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This tag controls the treatment of the [[Phonons:_Theory#Long-range_interatomic_force_constants_.28LO-TO_splitting.29|long-range electrostatic contributions to the interatomic force constants (IFC)]] arising in polar dielectric materials.
This tag controls the treatment of the [[Phonons:_Theory#Long-range_interatomic_force_constants_.28LO-TO_splitting.29|long-range electrostatic contributions to the interatomic force constants (IFC)]] arising in polar dielectric materials.
{{TAGO|IFC_LR|1}} has the same effect as {{TAGO|LPHON_POLAR|True}} but is used in the context of electron-phonon interactions.
{{TAG|IFC_LR|1}} has the same effect as {{TAG|LPHON_POLAR|True}} but is used in the context of electron-phonon interactions.
{{NB|mind|In this case, the required Born effective charges and dielectric tensor are read from the {{FILE|phelel_params.hdf5}} file.}}
{{NB|mind|In this case, the required Born effective charges and dielectric tensor are read from the {{FILE|phelel_params.hdf5}} file.}}


== Modes ==
== Modes ==


;{{TAGO|IFC_LR|0|op=≤}}
;{{TAG|IFC_LR|0|op=≤}}
:No long-range correction scheme is applied to the IFC matrix. This is most likely very inaccurate for semiconductors and insulators with non-vanishing Born effective charge.
:No long-range correction scheme is applied to the IFC matrix. This is most likely very inaccurate for semiconductors and insulators with non-vanishing Born effective charge.
;{{TAGO|IFC_LR|1}}
;{{TAG|IFC_LR|1}}
:Dipole corrections are applied to the IFC matrix.
:Dipole corrections are applied to the IFC matrix.



Latest revision as of 08:08, 24 October 2025

IFC_LR = [integer]
Default: IFC_LR = 1 

Description: Controls the treatment of the long-range part of the interatomic force constants during electron-phonon calculations.

Mind: Available as of VASP 6.5.0

This tag controls the treatment of the long-range electrostatic contributions to the interatomic force constants (IFC) arising in polar dielectric materials. IFC_LR = 1 has the same effect as LPHON_POLAR = True but is used in the context of electron-phonon interactions.

Mind: In this case, the required Born effective charges and dielectric tensor are read from the phelel_params.hdf5 file.

Modes

IFC_LR ≤ 0
No long-range correction scheme is applied to the IFC matrix. This is most likely very inaccurate for semiconductors and insulators with non-vanishing Born effective charge.
IFC_LR = 1
Dipole corrections are applied to the IFC matrix.

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