[Pw_forum] HgTe

[Lorenzo Paulatto]

On 06/26/2013 10:51 AM, sara barati wrote:
>
> Dear all
>
> I Want to calculate structrul properties of  HgTe with espresso .For 
> thise I convert pseudopotentials  80-Hg-GGA.fhi and 52-Te-GGA .fhi 
> from abinit with upftools. I use 6s^2 6p^0 5d^10 5f^0  valance 
> orbitals for Hg. But in some pseudopotentials for Hg in espresso these 
> orbitals are 6s^2 6p^0.5 5d^9.5 5f^0 .
>
> Which one is correct?
>
> could anyone help me with this?
>
>

Dear Sara,
as long as the pseudopotential is transferable (i.e. it is a good 
pseudopotential), the configuration used for the reference isolated atom 
does not matter.

best regards

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Dr. Lorenzo Paulatto
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