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When I get the phonon band structure,Y-axis is meV. How to convert to THz?

E=(h/2pi)*w?

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Re: How to convert meV to THz in phonon band structure?
« Reply #1 on: July 4, 2016, 11:10 »
1 meV= 0.24180 THz
You can always plot the data yourself in Python and change the axis unit.

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Re: How to convert meV to THz in phonon band structure?
« Reply #2 on: July 4, 2016, 11:15 »
When I get the phonon band structure?How to know a specific line own to which mode and to which atom ?Thanks !

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Re: How to convert meV to THz in phonon band structure?
« Reply #3 on: July 4, 2016, 11:19 »
That's not how it works... a band structure does not belong to a particular atom...

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Re: How to convert meV to THz in phonon band structure?
« Reply #4 on: July 4, 2016, 11:26 »
Can we know a specific line in phonon band structure own to which mode ?

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Re: How to convert meV to THz in phonon band structure?
« Reply #5 on: July 4, 2016, 11:48 »
A mode is more a point on the line than the line itself, although sometimes one speaks of modes as lines. If you want to know what kind of vibration corresponds to a particular mode (in-plane, acoustic/optical) see http://quantumwise.com/publications/tutorials/item/847-calculate-and-visualize-vibrational-modes.