<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">If I can add a comment to Giuseppe's reply, I would suggest that before asking what "a code" can or cannot calculate, one asks (oneself, in the first place) what the theory/approximations on which the code is based can or cannot calculate. If Hongsheng had done this exercise, he would have easily found the answer by himself, using the information that easily available.<div>1) standard dft does not give access to exciton binding energy (this is probably what Hongshen should think about and make sure to understand in the first place).</div><div>2) PWscf implements several flavors of standard dft</div><div>3) the conclusions are left to the reader as a simple exercise ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>HTH - SB</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On May 27, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Giuseppe Mattioli wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>You can not calculate excitonic properties by using pw.x<br>You may have a (in-depth) look at the YAMBO or SAX post-processing codes.<br>Please provide always your affiliation when posting.<br><br>Giuseppe<br><br><br>On Friday 27 May 2011 04:20:01 红生 赵 wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Hi all,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">It is well know that ZnO has a larger excition binding energy ( about 60<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">meV ). But could someone please give me some hints how to calculate this<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">property by using pwscf?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Regards.<br></blockquote><br><br><br>-- <br>********************************************************<br>- Article premier - Les hommes naissent et demeurent<br>libres et ègaux en droits. Les distinctions sociales<br>ne peuvent être fondèes que sur l'utilitè commune<br>- Article 2 - Le but de toute association politique<br>est la conservation des droits naturels et <br>imprescriptibles de l'homme. Ces droits sont la libertè,<br>la propriètè, la sùretè et la rèsistance à l'oppression.<br>********************************************************<br><br> Giuseppe Mattioli <br> CNR - ISTITUTO DI STRUTTURA DELLA MATERIA <br> v. Salaria Km 29,300 - C.P. 10 <br> I 00015 - Monterotondo Stazione (RM) <br> Tel + 39 06 90672836 - Fax +39 06 90672316 <br> E-mail: <<a href="mailto:giuseppe.mattioli@ism.cnr.it">giuseppe.mattioli@ism.cnr.it</a>><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pw_forum mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pw_forum@pwscf.org">Pw_forum@pwscf.org</a><br>http://www.democritos.it/mailman/listinfo/pw_forum<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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