The AFLOW Standard for High-throughput Materials Science Calculations

Abstract

The Automatic-Flow (AFLOW) standard for the high-throughput construction of materials science electronic structure databases is described. Electronic structure calculations of solid state materials depend on a large number of parameters which must be understood by researchers, and must be reported by originators to ensure reproducibility and enable collaborative database expansion. We therefore describe standard parameter values for k-point grid density, basis set plane wave kinetic energy cut-off exchange--correlation functionals, pseudopotentials, DFT+U parameters, and convergence criteria used in AFLOW calculations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA623909

Entities

People

  • Amir Natan
  • Camilo E. Calderon
  • Corey Oses
  • Cormac Toher
  • Jose J. Plata
  • Marco Fornari
  • Ohad Levy

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Binary Alloys
  • Charge Density
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry Methods
  • Construction
  • Convergence
  • Databases
  • Energy
  • Energy Bands
  • Engineering
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Physics
  • Plane Waves
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics