Dear  Suresh,

I think the reason is the Ti pseudopotential.  This one has 4 valence electrons 
and freezes the rest.  This leads to larger ionic sizes and overestimation of 
the lattice constant.  Allowing more Ti valence electrons, means further 
relaxation for the outer electronic shell and better adoption to the crystal 
environment.  Try  a Ti PP that has 12 electrons.  Pslib from which you 
obtained this one, has also ultrasoft pseudos with 12 electrons.



Regards,
Mostafa
MIT
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