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Description: the static and frequency dependent dielectric properties of SiC.
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== Task ==
 
Calculation of the static and frequency dependent dielectric properties of SiC.


== Static dielectric properties ==
== Static dielectric properties ==


=== Density functional perturbation theory ===
=== Density functional perturbation theory ===
Let us start of with the calculation of the static dielectric properties.
Let us start with the calculation of the static dielectric properties.
The most convenient way to determine the Born effective charges, dielectric-,
The most convenient way to determine the Born effective charges, dielectric-,
piezoelectric tensors is by means of density functional perturbation theory
piezoelectric tensors is by means of density functional perturbation theory
({{TAG|LEPSILON}}=.TRUE.).
({{TAG|LEPSILON}}=''.TRUE.'').


*INCAR
*{{TAG|INCAR}} (see INCAR.LEPSILON)
<pre>
# Static dielectric properties by means of DFPT
EDIFF = 1E-6
LEPSILON = .TRUE.


ISMEAR =  0
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} =  0.01
GGA    = PE
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
</pre>
   
## to get the Born effective charges
## and the macroscopic dielectric tensor
{{TAGBL|LEPSILON}} = .TRUE.
   
#{{TAGBL|LRPA}} = .TRUE.
#{{TAGBL|LPEAD}} = .TRUE.
   
## to get the ionic contribution
## to the macroscopic dielectric tensor
#{{TAGBL|IBRION}} = 8
   
## As an alternative to {{TAGBL|LEPSILON}} = .TRUE.
## you might try the following:
#{{TAGBL|LCALCEPS}} = .TRUE.
   
## and:
#{{TAGBL|IBRION}} = 6
#{{TAGBL|NFREE}} = 2


*KPOINTS
*{{TAG|KPOINTS}} (see KPOINTS.8)
<pre>
<pre>
8x8x8
8x8x8
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</pre>
</pre>


*POSCAR
*{{TAG|POSCAR}}
<pre>
<pre>
system SiC
system SiC
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0.25 0.25 0.25
0.25 0.25 0.25
</pre>
</pre>
[[File:Fig dielectric properties SiC 1.png|300px]]


*The {{TAG|LRPA}}-tag
*The {{TAG|LRPA}}-tag
By default the dielectric tensor is calculation in the independent-particle (IP) approximation,
By default the dielectric tensor is calculated in the independent-particle (IP) approximation,
see the lines following
you should see the following lines in the {{TAG|OUTCAR}} file:


  HEAD OF MICROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (independent particle, excluding Hartree and local field effects)
  HEAD OF MICROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (independent particle, excluding Hartree and local field effects)


in the {{FILE|OUTCAR}}, and including local field effects in DFT, see output after
and
   
   
  MACROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (including local field effects in DFT)
  MACROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (including local field effects in DFT)
which comes later in the {{TAG|OUTCAR}} file.


If one adds
If one adds
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effectively moves with an atom when you displace it.
effectively moves with an atom when you displace it.
For a definition see the article on [[Berry_phases_and_finite_electric_fields|Berry phases and finite electric fields]].
For a definition see the article on [[Berry_phases_and_finite_electric_fields|Berry phases and finite electric fields]].
For [[TAG|LEPSILON]]=.TRUE., the Born effective charge tensors are written near the end of the {{FILE|OUTCAR}} file.
For {{TAG|LEPSILON}}=.TRUE., the Born effective charge tensors are written near the end of the {{FILE|OUTCAR}} file.


Look for
Look for
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  {{TAG|LPEAD}}=.TRUE.
  {{TAG|LPEAD}}=.TRUE.


in the {{FILE|INCAR}} file.
in the {{FILE|INCAR}} file.
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Rerun the example with
Rerun the example with
<pre>
# Static dielectric properties by means of DFPT
EDIFF = 1E-6
LEPSILON = .TRUE.
LPEAD = .TRUE.


