Input File Description

Program: pw2bgw.x / PWscf / Quantum ESPRESSO (version: 7.2)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

&INPUT_PW2BGW

prefix | outdir | real_or_complex | symm_type | wfng_flag | wfng_file | wfng_kgrid | wfng_nk1 | wfng_nk2 | wfng_nk3 | wfng_dk1 | wfng_dk2 | wfng_dk3 | wfng_occupation | wfng_nvmin | wfng_nvmax | rhog_flag | rhog_file | rhog_nvmin | rhog_nvmax | vxcg_flag | vxcg_file | vxc0_flag | vxc0_file | vxc_flag | vxc_file | vxc_integral | vxc_diag_nmin | vxc_diag_nmax | vxc_offdiag_nmin | vxc_offdiag_nmax | vxc_zero_rho_core | vscg_flag | vscg_file | vkbg_flag | vkbg_file

INTRODUCTION

Purpose of pw2bgw.x:
   Converts the output files produced by pw.x to the input files for BerkeleyGW.

You cannot use USPP, PAW, or spinors in a pw.x run for BerkeleyGW.

You cannot use "K_POINTS gamma" in a pw.x run for BerkeleyGW.
Use "K_POINTS { tpiba | automatic | crystal }" even for the
Gamma-point calculation.

It is recommended to run a pw.x "bands" calculation with "K_POINTS crystal"
and a list of k-points produced by kgrid.x, which is a part of BerkeleyGW
package (see BerkeleyGW documentation for details).

You can also run a pw.x "nscf" calculation instead of "bands", but in this
case pw.x may generate more k-points than provided in the input file of pw.x.
If this is the case for your calculation you will get errors in BerkeleyGW.

Examples showing how to run BerkeleyGW on top of Quantum ESPRESSO including
the input files for pw.x and pw2bgw.x are distributed together with the
BerkeleyGW package.

Structure of the input data:
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   &INPUT_PW2BGW
     ...
   /
   

Namelist: &INPUT_PW2BGW

prefix STRING
Status: MANDATORY
prefix of files saved by program pw.x
         
outdir STRING
Default: './'
the scratch directory where the massive data-files are written
         
real_or_complex INTEGER
Default: 2
1 | 2
1 for real flavor of BerkeleyGW (for systems with inversion symmetry and
time-reversal symmetry) or 2 for complex flavor of BerkeleyGW (for systems
without inversion symmetry and time-reversal symmetry)
         
symm_type STRING
Default: 'cubic'
Options are:
            
'cubic'
            
'hexagonal'
            
type of crystal system, 'cubic' for space groups 1 ... 142 and 195 ... 230
and 'hexagonal' for space groups 143 ... 194. Only used if ibrav = 0 in a
pw.x run. Written to BerkeleyGW WFN, RHO, VXC and VKB files but no longer
used (except in SAPO code in BerkeleyGW). You can use the default value for
all systems. Don't set to different values in different files for the same
system or you will get errors in BerkeleyGW.
            
wfng_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write wavefunctions in G-space to BerkeleyGW WFN file
         
wfng_file STRING
Default: 'WFN'
name of BerkeleyGW WFN output file. Not used if wfng_flag = .FALSE.
         
wfng_kgrid LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
overwrite k-grid parameters in BerkeleyGW WFN file.
If pw.x input file contains an explicit list of k-points,
the k-grid parameters in the output of pw.x will be set to zero.
Since sigma and absorption in BerkeleyGW both need to know the
k-grid dimensions, we patch these parameters into BerkeleyGW WFN file
         
wfng_nk1 INTEGER
Default: 0
number of k-points along b_1 reciprocal lattice vector.
Not used if wfng_kgrid = .FALSE.
         
wfng_nk2 INTEGER
Default: 0
number of k-points along b_2 reciprocal lattice vector.
Not used if wfng_kgrid = .FALSE.
         
wfng_nk3 INTEGER
Default: 0
number of k-points along b_3 reciprocal lattice vector.
Not used if wfng_kgrid = .FALSE.
         
wfng_dk1 REAL
Default: 0.0
k-grid offset (0.0 unshifted, 0.5 shifted by half a grid step)
along b_1 reciprocal lattice vector. Not used if wfng_kgrid = .FALSE.
         
wfng_dk2 REAL
Default: 0.0
k-grid offset (0.0 unshifted, 0.5 shifted by half a grid step)
along b_2 reciprocal lattice vector. Not used if wfng_kgrid = .FALSE.
         
