[QE-users] low band gap for heavy element containing compound

Maxim Arsentev arsentev at isc.nw.ru
Sat Oct 12 22:58:59 CEST 2019


DearQuantum ESPRESSOusersand developers,

When running this input I have band gap ~3.9 eV, which is much lower 
than experimental one (5.9 eV):

Thank you

Maxim Arsent'ev, Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Laboratory of research of nanostructures
Institute of Silicate Chemistry of RAS

  &control
     prefix='TiS3',
     calculation = 'scf',
     restart_mode = 'from_scratch'
     outdir        = '/home/mxm2/Documents/internal_and_full_opt/temp'
     pseudo_dir    = '/home/mxm2/Documents/internal_and_full_opt/temp'
     !forc_conv_thr = 1.0d-3 ,
     !forc_conv_thr = 1.0d-2 ,
     nstep = 99,
     etot_conv_thr = 1.0d-4 ,
     !etot_conv_thr = 2.0d-10 ,
  /
  &system
     ibrav=  0, nat=  160, ntyp= 4,
     celldm(1)=1.889726,
     ecutwfc = 39.0, ecutrho = 300,
     occupations ='smearing', smearing ='gaussian',
     degauss=0.02,
     !input_dft = 'vdW-DF',
  /
  &electrons
     conv_thr = 1e-6,
     mixing_beta=0.3,
     electron_maxstep=500
  /
ATOMIC_SPECIES
   Ba  137.3270  Ba.pbe-spn-rrkjus_psl.0.2.3.UPF
   Sr  87.6200  Sr.pbe-spn-rrkjus_psl.0.2.3.UPF
    O  15.9994   O.pbe-n-rrkjus_psl.0.1.UPF
    B  10.8110   B.pbe-n-rrkjus_psl.0.1.UPF
ATOMIC_POSITIONS crystal
Ba       0.964420000     0.122850000     0.096370000
Ba       0.035580000     0.877150000     0.903630000
Ba       0.035580000     0.122850000     0.403630000
Ba       0.964420000     0.877150000     0.596370000
Ba       0.464420000     0.622850000     0.096370000
Ba       0.535580000     0.377150000     0.903630000
Ba       0.535580000     0.622850000     0.403630000
Ba       0.464420000     0.377150000     0.596370000
Ba       0.144550000     0.434770000     0.096880000
Ba       0.855450000     0.565230000     0.903120000
Ba       0.855450000     0.434770000     0.403120000
Ba       0.144550000     0.565230000     0.596880000
Ba       0.644550000     0.934770000     0.096880000
Ba       0.355450000     0.065230000     0.903120000
Ba       0.355450000     0.934770000     0.403120000
Ba       0.644550000     0.065230000     0.596880000
Sr       0.780500000     0.417580000     0.109420000
Sr       0.219500000     0.582420000     0.890580000
Sr       0.219500000     0.417580000     0.390580000
Sr       0.780500000     0.582420000     0.609420000
Sr       0.280500000     0.917580000     0.109420000
Sr       0.719500000     0.082420000     0.890580000
Sr       0.719500000     0.917580000     0.390580000
Sr       0.280500000     0.082420000     0.609420000
Sr       0.053000000     0.246420000     0.890770000
Sr       0.947000000     0.753580000     0.109230000
Sr       0.947000000     0.246420000     0.609230000
Sr       0.053000000     0.753580000     0.390770000
Sr       0.553000000     0.746420000     0.890770000
Sr       0.447000000     0.253580000     0.109230000
Sr       0.447000000     0.746420000     0.609230000
Sr       0.553000000     0.253580000     0.390770000
Sr       0.743200000     0.185090000     0.249030000
Sr       0.256800000     0.814910000     0.750970000
Sr       0.256800000     0.185090000     0.250970000
Sr       0.743200000     0.814910000     0.749030000
Sr       0.243200000     0.685090000     0.249030000
Sr       0.756800000     0.314910000     0.750970000
Sr       0.756800000     0.685090000     0.250970000
Sr       0.243200000     0.314910000     0.749030000
  O       0.930400000     0.365200000     1.024600000
  O       0.069600000     0.634800000    -0.024600000
  O       0.069600000     0.365200000     0.475400000
  O       0.930400000     0.634800000     0.524600000
  O       0.430400000     0.865200000     1.024600000
  O       0.569600000     0.134800000    -0.024600000
  O       0.569600000     0.865200000     0.475400000
  O       0.430400000     0.134800000     0.524600000
  O       0.869100000     0.217500000     0.924400000
  O       0.130900000     0.782500000     0.075600000
  O       0.130900000     0.217500000     0.575600000
  O       0.869100000     0.782500000     0.424400000
  O       0.369100000     0.717500000     0.924400000
  O       0.630900000     0.282500000     0.075600000
  O       0.630900000     0.717500000     0.575600000
  O       0.369100000     0.282500000     0.424400000
  O       0.872600000     0.935200000     1.014300000
  O       0.127400000     0.064800000    -0.014300000
  O       0.127400000     0.935200000     0.485700000
  O       0.872600000     0.064800000     0.514300000
  O       0.372600000     0.435200000     1.014300000
  O       0.627400000     0.564800000    -0.014300000
  O       0.627400000     0.435200000     0.485700000
  O       0.372600000     0.564800000     0.514300000
  O       0.845500000     0.776700000     0.926500000
  O       0.154500000     0.223300000     0.073500000
  O       0.154500000     0.776700000     0.573500000
  O       0.845500000     0.223300000     0.426500000
  O       0.345500000     0.276700000     0.926500000
  O       0.654500000     0.723300000     0.073500000