ISMEAR =  0
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} =  0.01
GGA    = PE
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
</pre>
   
## to get the Born effective charges
## and the macroscopic dielectric tensor
{{TAGBL|LEPSILON}} = .TRUE.
{{TAGBL|LPEAD}} = .TRUE.


This will allow for a clean comparison with the next topic.
This will allow for a clean comparison with the next topic.
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The second way one may compute the static dielectric properties is from [[Berry_phases_and_finite_electric_fields|self-consistent response of the system to a finite electric field]].<ref name="souza:prl:02"/>
The second way one may compute the static dielectric properties is from [[Berry_phases_and_finite_electric_fields|self-consistent response of the system to a finite electric field]].<ref name="souza:prl:02"/>


*INCAR
*{{TAG|INCAR}}
<pre>
# Static dielectric properties by means of PEAD
EDIFF = 1E-8
LCALCEPS = .TRUE.
NELM = 100


ISMEAR =  0
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} =  0.01
GGA    = PE
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
</pre>
   
{{TAGBL|LCALCEPS}} = .TRUE.


=== Ionic contributions to the static dielectric properties ===
=== Ionic contributions to the static dielectric properties ===
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Try the following
Try the following


*INCAR
*{{TAG|INCAR}}
<pre>
# Static dielectric properties by means of DFPT
EDIFF = 1E-6
LEPSILON = .TRUE.
LPEAD = .TRUE.
IBRION = 8


ISMEAR =  0
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} =  0.01
GGA    = PE
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
</pre>
   
## to get the Born effective charges
## and the macroscopic dielectric tensor
{{TAGBL|LEPSILON}} = .TRUE.
{{TAGBL|LPEAD}} = .TRUE.
   
## to get the ionic contribution
## to the macroscopic dielectric tensor
{{TAGBL|IBRION}} = 8


and search for
and search for
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== Frequency dependent dielectric response ==
== Frequency dependent dielectric response ==
Frequency dependent dielectric functions may be computed at various levels of approximation:
Frequency dependent dielectric functions may be computed at various levels of approximation:
# in the independent-particle approximation
# In the independent-particle approximation.
# including local field effects in the random-phase-approximation
# Including local field effects in the random-phase-approximation.
# including local field effects in DFT
# Including local field effects in DFT.


Whatever we may choose to do afterwards in terms of dielectric response calculations,
Whatever we may choose to do afterwards in terms of dielectric response calculations,
we have to start with a standard DFT (or hybrid functional) calculation
we have to start with a standard DFT (or hybrid functional) calculation


*INCAR
*{{TAG|INCAR}} (see INCAR.DFT)
<pre>
 
ISMEAR =  0
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} =  0.01
GGA    = PE
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
</pre>


*KPOINTS
*{{TAG|KPOINTS}} (see KPOINTS.6)
<pre>
<pre>
6x6x6
6x6x6
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To compute the frequency dependent dielectric function in the independent-particle (IP) picture
To compute the frequency dependent dielectric function in the independent-particle (IP) picture
we restart from the {{FILE|WAVECAR}} of the previous run, with the following {{FILE|INCAR}}
we restart from the {{FILE|WAVECAR}} of the previous run, with the following {{FILE|INCAR}}
*{{TAG|INCAR}} (see INCAR.LOPTICS)


<pre>
{{TAGBL|ALGO}} = Exact
# Frequency dependent dielectric tensor without
{{TAGBL|NBANDS}} = 64
# local field effects
{{TAGBL|LOPTICS}} = .TRUE. ; {{TAGBL|CSHIFT}} = 0.100
ALGO = Exact
{{TAGBL|NEDOS}} = 2000
NBANDS  = 64
   
LOPTICS = .TRUE.
## and you might try with the following
CSHIFT = 0.1    # this is the default
#{{TAGBL|LPEAD}} = .TRUE.
NEDOS = 2000
   
