About the external electric field and periodic boundary condition

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About the external electric field and periodic boundary condition

#1 Post by zhichengzhong » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:13 pm

Dear admin,
Normally, in VASP calculation, we use the periodic boundary condition. However, when we apply external electric field to the supercell (such as a standard surface system), the potential will not be periodic. So how about your understanding?

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About the external electric field and periodic boundary condition

#2 Post by admin » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:57 am

the shape of the external potential is jigsaw-like (and therefore periodic as well)
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