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Revision as of 15:53, 9 November 2014

Lattice constant of Si

For bulk materials it is a common task in DFT calculations, given an atomic structure, to find the equilibrium volume of the unit cell. Here we study Silicon which has diamond lattice structure shown in the Figure below:


Diamond cubic crystal structure of silicon.