<div dir="ltr">If you have the reference for that lattice constant, share it... I do a short search and I cannot find something similar. For example in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1726009" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,174,239);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;font-size:16px">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1726009</a> says that the lattice constant is 5.3A. <div>Nicholas comments about materials Project data, probably this: <a href="https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-23155/">https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-23155/</a></div><div>About materials Project data, is worth mentioning, the calculation was done using just the gamma point, which does not appear to be a converged calculation. Also the MP lattice constant is larger than experimental data.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Probably if you use a higher kpoint grid, higher cutoff and a little bit larger basis set, your calculation will get closer to experimental data, but do not think GGA DFT functionals (PBE among others) will give you exactly the correct lattice constant. Depending on what you want in terms of precision, maybe a hybrid functional will be necessary to improve the lattice constant, but remember that hybrid functional are more expensive than GGA ones... you have to define a proper balance between precision and cost.</div><div><br></div><div>regards</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">El mar, 18 may 2021 a las 17:04, Nicholas Winner (<<a href="mailto:nwi...@berkeley.edu">nwi...@berkeley.edu</a>>) escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Where is it reported as 5.2229A? On Materials Project, using PBE with VASP, they calculated 5.64A as the lattice constant. Considering you are using a dispersion correction, your calculation seems reasonably close to that. If you're sure that 5.2229 is the 'correct' answer using PBE+D3 then consider using a finer kpoint mesh.<div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto" class="gmail_attr">On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 12:04:31 AM UTC-7 <a href="mailto:sum...@gmail.com" target="_blank">sum...@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear cp2k users,<br><div><br></div><div>I am trying to optimize the argon unit cell using KPOINTS. The reported cell constant for argon is 5.2229 A. But I am getting a cell constant of 5.5435 A. I have prepared a unit cell with the dimension of 5.2229 A. Then in the $CELL section I mention the same dimension.</div><div><br></div><div>Here I am attaching my input and output files.</div><div><br></div><div>Please give suggestions!!!</div></div>
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