<div dir="ltr">Dear all, <div><br></div><div>I'm using HSE to study bulk GaAs, but even with the parameters cited in the literature (number of k points, exx_fraction=0.35, lattice parameters=10.77, ecutwfc=50 Ry, etc) I'm not able to reproduce the bandgap. It should give ~1.43 eV. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm getting a very large value ~ 3 eV. Even with smaller values of exx_fraction =0.15, the gap is still too large. I've tested different norm conserving PBE pseudopotentials, k point convergence (up to 8x8x8), energy cutoff convergence, but this discrepancy persists. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I'm computing the DOS directly from a scf run, and it gives ok except for the value of gap. I would be very grateful if someone has any idea or information on this. Cheers, </div><div><br></div><div>
Jeronimo.</div><div><br></div><div>-------------------------</div>
<div><br></div><div>A typical input file is:</div><div><br></div><div><div> &control</div><div> calculation='scf',</div><div> restart_mode='from_scratch',</div><div> prefix='GaAsbulk'</div>
<div> pseudo_dir = '/home/j/Pseudos-QE',</div><div> outdir='./temp',</div><div> disk_io='high'</div><div> /</div><div> &system</div><div> ibrav=2,</div><div> celldm(1)=10.77,</div>
<div> nat=2,</div><div> ntyp=2,</div><div> ecutwfc=60.0d0,</div><div> nspin=1,</div><div> occupations='tetrahedra',</div><div> input_dft='hse',</div><div> exx_fraction=0.35</div><div>
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<div><br></div><div> &electrons</div><div> conv_thr=1d-8,</div><div> mixing_beta=0.7,</div><div> diagonalization='david'</div><div> /</div><div><br></div><div> ATOMIC_SPECIES</div><div> Ga 69.723 Ga.pbe-hgh.UPF</div>
<div> As 74.92160 As.pbe-hgh.UPF</div><div><br></div><div> ATOMIC_POSITIONS alat</div><div> Ga 0.0 0.0 0.0</div><div> As 0.25 0.25 0.25</div><div><br></div><div> K_POINTS automatic</div></div><div> 5 5 5 0 0 0 </div>
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