 
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
ISMEAR =  0
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}} =  0.01
SIGMA  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
GGA    = PE
</pre>


The frequency dependent dielectric functions is written to the {{FILE|OUTCAR}} file.
The frequency dependent dielectric functions is written to the {{FILE|OUTCAR}} file.
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To determine the frequency dependent dielectric function including local field effects one needs the {{FILE|WAVECAR}} and {{FILE|WAVEDER}} files from the previous calculation ({{TAG|ALGO}}=Exact and {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE., and sufficient virtual orbitals), and
To determine the frequency dependent dielectric function including local field effects one needs the {{FILE|WAVECAR}} and {{FILE|WAVEDER}} files from the previous calculation ({{TAG|ALGO}}=Exact and {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE., and sufficient virtual orbitals), and


*INCAR
*{{TAG|INCAR}} (see INCAR.CHI)
<pre>
# Frequency dependent dielectric tensor with and
# Frequency dependent dielectric tensor with and
# without local field effects in RPA and due to
# without local field effects in RPA
# changes in the DFT xc-potential
# N.B.: beware one first has to have done a
# N.B.: beware one first has to have done a
# calculation with {{TAGBL|ALGO}}=Exact, {{TAGBL|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE.
# calculation with ALGO=Exact and LOPTICS=.TRUE.
# and a reasonable number of virtual states (see above)
ALGO = CHI ; LSPECTRAL = .FALSE.
{{TAGBL|ALGO}} = CHI
 
       
# be sure to take the same number of bands as for
# be sure to take the same number of bands as for
# the LOPTICS=.TRUE. calculation, otherwise the
# the {{TAGBL|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE. calculation, otherwise the
# WAVEDER file is not read correctly
# WAVEDER file is not read correctly
NBANDS = 64
{{TAGBL|NBANDS}} = 64
   
{{TAGBL|ISMEAR}} =  0
{{TAGBL|SIGMA}}  =  0.01
{{TAGBL|EDIFF}}  = 1.E-8
     
{{TAGBL|LWAVE }}= .FALSE.
{{TAGBL|LCHARG}}= .FALSE.


ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
GGA    = PE
</pre>


Information concerning the dielectric function in the independent-particle picture is written after the line
Information concerning the dielectric function in the independent-particle picture is written after the line
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in the {{FILE|OUTCAR}} file.
in the {{FILE|OUTCAR}} file.


Per default, for {{TAG|ALGO}}=CHI, local field effects are included at the level of the RPA ({{TAG|LRPA}}=.TRUE.), i.e., limited to Hartree contributions only.
Per default, for {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI'', local field effects are included at the level of the RPA ({{TAG|LRPA}}=''.TRUE.''), i.e., limited to Hartree contributions only.


See the information after
See the information after
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The following bash-script (<tt>plotchi</tt>) uses ''awk'' to extract the frequency dependent dielectric constant, both
The following bash-script (<tt>plotchi</tt>) uses ''awk'' to extract the frequency dependent dielectric constant, both
in the independent-particle picture as well as including local field effects (either in DFT or in the RPA) and plots the real and imaginary components using ''gnuplot''.
in the independent-particle picture as well as including local field effects (either in DFT or in the RPA) and plots the real and imaginary components using ''gnuplot'':


<pre>
<pre>
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                 {if ($4=="dielectric") {a[i]=$1 ; b[i]=$2 ; c[i]=$3 ; i=i+1}} \
                 {if ($4=="dielectric") {a[i]=$1 ; b[i]=$2 ; c[i]=$3 ; i=i+1}} \
     END{for (j=1;j<i;j++) print a[j],b[j],c[j]}' OUTCAR > chi.dat
     END{for (j=1;j<i;j++) print a[j],b[j],c[j]}' OUTCAR > chi.dat
cat >plotfile<<!
cat >plotfile<<!
# set term postscript enhanced eps colour lw 2 "Helvetica" 20
# set term postscript enhanced eps colour lw 2 "Helvetica" 20
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</pre>
</pre>


