Dear all,

Based on the materials available on the internet, I have realized that 
apparently there are two ways to find the lattice constant:


1. After finding the the converged cutoff from scf calculations, use that value 
for different lattice parameters and find the corresponding minimum energy.

2. Use "vc-relax" for different values of cutoff and find the lattice constant 
that gives you the minimum energy.


Which one is more accurate? And, is there more than that to do find the lattice 
parameter?


P.S. I want to find the lattice constant of a material consisting only of Si 
and O.


Any help would be thoroughly appreciated.


Best,


Amir M. Mofrad
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