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Note that for a functional with exact exchange, the difference between ionization potential and electron affinity (I-A) is not the same as the Kohn-Sham single particle states gap. The consensus, as far as I know, is that I-A is more physical and relevant
to comparison with experimental band gaps. Calculating I-A requires 3 scf calculations (neutral cell, +electorn, -electron). The cases of +/- e require high smearing similar to that of metals (or you could use the tetrahedron method but I doubt it is implemented
for hybrids). Also +/- calculations require large cells and correction for a charged cell (Makov-Payne for example). See section III-A in this paper for elaboration on computational details:<br>
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B 78, 235104 ?2008?<br>
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For PBE, LDA, ... I-A is the same as Kohn-Sham gap. <br>
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For elaboration on the theoretical aspects and why I-A is not the same as K-S band gap for the exact exchange, consult the work of A. J. Cohen and collaborators .<br>
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Mostafa <br>
MIT<br>
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