[Pw_forum] vc-relax - Convergence Problems

Stefano de Gironcoli degironc at sissa.it
Fri Aug 20 19:53:53 CEST 2010


is the enthalpy decreasing during the relaxation ?
stefano

Andre Martinotto wrote:
> Dear Stefano,
>
> Sorry.  I sent the wrong input file. The outputs correspond to the file
> below.
>
> Best regards,
> André Luis Martinotto
>
> Andre Martinotto
> Email: almartinotto at gmail.com
> Computing Department
> Universidade de Caxias do Sul
> Caxias do Sul - RS, Brazil
>
> &CONTROL
>                        title = CoSb3 ,
>                  calculation = 'vc-relax',
>                 restart_mode = 'restart',
>                   wf_collect = .true. ,
>                       outdir = '/dados/almartin/est2_a' ,
>                       wfcdir = '/dados/almartin/est2_a' ,
>                   pseudo_dir = '/home/u/almartin/cosb3/pseudo' ,
>                       prefix = 'est1' ,
>                etot_conv_thr = 1.0D-4 ,
>                forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-3 ,
>                      tstress = .true. ,
>                      tprnfor = .true.
>  /
>  &SYSTEM
>                        ibrav = 1,
>                            A = 8.5012 ,
>                          nat = 32,
>                         ntyp = 2,
>                      ecutwfc = 30. ,
>                      ecutrho = 300 ,
>                      input_dft = 'PBE' ,
>                  occupations = 'smearing' ,
>                      degauss = 0.01 ,
>                     smearing = 'marzari-vanderbilt' ,
>  /
>  &ELECTRONS
>                     conv_thr = 1.0D-9 ,
>                  startingpot = 'atomic' ,
>                  startingwfc = 'atomic' ,
>                  mixing_mode = 'plain' ,
>                  mixing_beta = 0.7D0 ,
>              diagonalization = 'david' ,
>  /
>  &IONS
>                 ion_dynamics = 'bfgs' ,
>                ion_positions = 'default' ,
>  /
>  &CELL
>                cell_dynamics = 'bfgs' ,
>                        press = 0.D0 ,
>               press_conv_thr = 0.2D0 ,
>                  cell_factor = 1.5D0 ,
>  /
> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>    Co   58.93300  Co.pbe-nd-rrkjus.UPF
>    Sb  121.76000  Sb.pbe-rrkjus.UPF
> ATOMIC_POSITIONS crystal
> Co      0.25    0.25    0.25    1 1 1
> Co      0.75    0.75    0.25    1 1 1
> Co      0.75    0.25    0.75    1 1 1
> Co      0.25    0.75    0.75    1 1 1
> Co      0.75    0.75    0.75    1 1 1
> Co      0.25    0.25    0.75    1 1 1
> Co      0.25    0.75    0.25    1 1 1
> Co      0.75    0.25    0.25    1 1 1
> Sb      0       0.6646  0.8421  1 1 1
> Sb      0       0.3354  0.8421  1 1 1
> Sb      0       0.6646  0.1579  1 1 1
> Sb      0       0.3354  0.1579  1 1 1
> Sb      0.8421  0       0.6646  1 1 1
> Sb      0.6646  0.8421  0       1 1 1
> Sb      0.8421  0       0.3354  1 1 1
> Sb      0.3354  0.8421  0       1 1 1
> Sb      0.1579  0       0.6646  1 1 1
> Sb      0.6646  0.1579  0       1 1 1
> Sb      0.1579  0       0.3354  1 1 1
> Sb      0.  0.  0.       0 0 0
> Sb      0.5     0.1646  0.3421  1 1 1
> Sb      0.5     0.8354  0.3421  1 1 1
> Sb      0.5     0.1646  0.6579  1 1 1
> Sb      0.5     0.8354  0.6579  1 1 1
> Sb      0.3421  0.5     0.1646  1 1 1
> Sb      0.1646  0.3421  0.5     1 1 1
> Sb      0.3421  0.5     0.8354  1 1 1
> Sb      0.8354  0.3421  0.5     1 1 1
> Sb      0.6579  0.5     0.1646  1 1 1
> Sb      0.1646  0.6579  0.5     1 1 1
> Sb      0.6579  0.5     0.8354  1 1 1
> Sb      0.5  0.5  0.5     0 0 0
> K_POINTS automatic
>   8 8 8 0 0 0
>
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Stefano de Gironcoli <degironc at sissa.it>wrote:
>
>   
>> you ARE NOT making a vc-relaxation unless you specify
>> calculation='vc-relax'
>> stefano
>>
>> Andre Martinotto wrote:
>>     
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to make a vc-relax optimization of a structure with vacancies,
>>> but I'm having some problems for convergence. I have a problem with
>>>       
>> forces
>>     
>>> convergence. Below the input file as are the force and stress results.
