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Dear QE users,</div>
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I want to calculate the mobility of  metal atom on surface bu neb.x. However, the image 9 is very difficult to converge. Could you please give me some advice.  The input file as follows:</div>
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Thanks.<br>
LIANG XIongyi</div>
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City University of Hong Kong</div>
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<span>BEGIN<br>
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<div>BEGIN_PATH_INPUT<br>
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<div>&PATH<br>
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<div>  restart_mode      = 'from_scratch'<br>
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<div>  string_method     = 'neb',<br>
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<div>  nstep_path        = 30, <br>
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<div>  ds                = 1.D0,<br>
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<div>  opt_scheme        = "broyden",<br>
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<div>  num_of_images     = 10,<br>
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<div>  k_max             = 0.3D0,<br>
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<div>  k_min             = 0.2D0,<br>
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<div>  path_thr          = 0.05D0,<br>
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<div>/<br>
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<div>END_PATH_INPUT<br>
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<div>BEGIN_ENGINE_INPUT<br>
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<div>&CONTROL<br>
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<div>  prefix='av-y',<br>
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<div>  outdir='/home/qeuser/Clarence/phosphorene/v/d3/av/neb',<br>
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<div>  pseudo_dir='/home/qeuser/SSSP_acc_PBE' ,<br>
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<div>  verbosity='low',<br>
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<div>  etot_conv_thr = 1.0D-5 ,<br>
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<div>  forc_conv_thr = 6.0D-4 ,<br>
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<div>  nstep = 200 ,<br>
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<div>  wf_collect = .true. ,<br>
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<div>  verbosity='low',<br>
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<div>&SYSTEM<br>
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<div>  ibrav=8,<br>
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<div>  celldm(1)=25.0298004651d0, celldm(2)=1.3810663486d0, celldm(3)=1.8874762178d0,<br>
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<div>  nat=65,<br>
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<div>  ntyp=2,<br>
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<div>  ecutwfc=50,<br>
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<div>  ecutrho=500,<br>
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<div>  input_dft='PBE',<br>
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<div>  occupations='smearing',<br>
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<div>  smearing = 'gaussian' ,<br>
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<div>  degauss = 0.005 ,<br>
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<div>  nspin = 2 ,<br>
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<div>  starting_magnetization(1) = 0.5 ,<br>
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<div>  vdw_corr = 'DFT-D3' ,<br>
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<div>/<br>
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<div>&ELECTRONS<br>
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<div>  conv_thr=1d-06,<br>
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<div>  mixing_beta=0.7d0,<br>
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<div>  mixing_mode ='local-TF',<br>
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<div>  electron_maxstep = 1000 ,<br>
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<div>&IONS<br>
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<div>ATOMIC_SPECIES<br>
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<div>  P 30.973800d0 P.pbe-n-rrkjus_psl.1.0.0.UPF<br>
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<div>  V 50.941500d0 V_pbe_v1.uspp.F.UPF<br>
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<div>K_POINTS {automatic}<br>
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<div>  5 5 1 0 0 0<br>
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<div>BEGIN_POSITIONS<br>
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<div>FIRST_IMAGE<br>
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<div>ATOMIC_POSITIONS {crystal}<br>
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<div>P        0.062364056   0.146835680   0.461004179<br>
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<div>P        0.187979850   0.227571721   0.458486567<br>
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<div>P        0.187359072   0.023967396   0.547448145<br>
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<div>P        0.062390271   0.105486489   0.546314111<br>
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<div>P        0.062391562   0.397230966   0.452233415<br>
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<div>P        0.187453676   0.479039381   0.452606421<br>
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<div>P        0.189364962   0.278117380   0.541172586<br>
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<div>P        0.062407749   0.357692419   0.537875656<br>
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<div>P        0.062401956   0.644403307   0.461059945<br>
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<div>P        0.188082333   0.725080248   0.462700469<br>
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<div>P        0.188395810   0.514757114   0.539192335<br>
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<div>P        0.062460702   0.595965919   0.543895751<br>
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<div>P        0.062381001   0.895525242   0.463867650<br>
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<div>P        0.186790459   0.977279845   0.463560403<br>
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<div>P        0.187798718   0.768448197   0.547468271<br>
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<div>P        0.062423049   0.849704828   0.548098847<br>
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<div>P        0.312659868   0.146168383   0.460453461<br>
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<div>P        0.437781276   0.227744221   0.458426404<br>
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<div>P        0.437455901   0.023776880   0.547310817<br>
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<div>P        0.312549613   0.105320407   0.545904997<br>
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<div>P        0.312139598   0.397030501   0.450854221<br>
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<div>P        0.438074098   0.477737365   0.445066729<br>
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<div>P        0.439912044   0.279485733   0.540862256<br>
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<div>P        0.314542445   0.359645859   0.537231792<br>
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<div>P        0.314544837   0.644905805   0.460878636<br>
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<div>P        0.434594009   0.730077067   0.459781958<br>
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<div>P        0.448827043   0.514927416   0.532500900<br>
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<div>P        0.317525398   0.592780735   0.543968174<br>
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<div>P        0.311728367   0.896097058   0.463720553<br>
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<div>P        0.436893865   0.977260819   0.463347579<br>
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<div>P        0.437860024   0.769032959   0.545891816<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.312518709   0.850247622   0.547849195<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562393332   0.146370379   0.460376779<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.686969347   0.227774704   0.458451805<br>
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<div>P        0.687291897   0.023755188   0.547362489<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562382204   0.105350763   0.545849427<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562473269   0.396448431   0.443507308<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.686748477   0.477847993   0.445052781<br>
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<div>P        0.684946773   0.279498604   0.540893439<br>
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<div>P        0.562452036   0.365431435   0.533574680<br>
