Strange Electronic density on regular grids for Na

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Stanislav Bachurin

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Jul 10, 2024, 5:17:24 PM7/10/24
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Good evening, cp2k experts. I encountered an unusual artifact: while optimizing the geometry of various ions in an aqueous environment (using SCRF methods), I found that for the Na cation, the electronic density on regular grids is -7.9999991679. This deviation occurs in all models where the Na+ ion is used. This problem does not occur for lithium and potassium (-2.0000000000 and -8.0000000000, respectively). Is this a serious artifact, or can it be ignored?
Na.inp
K.out
Na.out

Jürg Hutter

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Jul 11, 2024, 3:32:54 AM7/11/24
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Hi
this most likely due to the different exponents in the basis sets.
The largest exponent (important for the cutoff needed) in
Li-q3 : 7
Na-q9 : 23
K-q9: 2.5
You need a higher cutoff for Na or you have to use GAPW.

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JH

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Good evening, cp2k experts. I encountered an unusual artifact: while optimizing the geometry of various ions in an aqueous environment (using SCRF methods), I found that for the Na cation, the electronic density on regular grids is -7.9999991679. This deviation occurs in all models where the Na+ ion is used. This problem does not occur for lithium and potassium (-2.0000000000 and -8.0000000000, respectively). Is this a serious artifact, or can it be ignored?

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Stanislav Bachurin

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Jul 11, 2024, 3:54:34 AM7/11/24
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Thank you, Jürg!

четверг, 11 июля 2024 г. в 10:32:54 UTC+3, Jürg Hutter:
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