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Thank you very much Sir. I appreciate all your responses.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Rita<br>
University of Benin</p>
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                            Re: ISSUES WITH BANDS CALCULATION                            <br>
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<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453149367811_4380">The alloy actually displays half-metallic properties.<br clear="none">
I did not indicate nbnd in the 'scf' calculation but it was indicated in the 'nscf' calculation.</div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453149367811_4381">Rita.<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453149367811_4690">Pls I encountered a challenge while trying to plot the band structure for a binary alloy.<br clear="none">
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plot. I increased the range but all no avail. I also discovered that conduction bands isn't available on the band file as expected. It's been impossible to get the band gap ( the difference between the valence and conduction bands). </div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453149367811_4592">Pls I will sincerely appreciate any comment on what to do to fix this problem.<br clear="none">
Thank you.<br clear="none"></div>
<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453149367811_4545">Jolayemi Omamuyovwi Rita(Mrs)<br clear="none">
Research Student<br clear="none">
Department of Physics<br clear="none">
University of Benin<br clear="none">
Nigeria.<br clear="none">
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