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    <p>Dear Cyrille,</p>
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    <p>from the input description:<br>
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      'xy' :     only v1_x and v2_y are moved<br>
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      '2Dxy' :     only x and y components are allowed to change<br>
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      Thus, even in the case of cell_dofree='xy' I think the cell will
      change. Anyway, the deviation from 120 DEG is quite small (119.43
      DEG if I'm not wrong) - I don't know if this could be do to
      numerical issues. Maybe try starting a new relaxation with a
      hexagonal cell but smaller in-plane lattice vector of ~99.1%</p>
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    <p>Cheerio</p>
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    <p>Thomas<br>
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        Dear QE community<br>
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        I have a question related to vc-relax and the option
        cell_dofree.<br>
        I want to relax a 2D metal-organic framework (MOF) with
        hexagonal lattice (ibrav=4)<br>
        Could you please explain what is the difference between
        cell-dofree=xy and cell_dofree=2Dxy?<br>
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        I have noticed that when using cell_dofree=2Dxy the final
        CELL_PARAMETER is no longer perfectly hexagonal (see below).
        Should I use cell_dofree=xy instead and why?<br>
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        final:<br>
        CELL_PARAMETERS (alat= 25.44640422)<br>
           0.990921488  -0.000187347   0.000000000<br>
          -0.495622997   0.858299558   0.000000000<br>
           0.000000000   0.000000000   0.742630080<br>
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        Thanks in advance<br>
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        Cyrille<br>
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