wfng_dk3 REAL
Default: 0.0
k-grid offset (0.0 unshifted, 0.5 shifted by half a grid step)
along b_3 reciprocal lattice vector. Not used if wfng_kgrid = .FALSE.
         
wfng_occupation LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
overwrite occupations in BerkeleyGW WFN file
         
wfng_nvmin INTEGER
Default: 0
index of the lowest occupied band (normally = 1).
Not used if wfng_occupation = .FALSE.
         
wfng_nvmax INTEGER
Default: 0
index of the highest occupied band (normally = number of occupied bands).
Not used if wfng_occupation = .FALSE.
         
rhog_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write charge density in G-space to BerkeleyGW RHO file.
Only used for the GPP model in sigma code in BerkeleyGW
         
rhog_file STRING
Default: 'RHO'
name of BerkeleyGW RHO output file. Only used for the GPP model in sigma
code in BerkeleyGW. Not used if rhog_flag = .FALSE.
         
rhog_nvmin INTEGER
Default: 0
index of the lowest band used for calculation of charge density. This is
needed if one wants to exclude semicore states from charge density used
for the GPP model in sigma code in BerkeleyGW. Make sure to include the
same k-points as in scf calculation. Self-consistent charge density is
used if rhog_nvmin = 0 and rhog_nvmax = 0. Not used if rhog_flag = .FALSE.
BEWARE: this feature is highly experimental and may not work at all in
parallel, with pools, with spins, etc.
         
rhog_nvmax INTEGER
Default: 0
index of the highest band used for calculation of charge density. See
description of rhog_nvmin for more details
         
vxcg_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write local part of exchange-correlation potential in G-space to
BerkeleyGW VXC file. Only used in sigma code in BerkeleyGW, it is
recommended to use vxc_flag instead
         
vxcg_file STRING
Default: 'VXC'
name of BerkeleyGW VXC output file. Only used in sigma code in BerkeleyGW,
it is recommended to use vxc_flag instead. Not used if vxcg_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc0_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write Vxc(G = 0) to text file. Only for testing, not required for BerkeleyGW
         
vxc0_file STRING
Default: 'vxc0.dat'
name of output text file for Vxc(G = 0). Only for testing, not required for
BerkeleyGW. Not used if vxc0_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write matrix elements of exchange-correlation potential to text file.
Only used in sigma code in BerkeleyGW
         
vxc_file STRING
Default: 'vxc.dat'
name of output text file for Vxc matrix elements. Only used in sigma code
in BerkeleyGW. Not used if vxc_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_integral STRING
Default: 'g'
'g' | 'r'
'g' to compute matrix elements of exchange-correlation potential in G-space.
'r' to compute matrix elements of the local part of exchange-correlation
potential in R-space. It is recommended to use 'g'. Not used if vxc_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_diag_nmin INTEGER
Default: 0
minimum band index for diagonal Vxc matrix elements. Not used if vxc_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_diag_nmax INTEGER
Default: 0
maximum band index for diagonal Vxc matrix elements. Not used if vxc_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_offdiag_nmin INTEGER
Default: 0
minimum band index for off-diagonal Vxc matrix elements. Not used if vxc_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_offdiag_nmax INTEGER
Default: 0
maximum band index for off-diagonal Vxc matrix elements. Not used if vxc_flag = .FALSE.
         
vxc_zero_rho_core LOGICAL
Default: .TRUE.
set to .TRUE. to zero out NLCC or to .FALSE. to keep NLCC when computing
exchange-correlation potential. This flag has no effect for pseudopotentials
without NLCC.
BEWARE: setting vxc_zero_rho_core to .FALSE. will produce
incorrect results. This functionality is only included for testing purposes
and is not meant to be used in a production environment
         
vscg_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write local part of self-consistent potential in G-space to
BerkeleyGW VSC file. Only used in SAPO code in BerkeleyGW
         
vscg_file STRING
Default: 'VSC'
name of BerkeleyGW VSC output file. Only used in SAPO code in BerkeleyGW.
Not used if vscg_flag = .FALSE.
         
vkbg_flag LOGICAL
Default: .FALSE.
write Kleinman-Bylander projectors in G-space to BerkeleyGW VKB file.
Only used in SAPO code in BerkeleyGW
         
vkbg_file STRING
Default: 'VKB'
name of BerkeleyGW VKB output file. Only used in SAPO code in BerkeleyGW.
Not used if vkbg_flag = .FALSE.
         
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