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Description: Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC) included self-consistently
Description: Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC) included self-consistently


''<u>Exercise :</u>'' Determine the total magnetic moment by adding the orbital moment of the Ni atoms. Change the orientation of spins using the [[MAGMOM|MAGMOM]]-tag.
''<u>Exercise :</u>'' Determine the total magnetic moment by adding the orbital moment of the Ni atoms. Change the orientation of spins using the [[SAXIS|SAXIS]]-tag.
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*INCAR
*INCAR
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   NELMIN    = 6
   NELMIN    = 6
   LSORBIT  = .True.
   LSORBIT  = .True.
  LWAVE    = .False.
  LCHARG  = .False.


DOS
DOS
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Magnetism
Magnetism
   ISPIN    = 2
   ISPIN    = 2
   MAGMOM    = 2 0 0 -2 0 0 6*0
   MAGMOM    = 0 0 2 0 0 -2 6*0
   # MAGMOM    = 0 0 2 0 0 -2 6*0
   SAXIS      = 1 1 1


Orbital Moment
Orbital Moment

Revision as of 13:38, 29 August 2016

Description: Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC) included self-consistently

Exercise : Determine the total magnetic moment by adding the orbital moment of the Ni atoms. Change the orientation of spins using the SAXIS-tag.


  • INCAR
NiO GGA+U SOC
  SYSTEM    = "NiO"

Electronic minimization
  ENCUT     = 450
  EDIFF     = 1E-5
  LORBIT    = 11
  LREAL     = .False.
  ISTART    = 0
  ISYM      = -1
  NELMIN    = 6
  LSORBIT   = .True.
  LWAVE    = .False.
  LCHARG   = .False.

DOS
  ISMEAR    = -5

Magnetism
  ISPIN     = 2
  MAGMOM    = 0 0 2 0 0 -2 6*0
  SAXIS      = 1 1 1

Orbital Moment
  LORBMOM   = T 

Mixer
  AMIX      = 0.2
  BMIX      = 0.00001
  AMIX_MAG  = 0.8
  BMIX_MAG  = 0.00001

GGA+U
  LDAU      = .TRUE.
  LDAUTYPE  = 2
  LDAUL     = 2 -1
  LDAUU     = 5.00 0.00
  LDAUJ     = 0.00 0.00
  LDAUPRINT = 2
  LMAXMIX   = 4 
  • KPOINTS
k-points
 0
gamma
 4  4  4 
 0  0  0
  • POSCAR
NiO
 4.17
 1.0 0.5 0.5
 0.5 1.0 0.5
 0.5 0.5 1.0
 2 2
Cartesian
 0.0 0.0 0.0
 1.0 1.0 1.0
 0.5 0.5 0.5
 1.5 1.5 1.5

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