Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I am a complete beginner with CP2K and would like to perform CELL_OPT followed by VIBRATIONAL_ANALYSIS on periodic solid molecular systems (mostly organics). Are there general guidelines for how big a supercell must be for results to be considered reliable, either in terms of absolute dimensions or # of atoms/molecules? </div><div><br></div><div>By way of examples, if I study glycine, there are only two molecules in the unit cell, which I assume is much too small. If I use a 2x2x2 supercell, there are 16 molecules (160 atoms) and the cell dimensions are between 10 and 12 Angstroms in all dimensions. If I chose benzoic acid, the c vector of the unit cell is already greater than 20 Angstrom, so I am considering a 2x2x1 supercell (16 molecules or 240 atoms, cell dimensions of 10 or 11 Angstroms in a and b, 21 in c). Are these reasonable choices?</div><div><br></div><div>I plan to use PBE with GPW, MOLOPT basis sets, and NLCC potentials if that matters.</div><div><br></div><div>Any guidance is appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Eric</div><div><br></div>
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