My input script is as follows: &CONTROL calculation = 'scf' prefix = 'v3al' outdir = './' pseudo_dir = './' tprnfor = .true. tstress = .true. verbosity = 'high' /
&SYSTEM ibrav = 2 celldm(1) = 11.512210722 ! space_group = 225 nat = 4 ntyp = 4 ecutwfc = 60 ecutrho = 400 occupations = 'smearing' smearing = 'cold' degauss = 0.005 nspin = 2 starting_magnetization(1)=0.0 starting_magnetization(2)=0.0 starting_magnetization(3)=0.3 starting_magnetization(4)=-0.3 / &ELECTRONS / ATOMIC_SPECIES Al 26.9815 Al.pbe-n-van.UPF V1 50.9415 V.pbe-n-van.UPF V2 50.9415 V.pbe-n-van.UPF V3 50.9415 V.pbe-n-van.UPF ATOMIC_POSITIONS (crystal) Al 0.0000000000 -0.0000000000 -0.0000000000 V1 0.5000000000 0.5000000000 0.5000000000 V2 0.2500000000 0.2500000000 0.2500000000 V3 0.7500000000 0.7500000000 0.7500000000 K_POINTS automatic 20 20 20 0 0 0 ------------------------------------- The magnetic moment per site is: atom 1 (R=0.179) charge= 1.5425 magn= -0.0000 atom 2 (R=0.179) charge= 3.4200 magn= 0.0003 atom 3 (R=0.179) charge= 3.3857 magn= 1.3175 atom 4 (R=0.179) charge= 3.3853 magn= -1.3178 and total magnetization = -0.00 Bohr mag/cell absolute magnetization = 3.43 Bohr mag/cell The sum of the individual magnetic moment does not give the value equal to that of absolute magnetization. Also the reported values of moments are 1.75 and -1.75. Why is there a difference between sum of moments and absolute value? and why are the moments low?
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