[Pw_forum] question about the warning of symmetry operation not allowed

[Paolo Giannozzi]

On Friday 04 March 2005 08:08, Eyvaz Isaev wrote:

> By default  ecutrho=4*ecutwfc, but you have to use
> more higher ecutrho (say, 10-12 times larger than
> ecutwfc), because you used ultrasoft pseudopotential.

very often you have to, but sometimes it is not needed to set 
ecutrho>4*ecutwfc for ultrasoft PP. Maybe with Ge it is not 
actually needed (using ultrasoft PP with Ge is hardly justified
anyway, unless you need 3d states in the valence, I think)

Paolo

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