[Pw_forum] radius of the "core" in pseudopotential

[Lorenzo Paulatto]

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:26 PM, DONG Rui <rdong at ncsu.edu> wrote:

> I was trying to determine the effective radius of the core in a given
> pseudopotential, core meaning the actual *atomic core* + *core electrons.* Or,
> if I can get the charge distribution of the core, it will also work.
>

Dear Rui Dong,
in a pseudopotential the core electrons are, by construction, exactly the
same as in an all-electron calculation of the spherical-symmetric ground
state for the isolated atom.

You can do such an all-electron calculation with ld1.x fro the QE
distribution. It can also write out the core charge on a radial grid.
Notice however that there is no cutoff radius for the core, as it is
assumed to be rigid, not to be limited.

best regards


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Lorenzo Paulatto - Paris




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