You didn't include atomic_species and atomic_positions information. Plus, sometimes you have to calculate all k-point, if you do spin_orbit cal.
Thank you. Gimyung Park Yonsei University -----Original Message----- From: "sally issa"<sally.is...@outlook.com> To: "users@lists.quantum-espresso.org"<users@lists.quantum-espresso.org>; Cc: Sent: 2025-02-22 (토) 01:25:45 (GMT+09:00) Subject: [QE-users] QE for HgTe with Spin-Orbit Coupling Dear all, I am currently working on an optimization for the ecutwfc parameter in Quantum Espresso for HgTe, including spin-orbit coupling. However, I suspect there might be an error in my input file. Has anyone previously performed a Quantum Espresso calculation for HgTe considering spin-orbit coupling? If so, could you kindly share your experience or offer guidance on any potential mistakes in the input? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Best regards, Sally FYI: PP: Hg 200.59 Hg.rel-pz-dn-kjpaw_psl.0.2.2.UPF Te 127.60 Te.rel-pz-dn-kjpaw_psl.0.2.2.UPF ------ for ECUT in 30 40 50 60 70; do ECUTRHO=$((8 * ECUT)) here my input :>>>> &CONTROL calculation = 'vc-relax' prefix = 'HgTe' pseudo_dir = "$PSEUDO_DIR" outdir = "$OUT_DIR" nstep = 100 ! Limit relaxation steps verbosity = 'high' tprnfor = .true. tstress = .true. etot_conv_thr = 1.0d-6 forc_conv_thr = 1.0d-3 / &SYSTEM ibrav = 2 celldm(1) = 12.22 !bohr (Experimental lattice constant for HgTe = 6.46 Å) nat = 2 ntyp = 2 ecutwfc = $ECUT ecutrho = $ECUTRHO lspinorb = .true. ! Include spin-orbit interactions noncolin = .true. ! Non-collinear magnetism for SOC / &ELECTRONS electron_maxstep = 500 conv_thr = 1.0d-9 mixing_beta = 0.7 diagonalization = 'david' ! cg: Conjugate Gradient method for better SCF stability / &IONS ion_dynamics = 'bfgs' / &CELL cell_dynamics = 'bfgs' cell_dofree = 'all' / $ATOMIC_SPECIES $ATOMIC_POSITIONS K_POINTS automatic 6 6 6 0 0 0
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