Dear all, <br><br>I am trying to calculate the phonon modes for a transition state using ph.x. <br>I am expecting to find one negative/imaginary mode, but all resulting phonon modes are positive. <br><br>The transition state was optimized using pw.x with nudged elastic band and climbing image. <br>
Before running ph.x for the transition state I tested it with respect
to necessary thresholds on a fully relaxed equilibrium state and the
results were fine. <br><br>Question: Is ph.x in principle capable of calculating transition state phonon modes, i.e. returning negative/imaginary modes? <br>
If so, I would appreciate any ideas or advice on how to obtain the desired negative phonon mode. <br><br>Thanks for your help. <br>Stephan <br><font color="#888888"><br><br>Stephan Rix<br>Dept. of Chemistry <br>Princeton University <br>
Princeton, NJ 08540</font>