[Pw_forum] Problem in SCF convergence

[Thomas Brumme]

Dear Bibhas Manna,

without any inputfile we can only guess what might be wrong. The cutoffs
seem to be a good - at least for the start; you should always check that 
those
are enough for your specific calculation.

My guess would be: you should consider using smearing for the occupations,
but without input... Why are you using the old 5.1 version?

Kind regards

Thomas


On 21.02.2018 15:52, Bibhas Manna wrote:
> Dear QE users,
>
> I am using PWSCF v.5.1 for vc-relaxing a graphene sheet with platinum 
> atom adsorbed on it. The very first SCF cycle successfully converges 
> after 18 iterations but the problem arises with the immediate next SCF 
> cycle which is not converging even after 100 iterations.
>
> I am using *ecutwfc of 45 Ry* and*ecutrho of 400 Ry* for pseudo 
> potentials types :
> H.pbe-van_ak.UPF
> C.pbe-van_ak.UPF
> Pt.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF
>
>
> Could anyone please suggest me what may be the wrong with my code..
>
>
> Any help in this regard is highly appreciable.
>
> Thanks and regards.
> Bibhas Manna
> Research Scholar
> IIT Kharagpur, India.
>
>
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