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Is there a database where we can find previously determined geometries of materials?
added by Nike Dattani Aug 20 '19 at 2:32
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Is it practical to model materials using Gaussians?
added by Nike Dattani Aug 20 '19 at 1:52
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How can I reduce computational cost before running HSE06 to reduce underestimating errors in GGA bandgaps?
added by etienne palos, edited by warren Aug 29 '19 at 19:23
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Which is the best functional to use for Transition metal geometry optimization?
added by QMlab Aug 25 '19 at 0:31
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Is there any open source code able to perform both orbital- and real-space QMC calculation?
added by Mohammad reza Hosseini Sep 25 '19 at 10:05
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What are some examples for results obtained from modeling materials having had a direct impact in discovery of new materials?
added by rashid Sep 30 '19 at 9:24
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Why are there no correlation consistent basis sets for potassium that are generally contracted?
added by Nike Dattani Aug 20 '19 at 1:47
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How are space groups fundamentally different from point groups?
added by Nike Dattani Aug 20 '19 at 1:50
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Are plane wave basis sets re-optimized for each material?
added by Nike Dattani Aug 20 '19 at 1:54
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Is there any program that supports k-points for USPPs when doing CPMD modeling materials?
added by GRH_KPL Aug 20 '19 at 16:57
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Should it be "doing CPMD modeling of materials" not just "doing CPMD modeling materials"? – Nike Dattani Aug 20 '19 at 20:51
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Is there any hybrid of Gaussians and plane waves that is accepted as mainstream for materials modeling?
added by GRH_KPL Aug 20 '19 at 17:01
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Has materials modeling made any specific contribution to the success of perovskite solar cells, or has it only been experimental?
added by Kitchener Aug 20 '19 at 18:22
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What specifically was it, that helped perovskites become so popular?
added by Kitchener Aug 20 '19 at 18:33
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What specific role does materials modeling play, in the optimising and improving of multi-junction solar cells?
added by Kitchener Aug 20 '19 at 18:39
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Why have 7-J (7-junction) solar cells not been explored (or at least, not yet been featured in the NREL cell efficiency plot)?
added by Kitchener Aug 20 '19 at 18:42
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How do I generate an amorphous polymer unit cell for polystyrene?
added by Geoff Hutchison Aug 22 '19 at 22:14
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What programs allow molecular / atomic dynamics simulations?
added by Geoff Hutchison Aug 22 '19 at 22:16
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Are there any alternative (cheaper) methods to DFPT for phonon dispersion calculations?
added by etienne palos Aug 22 '19 at 22:19
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Is there a database where we can find U values (DFT+U) for different species?
added by etienne palos Aug 22 '19 at 22:23
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What are the similarities and differences between DFT codes VASP, Abinit, Quantum ESPRESSO and Wien2K?
added by etienne palos Aug 22 '19 at 22:27
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What are the uncertainties and computational cost of some of the most used methods used in quantum chemistry for computing energies?
added by user1420303 Aug 22 '19 at 22:46
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I plan to compute the energy elimination curve of F from H3CF using MP2/cc-pVDZ. Is this a reasonable choice?
added by user1420303 Aug 22 '19 at 22:55
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@user1271772 I updated the question. Is this better? – user1420303 Aug 23 '19 at 0:09
@user1420303: Yes! Much more specific than saying "calculate X for Y using Z" !! – Nike Dattani Aug 23 '19 at 0:11
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Do eigenvalues in DFT mean anything?
added by QMlab Aug 25 '19 at 0:05
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"Do eigenvalues in DFT mean anything?" Just a small grammar correction :) – Nike Dattani Aug 25 '19 at 4:07
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What are the simplest ways to compute ionization energies of all occupied orbital of materials?
added by QMlab Aug 25 '19 at 0:08
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What is the difference between unitary coupled cluster and conventional coupled cluster?
added by QMlab Aug 25 '19 at 0:22
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Why more symmetrical space-group is always preferred in the structure solution? Does higher symmetry lead to higher stability?
added by Suraj Mahato Aug 25 '19 at 4:02
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Has ML (Machine Learning) had any success in predicting materials with a desired functionality?
added by user205368 Aug 27 '19 at 18:17
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Can we force CFOUR to cache T3 and T4 amplitudes in the NCC module? I'm modeling the material graphene.
added by user205368 Aug 27 '19 at 18:20
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Can someone explain how the COSMO (Conductor-like Screening Model) works and how to properly apply it? I can use MOLCAS, Turbomole, MOLPRO, or ORCA.
added by user205368 Aug 27 '19 at 18:29
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Which method is the most reliable to diabatically optimise excited states in transition metal complexes?
added by Phillip Seeber Sep 8 '19 at 22:21
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How to choose pseudo potential in frozen core electronic structure calcualations in material modeling?
added by Paulie Bao Sep 10 '19 at 1:40
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How to determine cut off energy in plane wave calculations for periodic systems in material modeling
added by Paulie Bao Sep 10 '19 at 1:47
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What is the largest system that current STEOM-CC could investigate.
added by Paulie Bao Sep 16 '19 at 17:35
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How is charge transfer modeled for periodic systems?
added by Tyberius Sep 19 '19 at 18:38
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What programs compute the exchange-correlation two-electron integrals for Kohn -Sham DFT?
added by Tyberius Sep 19 '19 at 18:45
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How does a complete basis set remove Pulay forces?
added by Tyberius Sep 19 '19 at 18:48
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How to create a surface with fractional dimension (not integer dimension)? Is it possible to do it using Atomic Simulation Environment (ASE) code?
added by user83684 Sep 27 '19 at 8:31
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How do I make a POSCAR containing single layer phosphorene from a black phosphorous cif file?
added by GRH_KPL Aug 20 '19 at 16:48
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How to decide if the material in question has multi-reference character?
added by QMlab Aug 25 '19 at 0:26
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What is the common method used to find transition states in material modeling?
added by Paulie Bao Sep 11 '19 at 13:42
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