If you have kept a copy of the {{FILE|vasprun.xml}} of the {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE. run (e.g., <tt>vasprun_loptics.xml</tt>), you might execute <tt>plotall</tt> to compare the dielectric functions computed with {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE. and {{TAG|ALGO}}=CHI.
If you have kept a copy of the {{FILE|vasprun.xml}} of the {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=''.TRUE.'' run (e.g., <tt>vasprun_loptics.xml</tt>), you might execute <tt>plotall</tt> to compare the dielectric functions computed with {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=''.TRUE.'' and {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI''.


<pre>
<pre>
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</pre>
</pre>


Why are the dielectric functions in independent-particle picture from the {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE. and the {{TAG|ALGO}}=CHI calculations different?
Why are the dielectric functions in independent-particle picture from the {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=''.TRUE.'' and the {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI'' calculations different?
What {{TAG|CSHIFT}} is used in the latter?
 
Try redoing the {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=.TRUE. calculation with the same {{TAG|CSHIFT}} as VASP chose for the {{TAG|ALGO}}=CHI calculation:
Hints:
*What {{TAG|CSHIFT}} is used in the {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI'' calculation?
 
Try redoing the {{TAG|LOPTICS}}=''.TRUE.'' calculation with the same {{TAG|CSHIFT}} as VASP chose for the {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI'' calculation (see INCAR.LOPTICS2):
 
CSHIFT=0.466


CSHIFT=0.464
*Redo the {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI'' calculation with {{TAG|LSPECTRAL}}=''.FALSE.'' in the {{TAG|ALGO}}=''CHI'' calculation (see INCAR.CHI2).


and compare the dielectric functions again.
and compare the dielectric functions again.


== Download ==
*The sample output (using a <math>6\times6\times6</math> mesh for the k points) should look like the following:
[http://www.vasp.at/vasp-workshop/examples/SiC_dielectric.tgz SiC_dielectric.tgz]
 
[[File:Fig dielectric properties SiC 2.png|600px]]


== References ==
== References ==
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</references>
</references>


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== Download ==
[[VASP_example_calculations|To the list of examples]] or to the [[The_VASP_Manual|main page]]
[[Media:SiC_dielectric.tgz| SiC_dielectric.tgz]]
 
{{Template:optics_dielectric}}
 


[[Category:Examples]]
[[Category:Examples]]

Latest revision as of 13:21, 14 November 2019

Task

Calculation of the static and frequency dependent dielectric properties of SiC.

Static dielectric properties

Density functional perturbation theory

Let us start with the calculation of the static dielectric properties. The most convenient way to determine the Born effective charges, dielectric-, piezoelectric tensors is by means of density functional perturbation theory (LEPSILON=.TRUE.).

  • INCAR (see INCAR.LEPSILON)
ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8
   
## to get the Born effective charges
## and the macroscopic dielectric tensor
LEPSILON = .TRUE.
    
#LRPA = .TRUE.
#LPEAD = .TRUE.
   
## to get the ionic contribution
## to the macroscopic dielectric tensor
#IBRION = 8
   
## As an alternative to LEPSILON = .TRUE.
## you might try the following:
#LCALCEPS = .TRUE.
   
## and:
#IBRION = 6
#NFREE = 2

8x8x8
 0
G
 8 8 8
 0 0 0

system SiC
4.35
0.5 0.5 0.0
0.0 0.5 0.5
0.5 0.0 0.5
1 1
cart
0.00 0.00 0.00 
0.25 0.25 0.25

By default the dielectric tensor is calculated in the independent-particle (IP) approximation, you should see the following lines in the OUTCAR file: 

HEAD OF MICROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (independent particle, excluding Hartree and local field effects)

and 

MACROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (including local field effects in DFT)

which comes later in the OUTCAR file.

