# Crystalline silicon # Preparation of the kss and scr files for the convergence study of the GW correction # Dataset 1: ground state calculation # Dataset 2: calculation of the kss file # Dataset 3: calculation of the screening (epsilon^-1 matrix for W) # Dataset 4: calculation of the GW correction at Gamma ndtset 4 #Definition of the k-point grid density kptopt 1 # Option for the automatic generation of k points ngkpt 8 8 8 # converged value for GS calculation # Dataset1: usual self-consistent ground-state calculation # Definition of the k-points nkpt1 60 nshiftk1 4 shiftk1 0.5 0.5 0.5 # This grid is the most economical 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 iscf1 5 toldfe1 1.0d-8 prtden1 1 # Print out density # Dataset2: calculation of kss file ## Definition of k-points nkpt2 85 # A set of 85 k-points containing Gamma nshiftk2 4 shiftk2 0.0 0.0 0.0 # This grid contains the Gamma point 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 istwfk2 85*1 # Option needed for Gamma iscf2 -2 # Non self-consistent calculation tolwfr2 1.0d-10 # Still get it converged getden2 -1 # Read previous density file nband2 155 # number of bands to treat at each k-point ##Definition of parameters for the generation of the kss file kssform 3 # Kohn Sham Structure will be generated through the conjugate gradient algorithm nbandkss2 150 # Number of bands to store in KSS file nbdbuf 5 # Number of the bands of highest in energy which will be used as buffer # Dataset3: Calculation of the screening (epsilon^-1 matrix) optdriver3 3 # Screening calculation getkss3 -1 # Obtain KSS file from previous dataset nband3 50 # Bands to be used in the screening calculation ecutwfn3 6.0 # Planewaves to be used to represent the wavefunctions ecuteps3 6.0 # Dimension of the screening matrix ppmfrq3 16.7 eV # Imaginary frequency where to calculate the screening nshiftk3 4 # k-grid similar to that used in kss calculation shiftk3 0.0 0.0 0.0 # This grid contains the Gamma point 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 istwfk3 85*1 # Option needed for Gamma # Dataset4: Calculation of the Self-Energy matrix elements (GW corrections) optdriver4 4 # Self-Energy calculation getkss4 -2 # Obtain KSS file from dataset 1 getscr4 -1 # Obtain SCR file from previous dataset nband4 100 # Bands to be used in the Self-Energy calculation ecutwfn4 6.0 # Planewaves to be used to represent the wavefunctions ecutsigx4 6.0 # Dimension of the G sum in Sigma_x # (the dimension in Sigma_c is controlled by npweps) nkptgw4 1 # number of k-point where to calculate the GW correction kptgw4 # k-points 0.000 0.000 0.000 # (Gamma) bdgw4 1 5 # calculate GW corrections for bands from 1 to 5 nshiftk4 4 # k-grid similar to that used in kss calculation shiftk4 0.0 0.0 0.0 # This grid contains the Gamma point 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 istwfk4 85*1 # Option needed for Gamma # Definition of the unit cell: fcc acell 3*10.17 # converged values form structure optimization rprim 0.0 0.5 0.5 # FCC primitive vectors (to be scaled by acell) 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 # Definition of the atom types ntypat 1 # There is only one type of atom znucl 14 # The keyword "znucl" refers to the atomic number of the # possible type(s) of atom. The pseudopotential(s) # mentioned in the "files" file must correspond # to the type(s) of atom. Here, the only type is Silicon. # Definition of the atoms natom 2 # There are two atoms typat 1 1 # They both are of type 1, that is, Silicon. xred # Reduced coordinate of atoms 0.0 0.0 0.0 1/4 1/4 1/4 # Definition of the planewave basis set (at convergence 16 Rydberg 8 Hartree) ecut 20.0 # Maximal kinetic energy cut-off, in Hartree, for well converged gs calculation #Choice for exchange corelation term ixc 1 #Spin orbit coupling option nspinor 1 #Force to exclude the SO part # Use only symmorphic operations symmorphi 0 #Set inclvkb = 0 for psp with more than one projector per l-state inclvkb 0 # Definition of the SCF procedure nstep 100 # Maximal number of SCF cycles diemac 12.0 # Although this is not mandatory, it is worth to # precondition the SCF cycle. The model dielectric # function used as the standard preconditioner # is described in the "dielng" input variable section. # Here, we follow the prescription for bulk silicon. prtvol 1 # all k-point will be printed out