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{{NB|mind| Available as of VASP 6.3.0.}}
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== Related tags and sections ==
== Related tags and sections ==
{{FILE|KPOINTS}}, {{TAG|KSPACING}}, {{FILE|PROCAR_OPT}}, {{TAG|KPOINTS_OPT_NKBATCH}}
{{TAG|LKPOINTS_OPT}}, {{FILE|KPOINTS}}, {{TAG|KSPACING}}, {{FILE|PROCAR_OPT}}, {{TAG|KPOINTS_OPT_NKBATCH}}


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Revision as of 15:45, 30 December 2022

KPOINTS_OPT is an optional input file to perform an additional one-shot calculation after self-consistency is reached. The format is the same as for the KPOINTS file. VASP first performs a self-consistent calculation using the k points specified in the KPOINTS file and then performs an additional one-shot calculation to obtain the Kohn–Sham orbitals and eigenenergies at the k points specified in the KPOINTS_OPT file.

Important: The KPOINTS file must contain a uniform k mesh, when the KPOINTS_OPT file should be used afterward.

KPOINTS_OPT is read automatically when present. To avoid this, set LKPOINTS_OPT=.FALSE. in the INCAR file. VASP writes the PROCAR_OPT file when LORBIT>10 and corresponding fields in the vaspout.h5 file indicated by the keyword kpoints_opt.

Mind: Available as of VASP 6.3.0.

Related tags and sections

LKPOINTS_OPT, KPOINTS, KSPACING, PROCAR_OPT, KPOINTS_OPT_NKBATCH