[Pw_forum] About nelec and tot_charge

[Axel Kohlmeyer]

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007, oulihui666 wrote:

dear lihui ou,

LO> Dear pwscf users, I want to do a structural relaxation of a charged 
LO> system using pwscf. For example, In the process of oxygen reduction 
LO> reaction, adsorption of hydration proton(H3O+) on Pt(111) surface, 
LO> simultaneously, a extra electron is added, that is to say, O2 + H+ + 
LO> e- . When I calculate this system with pwscf, could I add charge and 
LO> add a electron simultanously?  I will be glad to learn some extra 

there is no difference between changing the total charge and
adding an electron. those two parameters in the input are 
connected and you'll get an error message if they are not
consistent. 

LO> tricks related to fast scf convergence in such scenarios.  Thanks in 

charged systems, particularly with excess electrons 
can indeed be tricky to converge. there are a lot of
hints in the quantum espresso website and in the mailing
list archive. which of those may apply or not to your
system is difficult to predict. getting fast convergence
is a bit of a craft based on empirical knowledge, i.e.
there is no alternative to practicing and experimenting
to learn the "tricks of the trade".

cheers,
   axel.

LO> advance Lihui Ou


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