RWIGS and Volume of Typ

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RWIGS and Volume of Typ

#1 Post by bruent » Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:24 am

I am calculating the PDOS. I have tried different values for RWIGS but cannot make the Volume of Typ close to 100%. I have tried the vlaues in the POTCAR, the covalent radius from theperiodic table and half of the distance of nearest neighbours, but the volume of Typ keep at a very low value.

Here is a Typical eaxmple:
Volume of Typ 1: 30.4%
Volume of Typ 2: 28.8%
Volume of Typ 3: 12.3%

Can anyone give me a reason?

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#2 Post by mqian » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:39 pm

Because of the overlapping between atoms
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#3 Post by bruent » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:43 am

problem is how to improve the volume close to 100%
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#4 Post by lazewski » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:02 am

It is simple academic exercise. You have volume of the supercell and RWIGS, and you must solve equation like: V = a^3 * 4/3 * pi *(sum [N_i * RWIG_i^3]), where N_i and RWIG_i are number and radius of appropriate atom kind, respectively. a is wonted scaling factor of all RWIG_i defined in INCAR file.
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