[QE-users] kpoints.x

Paolo Giannozzi paolo.giannozzi at uniud.it
Tue Aug 8 16:09:32 CEST 2023


The "info" file is written by kpoints.x

> Also, I guess there is a problem in the generated output file from 
> kpoints.x. Because, there are entries whose absolute values are more 
> than one

this is not a problem: components of k-points (that are in 2pi/a units, 
a=lattice parameter, as correctly stated by Vahid Askarpour) can be 
larger than one.

Paolo


> , viz.,-1.1250000, -1.375000.
> I can not bi;eave the values generated by kpoints.x.
> plz help.
> Also, the output file I got from kpoints.x, there are two more columns 
> except for coordinate points.  What is the meaning of them?
> Can I copy paste the whole file for in 'scf' calculation or need to do 
> some modification?
> plz help. got stuck without the answers..
> 
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 6:38 PM Dr. Pabitra Mandal 
> <pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in <mailto:pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in>> wrote:
> 
>     It would be helpful if you tell me where to find the info file for
>     kpoint.x.
> 
> 
>     On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 2:04 PM Omar Ashour <ashour at berkeley.edu
>     <mailto:ashour at berkeley.edu>> wrote:
> 
>         Dr. Mandal,
> 
>         I do not think you should be using anything blindly in your
>         calculations. The `info` file produced by `kpoints.x` should
>         answer your query.
> 
>         Omar A. Ashour
>         UC Berkeley Physics
> 
>         On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 1:10 AM Dr. Pabitra Mandal
>         <pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in
>         <mailto:pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in>> wrote:
> 
>             Sir,
>             Please let me know
>             i. whether I can blindly use the following output of
>             kpoints.x in the 'scf' calculation prior to 'epsilon.x'
>             calculation and
>             ii. what do the last and last but one column mean in the
>             following output of kpoints.x
> 
>             64
>                  1  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   2.00
>                  2  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   6.00
>                  3  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   6.00
>                  4  -0.8750000 -0.6250000  0.8750000   6.00
>                  5   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   2
>                  6  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>                  7  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000  12.00
>                  8  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  1.1250000  12.00
>                  9   0.3750000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   3
>                 10   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   7
>                 11  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   6.00
>                 12  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>                 13   0.6250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   4
>                 14   0.3750000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   8
>                 15   0.1250000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>                 16  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.6250000   0.00   4
>                 17  -0.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   2
>                 18  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>                 19  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>                 20  -1.1250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>                 21  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>                 22  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   2.00
>                 23  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>                 24  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>                 25   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>                 26  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  23
>                 27  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00  23
>                 28  -0.6250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>                 29   0.3750000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>                 30   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>                 31  -0.1250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>                 32  -0.3750000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   3
>                 33  -0.6250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   3
>                 34  -0.8750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>                 35  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>                 36  -1.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>                 37  -0.3750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>                 38  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00  23
>                 39  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>                 40  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>                 41  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>                 42  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>                 43  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  22
>                 44  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>                 45   0.1250000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>                 46  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>                 47  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>                 48  -0.6250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   2
>                 49  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.6250000   0.00   4
>                 50  -1.1250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>                 51  -1.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>                 52  -1.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>                 53  -0.6250000  1.1250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>                 54  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00  11
>                 55  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>                 56  -1.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>                 57  -0.3750000  1.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>                 58  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>                 59  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   6
>                 60  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>                 61  -0.1250000  1.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>                 62  -0.3750000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>                 63  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>                 64  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   1
>             ---
> 
>                          
> 
>                      
> 
> 
>             On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 7:19 PM ANAND JHA
>             <anandkj21 at iitk.ac.in <mailto:anandkj21 at iitk.ac.in>> wrote:
> 
> 
>                 Crystal units
>                 On Sun, 6 Aug 2023 at 10:29, Dr. Pabitra Mandal
>                 <pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in
>                 <mailto:pabitram.sosci at wbnsou.ac.in>> wrote:
> 
>                     Dear all,
>                     I am generating the kpoint mesh for 'epsilon.x'
>                     calculation using 'kpoints.x' and getting a list of
>                     k points. Here I am giving the interactive command
>                     lines for
>                     kpoints.x below:
>                           bravais lattice  >> 2
>                           filout [mesh_k]  >>
>                           mesh: n1 n2 n3   >> 4 4 4
>                           mesh: k1 k2 k3 (0 no shift, 1 shifted) >> 1 1 1
>                           write all k? [f] >> y
> 
>                     The output I get is following:
> 
>                     64
>                          1  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   2.00
>                          2  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   6.00
>                          3  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   6.00
>                          4  -0.8750000 -0.6250000  0.8750000   6.00
>                          5   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   2
>                          6  -0.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>                          7  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000  12.00
>                          8  -0.6250000 -0.3750000  1.1250000  12.00
>                          9   0.3750000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   3
>                         10   0.1250000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   7
>                         11  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   6.00
>                         12  -0.3750000 -0.1250000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>                         13   0.6250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   4
>                         14   0.3750000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   8
>                         15   0.1250000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   8
>                         16  -0.1250000  0.1250000  1.6250000   0.00   4
>                         17  -0.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   2
>                         18  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>                         19  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>                         20  -1.1250000 -0.3750000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>                         21  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   6
>                         22  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   2.00
>                         23  -0.6250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   6.00
>                         24  -0.8750000 -0.1250000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>                         25   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   7
>                         26  -0.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  23
>                         27  -0.3750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00  23
>                         28  -0.6250000  0.1250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>                         29   0.3750000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   8
>                         30   0.1250000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00  11
>                         31  -0.1250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   7
>                         32  -0.3750000  0.3750000  1.3750000   0.00   3
>                         33  -0.6250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   3
>                         34  -0.8750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>                         35  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>                         36  -1.3750000 -0.1250000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>                         37  -0.3750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00   7
>                         38  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00  23
>                         39  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>                         40  -1.1250000  0.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>                         41  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00  11
>                         42  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00  23
>                         43  -0.6250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00  22
>                         44  -0.8750000  0.3750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>                         45   0.1250000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   8
>                         46  -0.1250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   7
>                         47  -0.3750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   6
>                         48  -0.6250000  0.6250000  1.1250000   0.00   2
>                         49  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.6250000   0.00   4
>                         50  -1.1250000  0.6250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>                         51  -1.3750000  0.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>                         52  -1.6250000  0.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>                         53  -0.6250000  1.1250000 -0.3750000   0.00   8
>                         54  -0.8750000  0.8750000 -0.1250000   0.00  11
>                         55  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>                         56  -1.3750000  0.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>                         57  -0.3750000  1.3750000 -0.1250000   0.00   8
>                         58  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.1250000   0.00   7
>                         59  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.3750000   0.00   6
>                         60  -1.1250000  0.6250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>                         61  -0.1250000  1.6250000  0.1250000   0.00   4
>                         62  -0.3750000  1.3750000  0.3750000   0.00   3
>                         63  -0.6250000  1.1250000  0.6250000   0.00   2
>                         64  -0.8750000  0.8750000  0.8750000   0.00   1
> 
>                     My query is,
>                     1. what is the unit (crystal or crystal_b or....) of
>                     the obtained kpoints obtained above?
>                     2. What does the fifth column mean?
>                     2. Also, please give me a brief explanation for
>                     query(1), if possible.
> 
>                     Regards,
>                     Dr. Pabitra Mandal
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