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ABINIT: First-Time User Guide

By Benjamin P Haley

Purdue University

Category Teaching Materials
Abstract

This first-time user guide provides an introduction to using ABINIT on nanoHUB. We include a very brief summary of Density Functional Theory along with a tour of the Rappture interface. We discuss the default simulation (what happens if you don't change any inputs, and just hit "simulate") as well as the limitations of the tool. We conclude by providing several references for further study.

Sponsored by NCN@Purdue
References [1] X. Gonze, J.-M. Beuken, R. Caracas, F. Detraux, M. Fuchs, G.-M. Rignanese, L. Sindic, M. Verstraete, G. Zerah, F. Jollet, M. Torrent, A. Roy, M. Mikami, Ph. Ghosez, J.-Y. Raty, D.C. Allan, "First-principles computation of material properties : the ABINIT software project", Computational Materials Science 25, 478-492 (2002).

[2] X. Gonze, G.-M. Rignanese, M. Verstraete, J.-M. Beuken, Y. Pouillon, R. Caracas, F. Jollet, M. Torrent, G. Zerah, M. Mikami, Ph. Ghosez, M. Veithen, J.-Y. Raty, V. Olevano, F. Bruneval, L. Reining, R. Godby, G. Onida, D.R. Hamann, and D.C. Allan, "A brief introduction to the ABINIT software package", Zeit. Kristallogr. 220, 558-562 (2005).

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Researchers should cite this work as follows:

  • Benjamin P Haley (2009), "ABINIT: First-Time User Guide," http://nanohub.org/resources/6874.

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Tags
  1. ab initio
  2. band structure
  3. bulk bandstructure
  4. bulk semiconductors
  5. chemistry
  6. computational chemistry
  7. computational electronics
  8. computational science/engineering
  9. crystals
  10. density function theory
  11. energy bands
  12. energy levels
  13. energy states
  14. material properties
  15. materials
  16. material science
  17. molecular electronics
  18. Molecules
  19. nanoelectronics
  20. NCN@Purdue Supported
  21. NCN Supported
  22. physics modeling
  23. quantum chemistry
  24. quantum mechanics
  25. tool:ABINIT

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