<div dir="ltr">Dear experts,<div><br></div><div>To calculate the phonon along a specific path of BZ (K-Gamma-L) for Si, I used
qplot = .true. and q_in_band_form = .true. (taking 2 points in between). Surprisingly, I got the following frequencies at Gamma,<br></div><div> q = ( 0.000000000 0.000000000 0.000000000 )<br><br> **************************************************************************<br> freq ( 1) = 11.535533 [THz] = 384.783979 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 2) = 11.535533 [THz] = 384.783979 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 3) = 11.535533 [THz] = 384.783979 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 4) = 18.554595 [THz] = 618.914662 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 5) = 18.554595 [THz] = 618.914662 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 6) = 18.554595 [THz] = 618.914662 [cm-1]<br> **************************************************************************</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, If I calculate only at Gamma point, I get</div><div> q = ( 0.000000000 0.000000000 0.000000000 )<br><br> **************************************************************************<br> freq ( 1) = -0.117104 [THz] = -3.906180 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 2) = -0.117104 [THz] = -3.906180 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 3) = -0.117104 [THz] = -3.906180 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 4) = 15.035771 [THz] = 501.539319 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 5) = 15.035771 [THz] = 501.539319 [cm-1]<br> freq ( 6) = 15.035771 [THz] = 501.539319 [cm-1]<br> **************************************************************************<br></div><div><br></div><div>Why am I getting the large frequencies at Gamma if I calculate along K-Gamma-L? Do I need to specify Gamma always in the first?Why?<br></div><div><br></div><div>My input files for the scf and phonon for Si are as the following.<br></div><div><br></div><div> &control<br> calculation = 'scf'<br> prefix = 'Si'<br> restart_mode = 'from_scratch'<br> wf_collect = .true.<br> pseudo_dir = './'<br> outdir = './'<br> /<br> &system<br> ibrav = 2<br> celldm(1) = 10.261217<br> nat = 2<br> ntyp = 1<br> ecutwfc = 45.0<br> /<br> &electrons<br> diagonalization = 'david'<br> mixing_beta = 0.3<br> conv_thr = 1.0d-10<br>/<br>ATOMIC_SPECIES<br> Si 28.0855 Si.pz-vbc.UPF<br>ATOMIC_POSITIONS alat<br> Si 0.00 0.00 0.00<br> Si 0.25 0.25 0.25<br>K_POINTS automatic<br>8 8 8 0 0 0<br></div><div><br></div><div>Si<br>&inputph<br> outdir = './',<br> prefix = 'Si',<br> fildyn = 'Si.dyn',<br> fildvscf = 'dvscf',<br> ldisp = .true.,<br> tr2_ph = 1.0d-14<br> qplot = .true.<br> q_in_band_form = .true.<br>/<br>3<br>-0.7500000 0.7500000 0.0000000 2 ! K<br> 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 2 ! G<br>-0.5000000 0.5000000 0.5000000 1 ! L<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank You,</div><div>Hari Paudyal</div><div>SUNY Binghamton</div></div>