Are you an EPFL student looking for a semester project?
Work with us on data science and visualisation projects, and deploy your project as an app on top of Graph Search.
This lecture covers the troubleshooting, pitfalls, and traps encountered when using electronic structure methods, focusing on fixing errors in calculations, hard and easy cases for DFT, integration grids, and potential energy scans. It emphasizes the importance of choosing the appropriate integration grid and functional for accurate results, highlighting the impact of dispersion corrections. Practical examples and exercises are provided to enhance understanding and application.