[Pw_forum] Some questions about IFC from PWSCF

john Bob bobjohn.lzu at gmail.com
Sat Oct 9 03:24:02 CEST 2010


Dear Pwscf users:
      I have some questions about IFC from pwscf. I have read some threads
about interatomic force constants in PWSCF maillist. I get confused when
trying to analysis the IFC of NiTi alloy, and also the example06 AsAl.

    1. F(R) and R=(i-1)*a + (j-1)*b +(k-1)*c. It means F(1 2 1) should equal
to F(1 1 2) and F(2 1 1) for cubic lattice. But in B2 NiTi alloy ( CsCl
strucuture) F(1 1 2) = F(1 2 1) /= F(2 1 1). and in example06 F(2 1 1) = F(1
1 2) /= F(1 2 1). It seems some extra-things added to some direction. Why?

   2. How to interpret the "1 1 1 1" section, F_{xx}^{1,1}(0). Does it means
the force along x axis on Atom1 when Atom1 has a small displacement along
the x direction?

  3. The section after the "diagonalizing the dynamical matrix". I find the
vectors in xx.dyn file xx.vec file (after matdyn.x)  are different, rotated.
Are these vectors eigen-displacements or just eigen-vector after
diagonalizing?

  Best regards

Dr. Zhou Bo
Northwest University, Xi'an China

NiTi.fc

...
   6   6   6
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   2   1   1   1.49655475926E-02
   3   1   1   7.47266388889E-04
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   5   1   1   7.47266388889E-04
   6   1   1   1.49655475926E-02
   1   2   1   2.68996333333E-03
   2   2   1   6.60210833333E-04
   3   2   1   3.81960555556E-04
   4   2   1  -2.61037222222E-04
   5   2   1   3.81960555556E-04
   6   2   1   6.60210833333E-04
   1   3   1  -6.84333333333E-06
   2   3   1  -6.65476851852E-05
   3   3   1  -2.73466666667E-05
   4   3   1  -1.06576851852E-04
   5   3   1  -2.73466666667E-05
   6   3   1  -6.65476851852E-05
   1   4   1   4.48548611111E-05
   2   4   1  -1.11791388889E-04
   3   4   1  -1.06166666667E-05
   4   4   1  -2.20306944444E-05
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   4   5   1  -1.06576851852E-04
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   1   2   2   1.07580273148E-03
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   3   2   2  -1.26556851852E-04
   4   2   2   4.42628240741E-05
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   6   2   2  -8.68419537037E-04
   1   3   2   1.78201250000E-04
   2   3   2   1.02706111111E-04
   3   3   2  -6.21652777778E-05
   4   3   2   1.27609722222E-05
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   6   3   2   1.02706111111E-04
   1   4   2   2.77759259259E-06
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   3   4   2   7.55775925926E-05
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   4   5   2   1.27609722222E-05
   5   5   2  -6.21652777778E-05
   6   5   2   1.02706111111E-04
   1   6   2   1.07580273148E-03
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   3   6   2  -1.26556851852E-04
   4   6   2   4.42628240741E-05
   5   6   2  -1.26556851852E-04
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   3   1   3  -2.73466666667E-05
   4   1   3  -1.06576851852E-04
   5   1   3  -2.73466666667E-05
   6   1   3  -6.65476851852E-05
   1   2   3   1.78201250000E-04
   2   2   3   1.02706111111E-04
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   4   2   3   1.27609722222E-05
   5   2   3  -6.21652777778E-05
   6   2   3   1.02706111111E-04
   1   3   3  -4.81876388889E-05
   2   3   3  -4.36212962963E-06
   3   3   3  -5.60238888889E-05
   4   3   3   4.51591203704E-05
   5   3   3  -5.60238888889E-05
   6   3   3  -4.36212962963E-06
   1   4   3  -2.30238888889E-05
   2   4   3  -1.50694444444E-06
   3   4   3   2.35983333333E-05
   4   4   3   2.81166666667E-06
   5   4   3   2.35983333333E-05
   6   4   3  -1.50694444444E-06
   1   5   3  -4.81876388889E-05
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   3   5   3  -5.60238888889E-05
   4   5   3   4.51591203704E-05
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   4   6   3   1.27609722222E-05
   5   6   3  -6.21652777778E-05
   6   6   3   1.02706111111E-04
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   4   1   4  -2.20306944444E-05
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   6   1   4  -1.11791388889E-04
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   4   2   4  -1.15009259259E-05
   5   2   4   7.55775925926E-05
   6   2   4  -6.13445370370E-05
   1   3   4  -2.30238888889E-05
   2   3   4  -1.50694444444E-06
   3   3   4   2.35983333333E-05
   4   3   4   2.81166666667E-06
   5   3   4   2.35983333333E-05
   6   3   4  -1.50694444444E-06
   1   4   4  -9.10425462963E-05
   2   4   4   2.44929629630E-05
   3   4   4  -1.40046296296E-06
   4   4   4   1.51428240741E-05
   5   4   4  -1.40046296296E-06
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   1   5   4  -2.30238888889E-05
   2   5   4  -1.50694444444E-06
   3   5   4   2.35983333333E-05
   4   5   4   2.81166666667E-06
   5   5   4   2.35983333333E-05
   6   5   4  -1.50694444444E-06
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   2   6   4  -6.13445370370E-05
   3   6   4   7.55775925926E-05
   4   6   4  -1.15009259259E-05
   5   6   4   7.55775925926E-05
   6   6   4  -6.13445370370E-05
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   2   1   5  -6.65476851852E-05
   3   1   5  -2.73466666667E-05
   4   1   5  -1.06576851852E-04
   5   1   5  -2.73466666667E-05
   6   1   5  -6.65476851852E-05
   1   2   5   1.78201250000E-04
   2   2   5   1.02706111111E-04
   3   2   5  -6.21652777778E-05
   4   2   5   1.27609722222E-05
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   6   2   5   1.02706111111E-04
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   3   3   5  -5.60238888889E-05
   4   3   5   4.51591203704E-05
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   6   3   5  -4.36212962963E-06
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   4   4   5   2.81166666667E-06
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   5   2   6  -1.26556851852E-04
   6   2   6  -8.68419537037E-04
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   5   3   6  -6.21652777778E-05
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   2   5   6   1.02706111111E-04
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   5   5   6  -6.21652777778E-05
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   2   6   6  -8.68419537037E-04
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   5   6   6  -1.26556851852E-04
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   1   1   1   2
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   2   1   1  -8.74218976551E-03
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   4   1   1  -7.60084259259E-05
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