Wrong out-of-plain interpolation of VdW material

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cemeis
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Wrong out-of-plain interpolation of VdW material

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Hi all,
I am having trouble reproducing the correct phonon dispersion in my EPW calculation. I am doing calculations of a Van der Waals semi-metal and can not reproduce the ph.x phonon dispersion in the kz-direction. I use a 10x6x4 k-point grid and a 5x3x2 q-mesh for both calculations. The wannier interpolation of the electronic band structure is correct but in the phonon dispersion interpolation, I obtain oscillation in the out-of-plain direction (Γ-Z).
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Thank you for any suggestions on the issue.
Best regards,
Christoph Emeis

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