[Pw_forum] Another SCF convergence problem

[Stefano de Gironcoli]

This may not be totally relevant but ... have you checked that the 
configuration you are using makes sense ?
By visualizing it with xcrysden it appear that the carbon-carbon 
distances are all  larger than 3 angstrom ... so your system is a 
collection of weakly interacting atoms, probably with very narrow bands. 
Technically this may be the origin of the instability, but ...is this 
the system you want to study  ?
Hpe it helps
stefano
Stefano de Gironcoli - SISSA and DEMOCRITOS



Vidur Parkash wrote:
> Hi
>  
> I'm trying to perform a SCf calculation on a carbon nanotube cluster
> (metallic system), and no matter what i do the results do not
> converge.
> I've tried changing the mixing factor, add a smearing, tried a
> different type of charge mixing, change number of k points etc.
>
> The input file I've attached is the closest it ever reached towards
> convergence with accuracy better than 0.1 Ry...but ultimately failing
> to converge. 
>  
>   
> Can you please suggest some solutions. The input file is attached
> this time.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Vidur Parkash
>
> Michigan Tech University
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