Questions tagged [defects]
For questions about modeling material defects (e.g. vacancies, interstitial/substitutional impurities, topological defects).
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Difference of high-frequency and static dielectric constants? [closed]
I found in an article [1] the following definition of FNV (Freysoldt, Neugebauer and Van de Walle) energy correction term for a charged defect in a cubic supercell:
$$E_{\text{corr}}=\frac{\alpha_Mq^2}...
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Relax vs VC-Relax for interstitial incorporation energy
In order to model an interstitial trapped in a metal lattice, and the associated incorporation energy, which should be used - "relax" or "vc-relax"? I want to understand the ...
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How to start with structural defects in monolayer?
First of all, thank you for your help!
You are so helpful every time.
I would like to calculate the influence of the structural defects on the electronic structure in the HfS2 monolayer. With VESTA ...
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What are the tools available for point defects calculations? [closed]
It would be appreciated if you could explain one of the tools below (or another tool not listed), in the format used here (for example):
What software will allow me to combine two images?
What ...
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What are good resources to study crystallographic defects in different dimensional systems and their topological dimensionality?
I wonder if there are any books or resources that may address one or more of the following questions:
What kinds of defects are important for topology? Especially crystallographic defects.
How do ...
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What are some approaches to modeling charged point defects in materials?
From what I understand, one major issue in modeling charged point defects in materials is the existence of artificial interactions between charged defects and their periodic images. Even when using ...
