have never actually known what the question is." > > > Dr. Gerhard H. Fecher > Institut of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry > Johannes Gutenberg - University > 55099 Mainz > and > Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids > 01187 Dresden > > Von: wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at [ > wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at] im Auftrag von Muhammad Sajjad [ > sajja...@gmail.com] > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2015 09:19 > An: A Mailing list for WIEN2k users > Betreff: Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value > > Manually means I opened the band structure in xmgrace then simply clicked > on the CBM and the went to the text editor to read the exact lowest value. > I am simply using Silicon (with 2% strain) and the plot is along W L G X W. > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote: > What does "manually" mean? If it means band structure plotting, then > probably the VBM and/or CBM is not along the path in the Brillouin zone > that you chose. > > F. Tran > > > On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: > > I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I > found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote: > If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point > at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than > the band gap from a band structure. > > F. Tran > > On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: > > Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives > correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom > of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom > of CB is > read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and > then read the date by editing in text editor). > > -- > Kind Regards > Muhammad Sajjad > Post Doctoral Fellow > KAUST, KSA. > > > ___ > Wien mailing list > Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html > > > > > -- > Kind Regards > Muhammad Sajjad > Post Doctoral Fellow > KAUST, KSA. > > > ___ > Wien mailing list > Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html > > > > > -- > Kind Regards > Muhammad Sajjad > Post Doctoral Fellow > KAUST, KSA. > ___ > Wien mailing list > Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html > -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
Did you check how the Brillouin zone looks like in the tetragonal case after you applied the strain ? Is your k-path that you used for the xmgrace plot the one that you like to have to find the correct gap ? Ciao Gerhard DEEP THOUGHT in D. Adams; Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you have never actually known what the question is." Dr. Gerhard H. Fecher Institut of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Johannes Gutenberg - University 55099 Mainz and Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids 01187 Dresden Von: wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at [wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at] im Auftrag von Muhammad Sajjad [sajja...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2015 09:19 An: A Mailing list for WIEN2k users Betreff: Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value Manually means I opened the band structure in xmgrace then simply clicked on the CBM and the went to the text editor to read the exact lowest value. I am simply using Silicon (with 2% strain) and the plot is along W L G X W. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote: What does "manually" mean? If it means band structure plotting, then probably the VBM and/or CBM is not along the path in the Brillouin zone that you chose. F. Tran On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote: If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than the band gap from a band structure. F. Tran On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom of CB is read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and then read the date by editing in text editor). -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
Here is the structure with 2% tensile strain. SILICON F LATTICE,NONEQUIV.ATOMS: 1 MODE OF CALC=RELA unit=ang 10.511739 10.204090 10.204090 90.00 90.00 90.00 ATOM -1: X=0.1250 Y=0.1250 Z=0.1250 MULT= 2 ISPLIT=-2 -1: X=0.8750 Y=0.8750 Z=0.8750 Si NPT= 781 R0=0.0001 RMT=2.2200 Z: 14.0 LOCAL ROT MATRIX:0.000 0.000 1.000 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000 0.000 16 NUMBER OF SYMMETRY OPERATIONS On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Muhammad Sajjad <sajja...@gmail.com> wrote: > It looks same (in shape). I selected lattice type F and applied strain. > Only symmetry operations reduce to 16 from 48 (for bulk Si). Also I kept > the volume constant for every value of strain. > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Fecher, Gerhard <fec...@uni-mainz.de> > wrote: > >> Did you check how the Brillouin zone looks like in the tetragonal case >> after you applied the strain ? >> Is your k-path that you used for the xmgrace plot the one that you like >> to have to find the correct gap ? >> >> Ciao >> Gerhard >> >> DEEP THOUGHT in D. Adams; Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: >> "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, >> is that you have never actually known what the question is." >> >> >> Dr. Gerhard H. Fecher >> Institut of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry >> Johannes Gutenberg - University >> 55099 Mainz >> and >> Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids >> 01187 Dresden >> >> Von: wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at [ >> wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at] im Auftrag von Muhammad Sajjad [ >> sajja...@gmail.com] >> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2015 09:19 >> An: A Mailing list for WIEN2k users >> Betreff: Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value >> >> Manually means I opened the band structure in xmgrace then simply clicked >> on the CBM and the went to the text editor to read the exact lowest value. >> I am simply using Silicon (with 2% strain) and the plot is along W L G X W. >> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at> t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote: >> What does "manually" mean? If it means band structure plotting, then >> probably the VBM and/or CBM is not along the path in the Brillouin zone >> that you chose. >> >> F. Tran >> >> >> On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: >> >> I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I >> found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? >> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at> t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> wrote: >> If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point >> at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than >> the band gap from a band structure. >> >> F. Tran >> >> On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: >> >> Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives >> correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom >> of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom >> of CB is >> read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and >> then read the date by editing in text editor). >> >> -- >> Kind Regards >> Muhammad Sajjad >> Post Doctoral Fellow >> KAUST, KSA. >> >> >> ___ >> Wien mailing list >> Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> >> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien >> SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Kind Regards >> Muhammad Sajjad >> Post Doctoral Fellow >> KAUST, KSA. >> >> >> ___ >> Wien mailing list >> Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> >> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien >> SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html >> >> >> >> >> -- >>
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
