<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I do not see an obvious impossibility to calculate the IR and Raman spectrum of a cluster made of metal elements. A cluster is not a metal, just treat it like a molecule. A metal is a periodic quasi-infinite crystal with zero gap between occupied and empty levels. <br></div><br></div>If the cluster has an open shell configuration , i.e., the HOMO is partiallly occupied, then it may not be possible to calculate IR and Raman with QE. However, if this were the case, the cluster would probably undergone a distortion (Jahn Teller effect) and will open a gap. <br><div><div><br><br clear="all"><div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">
<div>Eduardo Menendez Proupin<br>Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile <br>URL: <a href="http://www.gnm.cl/emenendez" target="_blank">http://www.gnm.cl/emenendez</a></div><div><br></div><div>
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On 10/27/15, Gul Rahman <<a href="mailto:gulrahman@qau.edu.pk">gulrahman@qau.edu.pk</a>> wrote:<br>
> Dear All,<br>
> Is it possible to calculate the Raman and IR spectra of metallic clusters<br>
> with QE. I heard it is possible to calculate it for semiconductors, but not<br>
> for metallic.<br>
> Why QE is not able to calculate IR and Raman spectra of a metallic system.<br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Gul<br>
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> Dr. Gul Rahman<br>
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