mat-electronic-structure

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Compute band structures and DOS with DFT.

Authorlearningmatter-mit
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

It helps researchers calculate the electronic band structure and density of states (DOS) of crystalline materials so they can determine metallic vs. semiconducting/insulating behavior and quantify band gaps.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • DFT band structure via atomate2 + VASP: Runs a two-step workflow (static SCF followed by non-SCF) to produce band dispersion along high-symmetry k-paths for interpreting electronic structure.
  • DOS via uniform k-mesh: Supports uniform k-point calculations to generate DOS and extract features like the Fermi level and band gap.
  • Result visualization helpers: Includes post-processing scripts that parse VASP outputs (vasprun.xml.gz) and generate publication-quality band structure and DOS plots.
  • Materials Project retrieval option: Enables quick comparison and validation by retrieving pre-computed band structure and DOS for known materials.

Quick Start

Ask the AI to run a line-mode band structure calculation for your relaxed CIF/POSCAR and then generate a band_structure.png from the atomate2 results.

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