If one adds 

LRPA=.TRUE.

to the INCAR above, the second instance will include local field effect only with respect to the response in the Hartree part of the potential, i.e., in the random-phase-approximation (RPA). Search for 

MACROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (including local field effects in RPA (Hartree))

in the OUTCAR.

  • The Born effective charge tensors ()

Roughly speaking, the Born effective tensors provide a measure of how much charge effectively moves with an atom when you displace it. For a definition see the article on Berry phases and finite electric fields. For LEPSILON=.TRUE., the Born effective charge tensors are written near the end of the OUTCAR file.

Look for 

BORN EFFECTIVE CHARGES (in e, cummulative output)

Mind: you will find this entry only if LRPA=.FALSE. (default), since the Born-effective charges in the RPA tend to be nonsensical.

As an alternative to solving a linear Sternheimer equation (Eq. 32 of [1]), one may compute from finite differences by specifying 

LPEAD=.TRUE.


in the INCAR file. The derivative of the cell-periodic part of the wave function w.r.t. the Bloch vector is then computed by means of a fourth-order finite difference stencil, in the spirit of Eqs. 96 and 97 of [2]. The results of the calculation of static dielectric properties by means of LEPSILON=.TRUE. tend to converge more rapidly w.r.t. k-point sampling with LPEAD=.TRUE.

Rerun the example with 

ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8
   
## to get the Born effective charges
## and the macroscopic dielectric tensor
LEPSILON = .TRUE.
LPEAD = .TRUE.

This will allow for a clean comparison with the next topic.

Response to finite electric fields

The second way one may compute the static dielectric properties is from self-consistent response of the system to a finite electric field.[3] 

ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8
    
LCALCEPS = .TRUE.

Ionic contributions to the static dielectric properties

To obtain the ionic contributions to the static dielectric properties one needs to compute the force-constant matrices (Hessian of the total energy w.r.t. the ionic positions) and internal strain tensors (second derivative of the total energy w.r.t. strain fields and ionic postions). These properties may be obtained from finite differences (IBRION=5 or 6) or from perturbation theory (IBRION=7 or 8). Try the following 

ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8
   
## to get the Born effective charges
## and the macroscopic dielectric tensor
LEPSILON = .TRUE.
LPEAD = .TRUE.
    
## to get the ionic contribution
## to the macroscopic dielectric tensor
IBRION = 8

and search for 

MACROSCOPIC STATIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR IONIC CONTRIBUTION

ELASTIC MODULI IONIC CONTR (kBar)

PIEZOELECTRIC TENSOR IONIC CONTR  for field in x, y, z        (C/m^2)

in the OUTCAR file.

Frequency dependent dielectric response

Frequency dependent dielectric functions may be computed at various levels of approximation:

  1. In the independent-particle approximation.
  2. Including local field effects in the random-phase-approximation.
  3. Including local field effects in DFT.

Whatever we may choose to do afterwards in terms of dielectric response calculations, we have to start with a standard DFT (or hybrid functional) calculation 

ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8

6x6x6
 0
G
 6 6 6
 0 0 0

Mind: keep the WAVECAR file, you're going to need it in the following.

The independent-particle picture

To compute the frequency dependent dielectric function in the independent-particle (IP) picture we restart from the WAVECAR of the previous run, with the following INCAR

  • INCAR (see INCAR.LOPTICS)
ALGO = Exact
NBANDS  = 64
LOPTICS = .TRUE. ; CSHIFT = 0.100
NEDOS = 2000
   
## and you might try with the following
#LPEAD = .TRUE.
   
ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8

The frequency dependent dielectric functions is written to the OUTCAR file. Search for 

 frequency dependent IMAGINARY DIELECTRIC FUNCTION (independent particle, no local field effects)

and 

 frequency dependent      REAL DIELECTRIC FUNCTION (independent particle, no local field effects)

To visualize the real and imaginary parts of the frequency dependent dielectric function you may use p4vasp 

p4v vasprun.xml

or run the following bash-script (plotoptics2) 

