Questions tagged [charge-density]
Questions about charge density.
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Where are the atoms located in a charge density calculation using DFT?
The charge density (electron distribution) is calculated self-consistently by employing DFT, so a question arises here: where are the atoms located, or are their positions fixed?
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How to obtain electron charge density per unit volume about a water molecule using SlowQuant?
@Nike Dattani's answer to How to “get my feet wet” in Density Functional Theory by simulating a water molecule using Python recommends SlowQuant. I've used the install instructions for Linux on my ...
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Interpreting Critic2 charge analysis in metallic systems
I'm using Critic2 software to perform post-processing of the charge density of metallic alloys. With the charge density obtained from the Self-Consistent-Field calculation (for that I'm using Quantum ...
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Charge density convergence within VASP using spin polarized DFT+U
I am noticing a possible convergence problem in a magnetic U system I am studying. In the OSZICAR file I often see the rms(c) value go to about 0.2e+3 and stabilize. Can anyone suggest what may be ...
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What's the difference between charge density and the electron localization function (ELF)?
The following figure is the electron localization function (ELF) for monolayer LaBr$_2$.
The ELF is calculated to reflect the bonding character in SL LaBr$_2$. As shown in the figure, ELF shows two ...
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HSE06 Starting Guess
In CASTEP, can you start with a converged density for a lower level of theory for a starting guess for HSE06? If you can, what functional is suggested or is it something that will cause more headache ...
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What can we learn by inspecting charge densities calculated with DFT?
The charge density is an important physical quantity obtained from first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). Much useful information about the investigated materials can ...
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Effect of ISYM tag on Partial Density of States (VASP version < 6)
This is from the entry for LORBIT in the VASP Wiki.
For LORBIT >= 11 and ...
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Charge density wave and band inversion
Is there any connection between charge density wave and band inversion? Or is there any system in which band inversion follows the same mechanism as the CDW? I am just trying to find a connection ...