  O       0.654500000     0.276700000     0.573500000
  O       0.345500000     0.723300000     0.426500000
  O       1.135100000     0.156500000     0.778500000
  O       0.864900000     0.843500000     0.221500000
  O       0.864900000     0.156500000     0.721500000
  O       1.135100000     0.843500000     0.278500000
  O       0.635100000     0.656500000     0.778500000
  O       0.364900000     0.343500000     0.221500000
  O       0.364900000     0.656500000     0.721500000
  O       0.635100000     0.343500000     0.278500000
  O       0.753800000     0.372000000     0.920700000
  O       0.246200000     0.628000000     0.079300000
  O       0.246200000     0.372000000     0.579300000
  O       0.753800000     0.628000000     0.420700000
  O       0.253800000     0.872000000     0.920700000
  O       0.746200000     0.128000000     0.079300000
  O       0.746200000     0.872000000     0.579300000
  O       0.253800000     0.128000000     0.420700000
  O       1.161900000    -0.009100000     0.713200000
  O       0.838100000     1.009100000     0.286800000
  O       0.838100000    -0.009100000     0.786800000
  O       1.161900000     1.009100000     0.213200000
  O       0.661900000     0.490900000     0.713200000
  O       0.338100000     0.509100000     0.286800000
  O       0.338100000     0.490900000     0.786800000
  O       0.661900000     0.509100000     0.213200000
  O       0.562100000     1.096400000     0.203300000
  O       0.437900000    -0.096400000     0.796700000
  O       0.437900000     1.096400000     0.296700000
  O       0.562100000    -0.096400000     0.703300000
  O       0.062100000     0.596400000     0.203300000
  O       0.937900000     0.403600000     0.796700000
  O      -0.062100000     0.596400000     0.296700000
  O       1.062100000     0.403600000     0.703300000
  O       0.689500000     0.892900000     0.919000000
  O       0.310500000     0.107100000     0.081000000
  O       0.310500000     0.892900000     0.581000000
  O       0.689500000     0.107100000     0.419000000
  O       0.189500000     0.392900000     0.919000000
  O       0.810500000     0.607100000     0.081000000
  O       0.810500000     0.392900000     0.581000000
  O       0.189500000     0.607100000     0.419000000
  O       1.000000000     0.018000000     0.750000000
  O       1.000000000     0.982000000     0.250000000
  O       0.500000000     0.518000000     0.750000000
  O       0.500000000     0.482000000     0.250000000
  O      -0.096000000     0.281000000     0.230200000
  O       1.096000000     0.719000000     0.769800000
  O       0.096000000     0.281000000     0.269800000
  O       0.904000000     0.719000000     0.730200000
  O       0.404000000     0.781000000     0.230200000
  O       0.596000000     0.219000000     0.769800000
  O       0.596000000     0.781000000     0.269800000
  O       0.404000000     0.219000000     0.730200000
  O       0.046000000     0.440000000     0.250000000
  O       0.954000000     0.560000000     0.750000000
  O       0.546000000     0.940000000     0.250000000
  O       0.454000000     0.060000000     0.750000000
  B       0.854000000     0.320000000     0.957000000
  B       0.146000000     0.680000000     0.043000000
  B       0.146000000     0.320000000     0.543000000
  B       0.854000000     0.680000000     0.457000000
  B       0.354000000     0.820000000     0.957000000
  B       0.646000000     0.180000000     0.043000000
  B       0.646000000     0.820000000     0.543000000
  B       0.354000000     0.180000000     0.457000000
  B       1.108000000     0.064000000     0.750000000
  B       0.892000000     0.936000000     0.250000000
  B       0.892000000     0.064000000     0.750000000
  B       1.108000000     0.936000000     0.250000000
  B       0.608000000     0.564000000     0.750000000
  B       0.392000000     0.436000000     0.250000000
  B       0.392000000     0.564000000     0.750000000
  B       0.608000000     0.436000000     0.250000000
  B       0.500000000     1.051000000     0.250000000
  B       0.500000000    -0.051000000     0.750000000
  B       0.000000000     0.551000000     0.250000000
  B       1.000000000     0.449000000     0.750000000
  B       0.000000000     0.337000000     0.250000000
  B       1.000000000     0.663000000     0.750000000
  B       0.500000000     0.837000000     0.250000000
  B       0.500000000     0.163000000     0.750000000
  B       0.810000000     0.868000000     0.957000000
  B       0.190000000     0.132000000     0.043000000
  B       0.190000000     0.868000000     0.543000000
  B       0.810000000     0.132000000     0.457000000
  B       0.310000000     0.368000000     0.957000000
  B       0.690000000     0.632000000     0.043000000
  B       0.690000000     0.368000000     0.543000000
  B       0.310000000     0.632000000     0.457000000
CELL_PARAMETERS (alat)
   12.4764000000    0.0000000000    0.0000000000
    0.0000000000   12.5296000000    0.0000000000
   -3.7722190822    0.0000000000   14.4430128244
K_POINTS {automatic}
  1 1 1 0 0 0

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