Brillouin zone

This example shows how to display the Brillouin zone with matplotlib or plotly.

Open the WKF file and extract the crystalline structure.

from abipy.abilab import abiopen
import abipy.data as abidata

wfk_file = abiopen(abidata.ref_file("si_scf_WFK.nc"))
structure = wfk_file.structure

To visualize the BZ with matplotlib, use:

structure.plot_bz()

For the plotly version, use:

structure.plotly_bz()

Remember to close the wfk file with:

wfk_file.close()