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /imag/,\
                /\/imag/ \
                 {a[i]=$2 ; b[i]=$3 ; i=i+1} \
     END{for (j=12;j<i-3;j++) print a[j],b[j]}' vasprun.xml > imag.dat

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /real/,\
                /\/real/ \
                 {a[i]=$2 ; b[i]=$3 ; i=i+1} \
     END{for (j=12;j<i-3;j++) print a[j],b[j]}' vasprun.xml > real.dat

cat >plotfile<<!
# set term postscript enhanced eps colour lw 2 "Helvetica" 20
# set output "optics.eps"
plot [0:25] "imag.dat" using (\$1):(\$2) w lp, "real.dat" using (\$1):(\$2) w lp
!

gnuplot -persist plotfile

As an alternative to the perturbative expression (Eq. 31 of [1]), one may compute from finite differences by specifying 

LPEAD=.TRUE.

in the INCAR file. The derivative of the cell-periodic part of the wave function w.r.t. the Bloch vector is then computed by means of a fourth-order finite difference stencil, in the spirit of Eqs. 96 and 97 of [2].

Mind: keep the WAVECAR and WAVEDER files, you're going to need them in the following. You might also want to keep a copy of the vasprun.xml. 

cp vasprun.xml vasprun_loptics.xml

Including local field effects

To determine the frequency dependent dielectric function including local field effects one needs the WAVECAR and WAVEDER files from the previous calculation (ALGO=Exact and LOPTICS=.TRUE., and sufficient virtual orbitals), and 

# Frequency dependent dielectric tensor with and
# without local field effects in RPA
# N.B.: beware one first has to have done a
# calculation with ALGO=Exact, LOPTICS=.TRUE.
# and a reasonable number of virtual states (see above)
ALGO = CHI
       
# be sure to take the same number of bands as for
# the LOPTICS=.TRUE. calculation, otherwise the
# WAVEDER file is not read correctly
NBANDS = 64
   
ISMEAR =  0
SIGMA  =  0.01
EDIFF  = 1.E-8
     
LWAVE = .FALSE.
LCHARG= .FALSE.


Information concerning the dielectric function in the independent-particle picture is written after the line 

HEAD OF MICROSCOPIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (INDEPENDENT PARTICLE)

in the OUTCAR file.

Per default, for ALGO=CHI, local field effects are included at the level of the RPA (LRPA=.TRUE.), i.e., limited to Hartree contributions only.

See the information after 

INVERSE MACROSCOPIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (including local field effects in RPA (Hartree))

in the OUTCAR file.

To include local field effects beyond the RPA, i.e., contributions from DFT exchange and correlation, one has to specify 

LRPA=.FALSE.

in the INCAR file.

In this case look at the output after 

INVERSE MACROSCOPIC DIELECTRIC TENSOR (test charge-test charge, local field effects in DFT)

in the OUTCAR file.

The following bash-script (plotchi) uses awk to extract the frequency dependent dielectric constant, both in the independent-particle picture as well as including local field effects (either in DFT or in the RPA) and plots the real and imaginary components using gnuplot: 

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /HEAD OF MICRO/,\
                /XI_LOCAL/ \
                 {if ($4=="dielectric") {a[i]=$1 ; b[i]=$2 ; c[i]=$3 ; i=i+1}} \
     END{for (j=1;j<i;j++) print a[j],b[j],c[j]}' OUTCAR > chi0.dat