>>>
>>> Someone would have some suggestion to solve this problem?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> André Luis Martinotto
>>>
>>> Andre Martinotto
>>> Email: almartinotto at gmail.com
>>> Computing Department
>>> Universidade de Caxias do Sul
>>> Caxias do Sul - RS, Brazil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> /------------------------------------- input file
>>> ---------------------------------------/
>>>  &CONTROL
>>>                        title = CoSb3 ,
>>>                  calculation = 'relax',
>>>                 restart_mode = 'restart',
>>>                   wf_collect = .true. ,
>>>                       outdir = '/dados/almartin/est2_a' ,
>>>                       wfcdir = '/dados/almartin/est2_a' ,
>>>                   pseudo_dir = '/home/u/almartin/cosb3/pseudo' ,
>>>                       prefix = 'est1' ,
>>>                etot_conv_thr = 1.0D-4 ,
>>>                forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-3 ,
>>>                      tstress = .true. ,
>>>                      tprnfor = .true.
>>>  /
>>>  &SYSTEM
>>>                        ibrav = 1,
>>>                            A = 8.5012 ,
>>>                          nat = 32,
>>>                         ntyp = 2,
>>>                      ecutwfc = 30. ,
>>>                      ecutrho = 300 ,
>>>                      input_dft = 'PBE' ,
>>>                  occupations = 'smearing' ,
>>>                      degauss = 0.01 ,
>>>                     smearing = 'marzari-vanderbilt' ,
>>>  /
>>>  &ELECTRONS
>>>                     conv_thr = 1.0D-9 ,
>>>                  startingpot = 'atomic' ,
>>>                  startingwfc = 'atomic' ,
>>>                  mixing_mode = 'plain' ,
>>>                  mixing_beta = 0.7D0 ,
>>>              diagonalization = 'david' ,
>>>  /
>>>  &IONS
>>>                 ion_dynamics = 'bfgs' ,
>>>                ion_positions = 'default' ,
>>>  /
>>> &CELL
>>>                cell_dynamics = 'bfgs' ,
>>>                        press = 0.D0 ,
>>>               press_conv_thr = 0.2D0 ,
>>>                  cell_factor = 1.5D0 ,
>>>  /
>>> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>>>    Co   58.93300  Co.pbe-nd-rrkjus.UPF
>>>    Sb  121.76000  Sb.pbe-rrkjus.UPF
>>> ATOMIC_POSITIONS crystal
>>> Co      0.25    0.25    0.25    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.75    0.75    0.25    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.75    0.25    0.75    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.25    0.75    0.75    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.75    0.75    0.75    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.25    0.25    0.75    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.25    0.75    0.25    1 1 1
>>> Co      0.75    0.25    0.25    1 1 1
>>> Sb      0       0.6646  0.8421  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0       0.3354  0.8421  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0       0.6646  0.1579  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0       0.3354  0.1579  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.8421  0       0.6646  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.6646  0.8421  0       1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.8421  0       0.3354  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.3354  0.8421  0       1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.1579  0       0.6646  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.6646  0.1579  0       1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.1579  0       0.3354  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.  0.  0.           0 0 0
>>> Sb      0.5     0.1646  0.3421  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.5     0.8354  0.3421  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.5     0.1646  0.6579  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.5     0.8354  0.6579  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.3421  0.5     0.1646  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.1646  0.3421  0.5     1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.3421  0.5     0.8354  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.8354  0.3421  0.5     1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.6579  0.5     0.1646  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.1646  0.6579  0.5     1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.6579  0.5     0.8354  1 1 1
>>> Sb      0.5  0.5  0.5         0 0 0
>>> K_POINTS automatic
>>>   8 8 8 0 0 0
>>>
>>> /------------------------------------- stress results
>>> --------------------------------------/
