Setting up an electronic minimization

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Setting up an electronic minimization calculation using density-functional theory requires a few steps. The input files must be created or copied into the execution folder. This includes making a few choices for the k point sampling and electronic smearing, minimization algorithm, and exchange-correlation functionals. A dry-run can be used to review settings and select appropriate parallelization tags. After running the calculation, the output can be analyzed.

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Recommendations and advice

Example

Related tags and articles

INCAR, POSCAR, KPOINTS, POTCAR, KSPACING

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