Siesterer's,

What exactly is the zero of the energy scale when you do a DOS/PDOS calculation?

The reason is, I have metal slabs, and I've calculated their work
functions (I'm not using MACROAVE, though). I want then to present DOS
(or rather the surface PDOS) of these slabs, and I want to make the
energy scales of the DOS/PDOS curves such that the Fermi level is
zero.

If I compare the DOS/PDOS curves, the energy zero's of the DOS/PDOS
curves and my work functions there is an understandable offset.

Is the DOS/PDOS zero set equal to the "system" zero:

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg02943.html

or is it something else? In either case, armed with my WF values
(which in the first instance I'm setting equal to Ef), how can I
offset the DOS energy scales?

With thanks

Ian Shuttleworth

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