DISCUSSION
Jan 22 2020
The purpose of this section is to provide our group with a unified set of high-quality and ideally open-source/cross-platform/low-cost tools and apps for simulation, data analysis, presentations and publications.
1. Crystal structure visualization:

2. For data-analysis: For windows: Origin Pro get it from software.rutgers.edu




3. For publications: Latex is highly preferred

For Ubuntu type: sudo apt install texlive-full

As alternative to Latex use markdown editor:

MS Word is OK - get it from software.rutgers.edu

4. As a unified way to access languages and tools:
Click on Extension icon and install the following extensions from the marketplace:
- Latex workshop
- Markdown all in One
- Markdown PDF
- Markdown Preview Enhanced
- Marp forVS code
- Python
- Visual studio IntelliCode


5. Some useful low cost tools:


6. For creating figures use:
Keynote on Mac or Powerpoint on Windows

7. For presentations

but not alone but within VS Code see 4.
Keynote on Mac
Powerpoint on PC

8. For simulations:





9. References. (TBA)


Vesta
(Cif files can be obtained at the Materials Project)
Igor Pro ($$$)
Veusz
Python with numb, spicy and sympy and mayavi - Anaconda by Microsoft
good intros
lectures on YouTube
Texlive for windows
Automatic PDF renamer ($)
The best true Word like editor for latex ($$)
Mactex for Mac
For the recommenced font Fira Code
Visual Studio Code
Pandoc
Typora
Cluster calculations CTM4XAS v6 (Windows only)
For XAS/XLD/XMCD and scattering use fdmnes
Automatic PDF renamer ($)
Marp
Sympy on python with Jupiter notebooks or in VS Code