CCL: AW: PDOS plot for LaFeO3



Hi,

 

the reason is outlines in the paper. They are using a plane wave code which normally comes with pseudopotentials for most of the electrons in the core region of an atom. This is why in DOS plots many bands are just missing. In a good experimental section – like the one in the present paper – it is noted which electrons are in the core and which are in the valence region, e.g. are calculated.

 

Cheers,

 

alex

 

 

 

Betreff: CCL: PDOS plot for LaFeO3

 

Dear All,
 

I am plotting a projected density of states for LaFeO3 system but realized that from literature (eg. Ritzmann et al., 2013 Chem. Mater. 25, 3011-3019) the La atom contribution to the total density of states was neglected.
Can anyone kindly help me understand why they were ignored and also why only the valence orbitals of O and Fe were considered. Thanks

Best Regards


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Isaac Wiafe Boateng
MPhil Student
Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Lab
KNUST, Ghana