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22 votes
2 answers
6k views

What are some good band-structure/DOS plotting tools/styles?

21 votes
3 answers
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k-points and ENCUT convergence tests before or after relaxation?

20 votes
3 answers
499 views

Hexagonal lattice volume EOS fit

13 votes
1 answer
2k views

How to visualize spin density isosurfaces?

12 votes
1 answer
222 views

Hexagonal lattice optimization

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1 answer
121 views

How to find reviewers for your paper?

11 votes
2 answers
5k views

Which image format is best to use in a scientific paper?

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3 answers
2k views

How to generate KPOINTS file for HSE06 band-structure calculations?

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1 answer
711 views

Are different eigensolvers consistent within VASP (Algo=Normal vs Fast)

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How to create a KPOINTS file (k-path) for 4x4x1 supercell bandstructure calculation?

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2 answers
388 views

What do we mean by spin-splitting energy?

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1 answer
113 views

Can crystal field splitting energy or spin-splitting energy be detected in a density-of-states plot? How?

10 votes
1 answer
921 views

How to calculate the formation energy of a monolayer using VASP?

10 votes
1 answer
208 views

What resources are available to learn how to do something in VASP?

10 votes
1 answer
536 views

How to remove the fake k-points from vasprun.xml file in the calculation of HSE06 band structure?

10 votes
2 answers
1k views

How to make a good HSE06 bandstructure for TMDC monolayer material (e.g.: WS2) in terms of VASP calculation INPUTS?

10 votes
3 answers
870 views

How can I learn LaTeX?

10 votes
1 answer
499 views

What is the difference between a half metal (HM) and a spin gapless semiconductor (SGS)?

9 votes
2 answers
88 views

Can these Band-gap specifications be attributed to a Half-Semiconductor material?

9 votes
1 answer
216 views

In which conditions can the self-consistent Hubbard U value calculated using Quantum Espresso be used for other VASP calculations?

9 votes
1 answer
211 views

How to improve a phonon spectrum calculation for a monolayer material?

9 votes
1 answer
980 views

How to extract lattice constants a and c from relaxed hexagonal structure using VASP?

9 votes
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421 views

Does the DOS plotted by p4vasp already have Fermi energy subtracted?

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477 views

How to perform HSEsol in VASP calculations?

9 votes
1 answer
500 views

What is the source of error in this mBJ-LDA calculation?

9 votes
1 answer
904 views

In VASP, which option is better for monolayer relaxation: ISIF=3 or ISIF=4?

8 votes
1 answer
174 views

How to study a new material without any experimental data about it?

8 votes
1 answer
112 views

How to solve this Bandup software problem?

8 votes
1 answer
194 views

What is the meaning of element-rich environment in calculating formation energy?

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149 views

How to calculate E_TM in the formation energy formulas?