Introduction to Density Functional Theory Part Two Setting up a VASP Calculation

An introductory course to performing DFT Calculations. This video should provide the necessary information to set up a VASP calculation to determine the lattice constant of an FCC crystal. References: Scholl, D. S.; Steckel, J. A. Density Functional Theory: A practical Introduction; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009; pp 35-41, 50-61, 63-65. Monkhorst-Pack k points method: Monkhorst, H. J.; Pack, J. D. Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations. Phys. Rev. B 1976, 13, 5188-5192. Projector augmented wave method: Blöchl, P. E. Projector augmented-wave method. Phys. Rev. B 1994, 50, 17953-17979. Kresse, G.; Joubert, D. From ultrasoft pseudopotentials to the projector augmented-wave method. Phys. Rev. B 1999, 59, 1758-1775. Vienna Ab Initio Simulation Package: .