b3lyp calculation

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b3lyp calculation

#1 Post by a.mavr » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:22 pm

Dear vasp users,
I want to perform B3LYP calculations with Vasp 5.2.8 .

I have followed the instructions posted in:
http://cms.mpi.univie.ac.at/vasp-forum/ ... php?4.6205
http://cms.mpi.univie.ac.at/vasp-forum/ ... php?4.5854
http://cms.mpi.univie.ac.at/vasp-forum/ ... php?4.7541

I changed the LEXCH tag in INCAR and POTCAR files from PE to B3.

In some cases, I had forgotten to change the LEXCH tag in POTCAR. I checked the results and the absolute energies are completely different, with respect to changing the POTCAR.
Then, I compared some reaction energies, and found that reaction energies may different up to 5 kJ/mol.

My question is: should we always change the POTCAR
for hybrid functionals?

and what is computed differently, when the LEXCH tag is not modified in the POTCAR ?

Thank you for your help.
Regards,
Andreas

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Re: b3lyp calculation

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