[Pw_forum] Quantum ESPRESSO @ Exabyte.io

Timur Bazhirov timur at exabyte.io
Fri Oct 7 21:03:38 CEST 2016


[In reply to Rolly Ng]

Hi Rolly,

We have a flexible pricing scheme starting at $0.02 per CPU-hour. You can
find more information at:

    https://docs.exabyte.io/billing/pricing-and-service-levels/

Users willing to provide regular feedback and publish the results of their
work could explore our community programs:

    https://docs.exabyte.io/other/community-programs/

Best,
Timur Bazhirov, Ph.D.
Founder/CEO | exabyte.io
1161 Mission street, suite 505
San Francisco, CA 94103
+1.510.473.7770

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>    1. Re: Parallel Execution (Kanak Datta)
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>    3. (no subject) (Kanak Datta)
>    4. Re: (no subject) (stefano de gironcoli)
>    5. Re: (no subject) (Axel Kohlmeyer)
>    6. Re: Quantum ESPRESSO @ Exabyte.io (Suza W)
>    7. Simulation ends at forces greater than forc_conv_thr (quantum)
>    8. Help in cif file atomic positions (Krishnaiah Kallamadi)
>    9. Re: Help in cif file atomic positions (Andrius Merkys)
>   10. Re: Simulation ends at forces greater than forc_conv_thr
>       (Giovanni Cantele)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:09:33 -0400
> From: Kanak Datta <  kanakeee08 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] Parallel Execution
> To:   pw_forum at pwscf.org
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> Hi
>
> Reply to Manu Hedge:
>
> I have been using a windows platform computer. It is run on windows 7
> enterprise version.
>
> Reply to Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer:
>
> I faced no problem with mpich2 before. I am facing them now. I saw your
> documentation at QE website and followed the first command:
> m p i e x e c   - l o c a l o n l y   #   p w   . .
>
> I get the error: unknown option: -localonly
>
> Then I executed the second one:
>
> m p i e x e c   - n p   #   p w   . . .
>
> This time the process works, but the processes are serial, not parallel.
>
> I don't know where the problem is. My installed MPI version is:
>
> mpich2-1.4.1p1
>
> The same mpi version that I had used before.
>
> This is where currently things are.
>
> It would be really helpful to me if I could get some help in this issue.
> Thanks in advance
>
> --
> Kanak Datta
> Lecturer
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> Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
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> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 00:54:18 +0800
> From: Rolly Ng <  rollyng at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] Quantum ESPRESSO @ Exabyte.io
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> Hi Timur,
>
> Very interesting. May I know the cost of using the facility?
>
> Best,
>
> Rolly
>
>
> On 10/06/2016 02:09 PM, Timur Bazhirov wrote:
> > Fellow Quantum ESPRESSO users,
> >
> > Let me bring to your attention to exabyte.io <http://exabyte.io>: a
> > web-based materials simulations platform with full support for Quantum
> > ESPRESSO. A brief getting-started tutorial and more information is
> > available at:
> >
> > https://docs.exabyte.io/getting-started/run-first-simulation/
> >
> > We provide a comprehensive and convenient way to prototype new
> > materials, run large-scale simulations and analyze the results. We
> > previously focused on enterprise researchers, and are now ready to
> > release the beta version to the public. You can apply to try it in
> > action at:
> >
> > https://platform.exabyte.io/register
> >
> > New registration requests mentioning "QE-forum" will get $10 credit
> > upon approval. Users may invite friends and colleagues to get an
> > additional $10 for each new accepted registration.
> >
> > We look forward to your feedback.
> >
> > Best,
> > Timur Bazhirov, Ph.D.
> > Founder/CEO | exabyte.io <http://exabyte.io>
> > 1161 Mission street, suite 505
> > San Francisco, CA 94103
> > +1.510.473.7770
> >
> > ? combinatorial screening of III-V semiconductors:
> > https://docs.exabyte.io/tutorials/combinatorial-screening/
> > ? 296 materials on 10,600 CPU in 38 hours:
> https://exabyte.io/#case-study
> > ? Quantum ESPRESSO benchmarking on exabyte.io <http://exabyte.io>:
> > https://exabyte.io/#case-study
> >
> >
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> From: Kanak Datta <  kanakeee08 at gmail.com>
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> Dear researchers
>
> Can Quantum Espresso 3.0 can be run with mpi distribution provided by
> microsoft i.e. MSMPI? In that case, will the command be the same?
>
> Best
> Kanak
>
> --
> Kanak Datta
> Lecturer
> Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
> Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
> Dhaka-1205