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<div>P        0.562388294   0.651473527   0.453514755<br>
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<div>P        0.690184909   0.730079028   0.459780328<br>
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<div>P        0.676015132   0.514980165   0.532495771<br>
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<div>P        0.562386005   0.604919173   0.537701074<br>
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<div>P        0.562374845   0.896356486   0.463525401<br>
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<div>P        0.687848329   0.977264329   0.463389247<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.686894465   0.769048044   0.545881597<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562366018   0.850830890   0.547709669<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.812039406   0.146172639   0.460500457<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.936731753   0.227556339   0.458506445<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.937413894   0.023975028   0.547450256<br>
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<div>P        0.812195810   0.105311249   0.545951465<br>
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<div>P        0.812689390   0.397151038   0.450847120<br>
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<div>P        0.937418545   0.479112680   0.452648391<br>
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<div>P        0.935397084   0.278168840   0.541173905<br>
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<div>P        0.810251826   0.359711909   0.537223718<br>
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<div>P        0.810287195   0.644943491   0.460914925<br>
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<div>P        0.936753166   0.725104783   0.462754832<br>
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<div>P        0.936455552   0.514807673   0.539237217<br>
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<div>P        0.807300389   0.592829495   0.544001475<br>
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<div>P        0.813022989   0.896104987   0.463696223<br>
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<div>P        0.937973444   0.977284048   0.463557949<br>
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<div>P        0.937000660   0.768483060   0.547514207<br>
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<div>P        0.812240625   0.850260753   0.547823269<br>
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<div>V        0.562457425   0.460038104   0.589861636<br>
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<div>LAST_IMAGE<br>
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<div>ATOMIC_POSITIONS {crystal}<br>
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<div>P        0.062445615   0.146456673   0.451477017<br>
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<div>P        0.187505780   0.228300342   0.450996126<br>
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<div>P        0.189411819   0.029049537   0.541552681<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.062449177   0.108536309   0.537537957<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.062447760   0.395196377   0.458733376<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.188131570   0.475920562   0.460828460<br>
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<div>P        0.188374349   0.265401889   0.537271427<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.062442541   0.346561452   0.541532408<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.062445852   0.646720019   0.463330906<br>
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<div>P        0.186881361   0.728456886   0.463846544<br>
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<div>P        0.187786345   0.518231310   0.545890007<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.062453053   0.599463807   0.547113520<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.062449884   0.896772437   0.462088203<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.188068030   0.977403357   0.459227449<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.187407760   0.773919686   0.548121428<br>
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<div>P        0.062451045   0.855509144   0.547403030<br>
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<div>P        0.312157931   0.146197729   0.450100263<br>
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<div>P        0.437962144   0.226895792   0.443334809<br>
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<div>P        0.439781032   0.030364618   0.541401226<br>
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<div>P        0.314537903   0.110579019   0.536930990<br>
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<div>P        0.314516246   0.395673292   0.458770827<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.434514870   0.480945643   0.457958047<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.448849945   0.265612968   0.530384087<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.317545829   0.343415876   0.541814557<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.311882120   0.647337595   0.463336957<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.437025970   0.728486497   0.463886605<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.437893522   0.518734801   0.544383856<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.312565523   0.599936087   0.546984686<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.312792214   0.896123190   0.461534507<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.437703418   0.977802230   0.459342638<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.437537090   0.773854879   0.548208275<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.312529860   0.855396994   0.547005515<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562445549   0.145582412   0.442645546<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.686938850   0.226884972   0.443352934<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.685108766   0.030376879   0.541401741<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562439931   0.116211878   0.533161816<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562454842   0.402446010   0.451051275<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.690383198   0.480958602   0.457954855<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.676029527   0.265601905   0.530394460<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562442494   0.355543724   0.535081296<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562448326   0.647583315   0.463280787<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.687873726   0.728484011   0.463890075<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.687007439   0.518737405   0.544382783<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562448794   0.600455024   0.546972980<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562448881   0.896623478   0.461579252<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.687191466   0.977803753   0.459347311<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.687350603   0.773851566   0.548211631<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.562445632   0.855549232   0.547048125<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.812742443   0.146187679   0.450102692<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.937382360   0.228298381   0.450991288<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.935497478   0.029039399   0.541554721<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.810375354   0.110570352   0.536929886<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.810378355   0.395682293   0.458771630<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.936769992   0.475925052   0.460830172<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.936505251   0.265408800   0.537265660<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.807335019   0.343422437   0.541813266<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.813017687   0.647336128   0.463349568<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.938011871   0.728458147   0.463853218<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.937122704   0.518229776   0.545892176<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.812342101   0.599934329   0.546995984<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.812096929   0.896122158   0.461548112<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.936825737   0.977397364   0.459230552<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.937491966   0.773921441   0.548127880<br>
</div>
<div>P        0.812360758   0.855393535   0.547018412<br>
</div>
<div>V        0.562433776   0.211933054   0.588349784<br>
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<div>END_POSITIONS<br>
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<div>END_ENGINE_INPUT<br>
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<div>END<br>
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