[Pw_forum] Symmetry of the band states

程迎春 yccheng.nju at gmail.com
Thu Sep 3 16:20:37 CEST 2009


I think bands.x is what you needs. You can find it in the QE package.

2009/9/3 Dr Silvia Bakalova <Silvia.Bakalova-Hadjikrasteva at bristol.ac.uk>

> Hi,
> I have obtained the band structure, PDOS and dielectric function of B12As2
> with QE (pw.x/projwfc.x/epsilon.x).
> I need some advice in how to determine the symmetry of the band states
> (classes of symmetry at high-symmetry points and for every band). So far:
> - I can determine which orbitals contribute to which band form the
> projections (s, pz, px? etc of As and B)
> - I printed the character table (indeed it is D_3d)
> Should I visualize the wfs and see their symmetry (symmetry under inversion
> / under reflection from vertical plane associated with the Laporte
> selection rule)?
> Thanks in advance,
> Silvia
>
>
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> HH Wills Physics Laboratory,
> Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK
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