Manually means I opened the band structure in xmgrace then simply clicked on the CBM and the went to the text editor to read the exact lowest value. I am simply using Silicon (with 2% strain) and the plot is along W L G X W. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM,wrote: > What does "manually" mean? If it means band structure plotting, then > probably the VBM and/or CBM is not along the path in the Brillouin zone > that you chose. > > F. Tran > > > On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: > > I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I >> found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? >> >> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM, wrote: >> If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point >> at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than >> the band gap from a band structure. >> >> F. Tran >> >> On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: >> >> Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives >> correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom >> of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom >> of CB is >> read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and >> then read the date by editing in text editor). >> >> -- >> Kind Regards >> Muhammad Sajjad >> Post Doctoral Fellow >> KAUST, KSA. >> >> >> ___ >> Wien mailing list >> Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at >> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien >> SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Kind Regards >> Muhammad Sajjad >> Post Doctoral Fellow >> KAUST, KSA. >> >> > ___ > Wien mailing list > Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html > > -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
It seems your knowledge on -- just to name a few -- crystal structures, real space, Brillouin zone, symmetry, space groups, and other basics is not that high. Those things, however, you need to know to understand what you are doing in the calculations. F means you have a face centered cell but does not tell you much more, what do you mean why the number of symmetry opetrations changes ? If you distort a cubic lattice (x,y,z are equal) in one direction, say along z, you end up in a tetragonal structure and x (or y) and z are not longer the same. That is the [001], [001] directions are not longer the same, and also [110] and [101] are not the same anymore, etc. I realy suggest that you learn much more about crystal structures before you start to calculate something The forum is not good for teaching textbook knowledge Ciao Gerhard DEEP THOUGHT in D. Adams; Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you have never actually known what the question is." Dr. Gerhard H. Fecher Institut of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Johannes Gutenberg - University 55099 Mainz and Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids 01187 Dresden Von: wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at [wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at] im Auftrag von Muhammad Sajjad [sajja...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2015 10:05 An: A Mailing list for WIEN2k users Betreff: Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value It looks same (in shape). I selected lattice type F and applied strain. Only symmetry operations reduce to 16 from 48 (for bulk Si). Also I kept the volume constant for every value of strain. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Fecher, Gerhard <fec...@uni-mainz.de<mailto:fec...@uni-mainz.de>> wrote: Did you check how the Brillouin zone looks like in the tetragonal case after you applied the strain ? Is your k-path that you used for the xmgrace plot the one that you like to have to find the correct gap ? Ciao Gerhard DEEP THOUGHT in D. Adams; Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you have never actually known what the question is." Dr. Gerhard H. Fecher Institut of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Johannes Gutenberg - University 55099 Mainz and Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids 01187 Dresden Von: wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> [wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:wien-boun...@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at>] im Auftrag von Muhammad Sajjad [sajja...@gmail.com<mailto:sajja...@gmail.com>] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2015 09:19 An: A Mailing list for WIEN2k users Betreff: Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value Manually means I opened the band structure in xmgrace then simply clicked on the CBM and the went to the text editor to read the exact lowest value. I am simply using Silicon (with 2% strain) and the plot is along W L G X W. On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:35 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at><mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>>> wrote: What does "manually" mean? If it means band structure plotting, then probably the VBM and/or CBM is not along the path in the Brillouin zone that you chose. F. Tran On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM, <t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at><mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:t...@theochem.tuwien.ac.at>>> wrote: If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than the band gap from a band structure. F. Tran On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom of CB is read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and then read the date by editing in text editor). -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at><mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at<mailto:Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at>> http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than the band gap from a band structure. F. Tran On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom of CB is read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and then read the date by editing in text editor). -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM,wrote: > If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point > at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than > the band gap from a band structure. > > F. Tran > > On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: > > Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives correct band gap value? as >> when I found the bottom of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom >> of CB is >> read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and then read the date by >> editing in text editor). >> >> -- >> Kind Regards >> Muhammad Sajjad >> Post Doctoral Fellow >> KAUST, KSA. >> >> > ___ > Wien mailing list > Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at > http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien > SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html > > -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html
Re: [Wien] Correct band gap value
What does "manually" mean? If it means band structure plotting, then probably the VBM and/or CBM is not along the path in the Brillouin zone that you chose. F. Tran On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: I selected 2000 k-points. grep GAP *.scf gives 0.923 eV while manually I found VBM at 0.0 eV and CBM at 1.10023 eV. So which one should be correct? On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 AM,wrote: If your k-mesh is not dense enough such that there is no k-point at the VBM and/or CBM or close to, then :GAP will be larger than the band gap from a band structure. F. Tran On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Muhammad Sajjad wrote: Dear AllDoes the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom of CB is read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and then read the date by editing in text editor). -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html
[Wien] Correct band gap value
Dear All Does the command "grep GAP *.scf" gives correct band gap value? as when I found the bottom of conduction band in xmgrace it is higher. (bottom of CB is read correctly by opening the plot in xmgrace and then read the date by editing in text editor). -- Kind Regards Muhammad Sajjad Post Doctoral Fellow KAUST, KSA. ___ Wien mailing list Wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at http://zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/wien SEARCH the MAILING-LIST at: http://www.mail-archive.com/wien@zeus.theochem.tuwien.ac.at/index.html