Documentation

The VASP Manual

The VASP software is documented on the VASP Wiki.

In case you cannot access the VASP Wiki, you can refer to the retired Online VASP manual or its pdf copy. Beware, the latter two are no longer maintained and out-of-date.

VASP Workshop Lectures

In 2003 we organized a VASP workshop. The lecture notes and examples from the handson sessions are highly recommended as place to start if you are a beginner and might also be useful if you are not.

Introduction to Computational Materials Introduction to DFT Pseudopotentials I Hands-on Session 1, Example Files Pseudopotentials II Sampling the Brillouin zone Hands-on Session 2, Example Files Ionic relaxation methods Electronic relaxation methods Computational Platforms Hands-on Session 3, Example Files Accuracy and Validation of results Pseudopotential Data Base DFT in depth Unpaired electrons in DFT Hands-on Session 4, Example Files

More recently the CSC-IT Center for Science Ltd. in Espoo, Finland, organized two VASP workshops (2006/2009). The lecture notes of those might interest you as well.

Basics, PAW, DFT, Hybrid functionals Linear response, Dielectric properties, GW

Technical Support

You can post requests for technical support on the VASP-forum. Note that technical support is offered as a courtesy only, not as a contractual service.