DOS error : simpson_int

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DOS error : simpson_int

Post by bahadir » Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:46 am

Hi abinit users,

i have a dos calculation input as in below

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ndtset 3
jdtset 1 2 3

#definition of the SPCGRP 198 unit-cell of CrSi

acell 8.5364985239E+00  8.5364985239E+00  8.5364985239E+00 Bohr
spgroup 198
angdeg 3*90
brvltt -1
chkprim 0
natrd   2
ntypat  2
znucl   24 14
natom   8
nband   30
typat   1 2

xred 1.3712676367E-01  1.3712676367E-01  1.3712676367E-01
     8.4777928211E-01  8.4777928211E-01  8.4777928211E-01

ecut 35
nstep 80
diemac   9.0          # Model dielectric preconditioner
iscf   7              # Use conjugate-gradient SCF cycle
prtgeo 3
#occopt 4
#tsmear 0.01
###########################################################################

#Dataset 1 : usual self-consistent calculation
prtden1  1         # Print the density, for use by dataset 2
toldfe1  1.0d-6
kptopt1 1
ngkpt1 6 6 6
prtdos 2
#########################################################################
#Dataset 2 : selected k-points, to prepare cut3d analysis
 getden2  1
 getwfk2  1
 kptopt2  0
   nkpt2  3
  nband2  30
   iscf2 -2
 tolwfr2  1.0d-12
 istwfk2  1 1 1      # For the time being, use the simplest storage mode

kpt2
0   0   0    #GM
1/2 1/2 1/2  #R
1/2 1/2 0    #M
0   1/2 0    #X
0   0   0    #G

###########################################################################
#Dataset 3 : partial DOS calculation

  iscf3   -3
  getden3  1
  getwfk3  1
  prtdos3  3
  natsph3  2
  iatsph3  1 2
  prtdensph3 1
  kptopt3 1
  ngkpt3 6 6 6
  #nkpt3    3
  nshiftk3 1
  shiftk3  0.5 0.5 0.5     # For hexagonal lattices, one can use nshiftk= 1 and shiftk 0.0 0.0 0.5
  ratsph3  1.5      # This has been ajusted to give approximately 4 valence
  tolwfr3  1.0d-7

#############################################################################


but i got an error in DATASET 3
it says "simpson_int : number of points in function must be >=6"

what does this mean? any suggestions?

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