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name: vasp-dft-calculator description: VASP DFT calculation skill for electronic structure, band structures, and materials property predictions allowed-tools:

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• Bash metadata: version: "1.0" category: physics tags:
  • dft
  • electronic-structure
  • materials-science
  • band-structure graph: domains: [domain:physics] skillAreas: [skill-area:physics-simulation, skill-area:mathematical-reasoning, skill-area:statistical-analysis] workflows: [workflow:experiment-design, workflow:peer-review-cycle] roles: [role:computational-scientist, role:research-engineer]

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VASP DFT Calculator Skill

Purpose

Provide comprehensive integration with VASP for density functional theory calculations, electronic structure analysis, and materials property predictions.

Capabilities

• INCAR/POSCAR/POTCAR generation
• k-point mesh optimization
• Self-consistent field convergence management
• Band structure and DOS calculation
• Geometry optimization workflows
• Phonon calculation setup (with Phonopy)

Usage Guidelines

• Select appropriate exchange-correlation functionals
• Converge k-point mesh and energy cutoff systematically
• Use appropriate smearing methods for metals vs insulators
• Document pseudopotential versions for reproducibility

Dependencies

• VASP
• VASPKIT
• Phonopy
• pymatgen

Process Integration

• Density Functional Theory Calculations
• Material Synthesis and Characterization
• Phase Transition Investigation