[Octopus-users] Static electric field

[Sherif Tawfik]

Thanks a lot Emily!

So, the units are Volts/Angstroms (in case Angstrom units are used)? And is
there a difference between the implementation in octopus 3.1.0 and 3.2?

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Emily <listemily at eml.cc> wrote:

> Yes, you can:
>
> from
>
> http://www.tddft.org/programs/octopus/doc/3.2.0/html/vars/Hamiltonian.html#StaticElectricField
>
> StaticElectricField
> Section: Hamiltonian
> Type: block
>
> A static constant electric field may be added to the usual Hamiltonian,
> by setting the block StaticElectricField. The three possible components
> of the block (which should only have one line) are the three components
> of the electric field vector. WARNING: This should not be used in a
> periodic direction.
>
> ----- Original message -----
> From: "Sherif Tawfik" <shtawfic at aucegypt.edu>
> To: "octopus-users" <octopus-users at tddft.org>
> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:41:53 +0200
> Subject: [Octopus-users] Static electric field
>
> Hi all!
>
> How can I apply a static electric field on a structure, say a field of 1
> Volts/Angstrom?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance!
>
> Sherif Tawfik
>
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