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This feature is only available from VASP version 6.0 or higher.
This feature is only available from VASP version 6.0 or higher.


The type of broadening for the spectra is chosen by {{TAG|ISMEAR}}. We recommend to use Gaussian broadening in the calculations for insulators ({{TAG|ISMEAR}}=0).
The broadening type of the spectrum is controlled by {{TAG|ISMEAR}} and the broadening in eV is set by {{TAG|CH_SIGMA}}. We recommend to use a very small Gaussian broadening {{TAG|ISMEAR}}=0 and {{TAG|CH_SIGMA}}<math>\le</math>0.001 in the calculations and broaden the spectrum in post processing. If another type of {{TAG|ISMEAR}} is required for the electronic calculation, one can run that in a first step and use the converged {{TAG|WAVECAR}} from that step together with {{TAG|ALGO}}=''None'' and {{TAG|ISMEAR}}=0 in a second step to obtain the spectrum.


{{NB|warning|For XAS calculations it is strongly recommended to use the available GW PAW potentials for the {{TAG|POTCAR}} files, since many standard potentials don't have projectors with quantum numbers 2 or larger and the GW potentials are more exact for excited states than the standard potentials.}}
{{NB|warning|For XAS calculations it is strongly recommended to use the available GW PAW potentials for the {{TAG|POTCAR}} files, since many standard potentials don't have projectors with quantum numbers 2 or larger and the GW potentials are more exact for excited states than the standard potentials.}}

Revision as of 07:25, 4 January 2022

CH_LSPEC = [logical]
Default: CH_LSPEC = .FALSE. 

Description: This flag controls whether the imaginary part of the dielectric function for a selected core electron is calculated and written to the OUTCAR file or not.


How to XAS spectra from core-hole calculations is explained here: SCH calculations.

This feature is only available from VASP version 6.0 or higher.

The broadening type of the spectrum is controlled by ISMEAR and the broadening in eV is set by CH_SIGMA. We recommend to use a very small Gaussian broadening ISMEAR=0 and CH_SIGMA0.001 in the calculations and broaden the spectrum in post processing. If another type of ISMEAR is required for the electronic calculation, one can run that in a first step and use the converged WAVECAR from that step together with ALGO=None and ISMEAR=0 in a second step to obtain the spectrum.


Warning: For XAS calculations it is strongly recommended to use the available GW PAW potentials for the POTCAR files, since many standard potentials don't have projectors with quantum numbers 2 or larger and the GW potentials are more exact for excited states than the standard potentials.

Related Tags and Sections

CH_SIGMA,CH_NEDOS,ICORELEVEL,CLNT,CLN,CLL,CLZ,ISMEAR

Examples that use this tag