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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dear Quantum Espresso users,</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'm attempting some basic calculations in order to obtain the IR spectra of molecules. I did a test for SiH4 molecule using the example given by Paolo in http://www.fisica.uniud.it/~giannozz/QE-Tutorial/tutorial_advph.html. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">On the other hand, I tried to do the same kind of simulation but now centering the molecule at the center of a simple cubic lattice. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I saw that centering the molecule at the center of the lattice I obtained some imaginary frequencies, 6 normal modes that are zero and positive frequencies (It's attached the file).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">I was wondering if I have to use the transformation matrix in order to obtain the cartesian coordinates </span><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">(with the center of mass of the molecule at the origin of the cell) into crystallographic units taking into account the symmetry of the lattice.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">My question is, how is the way to define a molecule in order to obtain the correct results?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">I know that centering the molecule at the center of the lattice is wrong due to the symmetry (C1). </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Thanks in advance </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Regards</span></p>
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