[Pw_forum] Fwd: Atoms moving into Vacuum

Dipak Thakur deepak.p.thakur at gmail.com
Fri Dec 23 14:53:08 CET 2011


Dear All,

I am trying to optimize hydroxyapatite 1x1x2 and 1x1x1.
However, the atoms in the unit cell move into vacuum above the slab. See
the figure below.

That is while optimization [scf] all the atoms move such that they occupy
the vacuum above.
I have worked with graphene but never faced such problems.

Can any one help me understanding why this might be happening.
Below is my input file.

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&CONTROL
           Calculation = "relax" ,
                 restart_mode = 'from_scratch' ,
               outdir ='/usr/espresso-4.3.2/',
                   pseudo_dir = '/usr/espresso-4.3.2/pseudo/',
                      disk_io = 'default' ,
                    verbosity = 'default' ,
                etot_conv_thr = 1.D-4 ,
                forc_conv_thr = 1.D-3 ,
                        nstep = 500 ,
                           dt = 40 ,
/
&SYSTEM
                        ibrav = 0,
                          nat = 96,
                         ntyp = 4,
                      ecutwfc = 10 ,
                      ecutrho = 80 ,
                  occupations = 'smearing' ,
                      degauss = 0.02 ,
/
&ELECTRONS
             electron_maxstep = 300,
                     Conv_thr = 1.0d-8 ,
                  mixing_mode = 'plain' ,
                  mixing_beta = 0.5 ,
              diagonalization = 'cg' ,
             diago_cg_maxiter = 50,
/
&IONS
/
CELL_PARAMETERS
   17.80868385387    0.00000000000    0.00000000000
   -8.90434192693    15.42277262532    0.00000000000
   0.00000000000    0.00000000000    25.99871311373
ATOMIC_SPECIES
 Ca  40.07800  Ca.pz-n-vbc.UPF
 P   39.09830  P.pz-van_ak.UPF
 O   15.99940  O.pz-van_ak.UPF
 H   1.007940  H.pz-van_ak.UPF
ATOMIC_POSITIONS angstrom
Ca -0.4710847875E-11   5.440920259      0.1031844561E-01
Ca -0.4710847875E-11   5.440920259       6.889282188
Ca   4.711975164       2.720460129       13.74760904
Ca   4.711975164       2.720460129       6.868645296
Ca   4.711975164       2.720460129       3.449800317
Ca   4.711975164       2.720460129       10.32876406
Ca  0.4713197894E-11   5.440920259       3.429163425
Ca  0.4713197894E-11   5.440920259       10.30812717
Ca  -2.355045187       8.107515277       1.719740935
Ca  -2.355045187       8.107515277       8.598704677
Ca   7.067020351      0.5386511056E-01   12.03818655
Ca   7.067020351      0.5386511056E-01   5.159222806
Ca   1.225113543       2.014228680       5.159222806
Ca   1.225113543       2.014228680       12.03818655
Ca   3.486861621       6.147151708       1.719740935
Ca   3.486861621       6.147151708       8.598704677
Ca  -1.131816434       2.068093790       1.719740935
Ca  -1.131816434       2.068093790       8.598704677
Ca   5.843791598       6.093286598       12.03818655
Ca   5.843791598       6.093286598       5.159222806
P   2.020966148       3.007468673       1.719740935
P   2.020966148       3.007468673       8.598704677
P   2.691009016       5.153911715       12.03818655
P   2.691009016       5.153911715       5.159222806
P  -1.594061198       3.253942361       5.159222806
P  -1.594061198       3.253942361       12.03818655
P   6.306036362       4.907438027       1.719740935
P   6.306036362       4.907438027       8.598704677
P   5.808922982      0.2464736877       1.719740935
P   5.808922982      0.2464736877       8.598704677
P  -1.096947818       7.914906700       12.03818655
P  -1.096947818       7.914906700       5.159222806
O  0.8104597282       3.956637212       1.719740935
O  0.8104597282       3.956637212       8.598704677
O   3.901515436       4.204743176       12.03818655
O   3.901515436       4.204743176       5.159222806
O   6.402631853       2.680197319       5.159222806
O   6.402631853       2.680197319       12.03818655
O  -1.690656689       5.481183068       1.719740935
O  -1.690656689       5.481183068       8.598704677
O  0.8801969606       6.884940495       1.719740935
O  0.8801969606       6.884940495       8.598704677
O   3.831778203       1.276439893       12.03818655
O   3.831778203       1.276439893       5.159222806
O   3.343146379       3.795858018       1.719740935
O   3.343146379       3.795858018       8.598704677
O   1.368828785       4.365522369       12.03818655
O   1.368828785       4.365522369       5.159222806
O  -1.615736284       4.793178702       5.159222806
O  -1.615736284       4.793178702       12.03818655
O   6.327711448       3.368201686       1.719740935
O   6.327711448       3.368201686       8.598704677
O   4.465067665      0.9973206834       1.719740935
O   4.465067665      0.9973206834       8.598704677
O  0.2469074986       7.164059704       12.03818655
O  0.2469074986       7.164059704       5.159222806
O   2.023793333       2.104820002      0.4829032547
O   2.023793333       2.104820002       7.361866997
O   2.688181831       6.056560386       13.27502423
O   2.688181831       6.056560386       6.396060487
O -0.8109309257       2.805066439       3.922385126
O -0.8109309257       2.805066439       10.80134887
O   5.522906090       5.356313949       2.956578616
O   5.522906090       5.356313949       9.835542358
O   6.589226069      0.7002464373      0.4829032547
O   6.589226069      0.7002464373       7.361866997
O  -1.877250905       7.461133951       13.27502423
O  -1.877250905       7.461133951       6.396060487
O   2.688181831       6.056560386       3.922385126
O   2.688181831       6.056560386       10.80134887
O   2.023793333       2.104820002       2.956578616
O   2.023793333       2.104820002       9.835542358
O   5.522906090       5.356313949      0.4829032547
O   5.522906090       5.356313949       7.361866997
O -0.8109309257       2.805066439       13.27502423
O -0.8109309257       2.805066439       6.396060487
O  -1.877250905       7.461133951       3.922385126
O  -1.877250905       7.461133951       10.80134887
O   6.589226069      0.7002464373       2.956578616
O   6.589226069      0.7002464373       9.835542358
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       1.341397930
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       8.220361672
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       12.41652955
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       5.537565812
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       4.780879801
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       11.65984354
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       2.098083941
O   0.000000000       0.000000000       8.977047683
H   0.000000000       0.000000000      0.4182409955
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       7.297204737
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       13.33968649
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       6.460722746
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       3.857722866
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       10.73668661
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       3.021240875
H   0.000000000       0.000000000       9.900204617
K_POINTS automatic
   1 1 1   0 0 0
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