>>>
>>>     entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.77
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 9.48
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 11.91
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 4.78
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -6.89
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -2.65
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 1.31
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 5.44
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 2.47
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -2.82
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -1.30
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.08
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.71
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 1.11
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.70
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.16
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -0.77
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -1.30
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -1.45
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -1.23
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -0.56
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.39
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 1.24
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 1.92
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 2.18
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 2.16
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 1.82
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 1.35
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.75
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> 0.30
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -0.03
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -0.37
>>>      entering subroutine stress ...
>>>           total   stress  (Ry/bohr**3)                   (kbar)     P=
>>> -0.72
>>>
>>> /------------------------------------- force results
>>> --------------------------------------/
>>>
>>>      Total force =     0.072779     Total SCF correction =     0.000066
>>>      Total force =     0.053372     Total SCF correction =     0.000053
>>>      Total force =     0.044120     Total SCF correction =     0.000023
>>>      Total force =     0.045980     Total SCF correction =     0.000024
>>>      Total force =     0.049875     Total SCF correction =     0.000027
>>>      Total force =     0.043061     Total SCF correction =     0.000055
>>>      Total force =     0.033627     Total SCF correction =     0.000027
>>>      Total force =     0.024939     Total SCF correction =     0.000032
>>>      Total force =     0.022018     Total SCF correction =     0.000009
>>>      Total force =     0.015573     Total SCF correction =     0.000049
>>>      Total force =     0.013346     Total SCF correction =     0.000039
>>>      Total force =     0.010870     Total SCF correction =     0.000017
>>>      Total force =     0.010344     Total SCF correction =     0.000031
>>>      Total force =     0.016943     Total SCF correction =     0.000021
>>>      Total force =     0.015429     Total SCF correction =     0.000031
>>>      Total force =     0.013450     Total SCF correction =     0.000013
>>>      Total force =     0.015799     Total SCF correction =     0.000010
>>>      Total force =     0.023243     Total SCF correction =     0.000032
>>>      Total force =     0.028594     Total SCF correction =     0.000015
>>>      Total force =     0.038065     Total SCF correction =     0.000030
>>>      Total force =     0.044262     Total SCF correction =     0.000073
>>>      Total force =     0.048789     Total SCF correction =     0.000054
>>>      Total force =     0.053071     Total SCF correction =     0.000047
>>>      Total force =     0.057755     Total SCF correction =     0.000030
>>>      Total force =     0.061205     Total SCF correction =     0.000057
>>>      Total force =     0.063732     Total SCF correction =     0.000055
>>>      Total force =     0.065333     Total SCF correction =     0.000069
>>>      Total force =     0.067697     Total SCF correction =     0.000029
>>>      Total force =     0.071297     Total SCF correction =     0.000042
>>>      Total force =     0.075401     Total SCF correction =     0.000020
>>>      Total force =     0.080403     Total SCF correction =     0.000064
>>>      Total force =     0.086012     Total SCF correction =     0.000030
>>>      Total force =     0.091511     Total SCF correction =     0.000033
>>>
>>>
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