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /INVERSE MACRO/,\
                /XI_TO_W/ \
                 {if ($4=="dielectric") {a[i]=$1 ; b[i]=$2 ; c[i]=$3 ; i=i+1}} \
     END{for (j=1;j<i;j++) print a[j],b[j],c[j]}' OUTCAR > chi.dat
cat >plotfile<<!
# set term postscript enhanced eps colour lw 2 "Helvetica" 20
# set output "optics.eps"

plot "chi0.dat" using (\$1):(\$2)  w lp lt -1 lw 2 pt 4 title "chi0 real", \
     "chi0.dat" using (\$1):(-\$3) w lp lt  0 lw 2 pt 4 title "chi0 imag", \
     "chi.dat"  using (\$1):(\$2)  w lp lt  1 lw 2 pt 2 title "chi  real", \
     "chi.dat"  using (\$1):(-\$3) w lp lt  0 lw 2 pt 2 lc 1 title "chi  imag"
!

gnuplot -persist plotfile

If you have kept a copy of the vasprun.xml of the LOPTICS=.TRUE. run (e.g., vasprun_loptics.xml), you might execute plotall to compare the dielectric functions computed with LOPTICS=.TRUE. and ALGO=CHI. 

vasprun_LOPTICS=vasprun_loptics.xml
OUTCAR_CHI=OUTCAR

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /imag/,\
                /\/imag/ \
                 {a[i]=$2 ; b[i]=$3 ; i=i+1} \
     END{for (j=12;j<i-3;j++) print a[j],b[j]}' $vasprun_LOPTICS > imag.dat

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /real/,\
                /\/real/ \
                 {a[i]=$2 ; b[i]=$3 ; i=i+1} \
     END{for (j=12;j<i-3;j++) print a[j],b[j]}' $vasprun_LOPTICS > real.dat

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /HEAD OF MICRO/,\
                /XI_LOCAL/ \
                 {if ($4=="dielectric") {a[i]=$1 ; b[i]=$2 ; c[i]=$3 ; i=i+1}} \
     END{for (j=1;j<i;j++) print a[j],b[j],c[j]}' $OUTCAR_CHI > chi0.dat

awk 'BEGIN{i=1} /INVERSE MACRO/,\
                /XI_TO_W/ \
                 {if ($4=="dielectric") {a[i]=$1 ; b[i]=$2 ; c[i]=$3 ; i=i+1}} \
     END{for (j=1;j<i;j++) print a[j],b[j],c[j]}' $OUTCAR_CHI > chi.dat

cat >plotfile<<!
# set term postscript enhanced eps colour lw 2 "Helvetica" 20
# set output "optics.eps"

plot "chi0.dat" using (\$1):(\$2)  w lp lt -1 lw 2 pt 4 title "chi0 real", \
     "chi0.dat" using (\$1):(-\$3) w lp lt  0 lw 2 pt 4 title "chi0 imag", \
     "chi.dat"  using (\$1):(\$2)  w lp lt  1 lw 2 pt 2 title "chi  real", \
     "chi.dat"  using (\$1):(-\$3) w lp lt  0 lw 2 pt 2 lc 1 title "chi  imag", \
     "real.dat"  using (\$1):(\$2) w l lt -1  title "optics  real", \
     "imag.dat"  using (\$1):(-\$2) w l lt  0 lc -1 title "optics  imag"
!

gnuplot -persist plotfile

Why are the dielectric functions in independent-particle picture from the LOPTICS=.TRUE. and the ALGO=CHI calculations different?

Hints:

Try redoing the LOPTICS=.TRUE. calculation with the same CSHIFT as VASP chose for the ALGO=CHI calculation (see INCAR.LOPTICS2): 

CSHIFT=0.466
  • Redo the ALGO=CHI calculation with LSPECTRAL=.FALSE. in the ALGO=CHI calculation (see INCAR.CHI2).

and compare the dielectric functions again.

  • The sample output (using a mesh for the k points) should look like the following:

References

  1. ↑ a b M. Gajdoš, K. Hummer, G. Kresse, J. Furthmüller, and F. Bechstedt, Phys. Rev. B 73, 045112 (2006).
  2. ↑ a b R. W. Nunes and X. Gonze, Phys. Rev. B 63, 155107 (2001).
  3. ↑ I. Souza, J. Íñiguez, and D. Vanderbilt, Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 117602 (2002).

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