[QE-users] what is the unit of kpoint.x output

Paolo Giannozzi paolo.giannozzi at uniud.it
Mon Oct 24 15:06:00 CEST 2022


"a" is the lattice parameter, as defined by "celldm(1)" (in a.u.) or in 
variable "a" (in Angstrom). For crystal structure what is what is 
described in full detail in the input documentation.

Paolo

On 10/24/22 14:54, KRISHNENDU MUKHERJEE wrote:
> 
> Dear Youzhao Lan,
> 
>   I think it is in the unit of 2*pi/a. But I also have a question to the 
> community that whether 'a' is as the unit lattice vector or as the 
> primitive lattice vector depending on the Bravais Lattice.
> 
>   Thank you,
> Regards,
> Krishnendu
> 
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> Dear all,
> Could you tell me what the unit of kpoint.x output is?
> 
> Best regards.
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Youzhao Lan
> College of Chemistry and Life Sciences,
> Zhejiang Normal University,
> Jinhua, Zhejiang,
> 321004, China.
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