DFT Code for Finite-Temperature Calculations

[Rod]

I'm interested in calculating density of states (DOS) and band structures for metals in which the electrons have a finite temperature (up to ~ 3 eV).

I've read several papers indicating that the DOS shifts with electron temperature, and that DFT can be used to calculate finite-temperature electronic structures by including entropy effects (i.e., minimizing the free energy).

My question is, which (if any) of the "standard" DFT codes performs such finite-temperature modeling.

Specifically, does either VASP or ABINIT have this capability?

Thanks

 

[Useful nucleus]

A quick and "dirty" way to do this is to apply a Fermi-Dirac smearing. This can be done in VASP , Abinit , and almost any DFT code.

A more physically meaningful approach is implemented in Abinit. Check its release notes starting from version 7 or so.