>
>
> Your coordinates are either not accurately enough converged,
> or they get some numbers with respect to your "old" lattice constant,
> and then you freeze these coordinates and declare them
> as scaled with respect to your new (slightly relaxed) lattice constant.

The difference (0.4855 vs.0.5000) is not that large, but I do not
> understand why do you want to keep it. Perfect MgO has no internal
> parameters, so your atoms must sit exactly in the middle.


i was suspecting it (scaling term)....thank you to confirm it. Also, atomic
coordinates are well converged, with force tolerance=10-3.


> I think, any band gap will do, which survives throughout the path
> as you displace the atoms to calculate the polarization.
> (Is your MgO a small gap material)
>

Just a formal question. My MgO is an insulator.

With Due Regards,

Sonu Kumar

Phd Student
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Delhi-110016
web:-http://www.iitd.ac.in/

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