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> From: stefano de gironcoli <  degironc at sissa.it>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] (no subject)
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> don't really know anymore... Quantum ESPRESSO 6.0 has been just released.
> stefano
>
> On 06/10/2016 20:01, Kanak Datta wrote:
> > Dear researchers
> >
> > Can Quantum Espresso 3.0 can be run with mpi distribution provided by
> > microsoft i.e. MSMPI? In that case, will the command be the same?
> >
> > Best
> > Kanak
> >
> > --
> > Kanak Datta
> > Lecturer
> > Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
> > Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
> > Dhaka-1205
> > Website: https://sites.google.com/site/kanak0806085/home
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> From: Axel Kohlmeyer <  akohlmey at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] (no subject)
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> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 2:08 PM, stefano de gironcoli <  degironc at sissa.it>
> wrote:
> > don't really know anymore... Quantum ESPRESSO 6.0 has been just released.
>
> MS-MPI only supports MS Visual C++, which has no fortran support.
>
> axel
>
> > stefano
> >
> >
> > On 06/10/2016 20:01, Kanak Datta wrote:
> >
> > Dear researchers
> >
> > Can Quantum Espresso 3.0 can be run with mpi distribution provided by
> > microsoft i.e. MSMPI? In that case, will the command be the same?
> >
> > Best
> > Kanak
> >
> > --
> > Kanak Datta
> > Lecturer
> > Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
> > Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
> > Dhaka-1205
> > Website: https://sites.google.com/site/kanak0806085/home
> >
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> International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste. Italy.
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 12:55:40 -0700
> From: Suza W <  suza.rri at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] Quantum ESPRESSO @ Exabyte.io
> To: PWSCF Forum <  pw_forum at pwscf.org>
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> Very good news! thanks a lot Timur.
>
> Science must be enjoyed by all and should not be limited only within the
> rich and big groups, who have money, power and control to buy large
> supercomputers. The exabyte platform would presumably help talented but
> unfortunate small groups.
>
> Is there anyone in Quantum ESPRESSO who could sell or rent his/her DFPT+U
> code? Is anyone aware of any DFPT+U version like the student version of
> Matlab or something? I know, VASP has DFPT+U option for the zone-center
> point, but it is super-expensive economically.
>
> Sincerely,
> Suza
>
> School of Physics and Electronic Sciences
> Changsha University of Science and Technology,
> Changsha,  People?s Republic of China
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 11:09 PM, Timur Bazhirov <  timur at exabyte.io>
> wrote:
>
> > Fellow Quantum ESPRESSO users,
> >
> > Let me bring to your attention to exabyte.io: a web-based materials
> > simulations platform with full support for Quantum ESPRESSO. A brief
> > getting-started tutorial and more information is available at:
> >
> >     https://docs.exabyte.io/getting-started/run-first-simulation/
> >
> > We provide a comprehensive and convenient way to prototype new materials,
> > run large-scale simulations and analyze the results. We previously
> focused
> > on enterprise researchers, and are now ready to release the beta version
> to
> > the public. You can apply to try it in action at:
> >
> >     https://platform.exabyte.io/register
> >
> > New registration requests mentioning "QE-forum" will get $10 credit upon
> > approval. Users may invite friends and colleagues to get an additional
> $10
> > for each new accepted registration.
> >
> > We look forward to your feedback.
> >
> > Best,
> > Timur Bazhirov, Ph.D.
> > Founder/CEO | exabyte.io
> > 1161 Mission street, suite 505
> > San Francisco, CA 94103
> > +1.510.473.7770
> >
> > ? combinatorial screening of III-V semiconductors:
> > https://docs.exabyte.io/tutorials/combinatorial-screening/
> > ? 296 materials on 10,600 CPU in 38 hours:
> https://exabyte.io/#case-study
> > ? Quantum ESPRESSO benchmarking on exabyte.io:
> > https://exabyte.io/#case-study
> >
> >
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> Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:25:37 +0800 (CST)
> From: "quantum" <  quantum at mail.ncyu.edu.tw>
> Subject: [Pw_forum] Simulation ends at forces greater than
>         forc_conv_thr
> To: "pw_forum" <  pw_forum at pwscf.org>
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>
> Dear QE Friends:
>
> I am trying to optimize a crystal by allowing the atomic positions of
> hydrogens to relax. All other atoms of the crystal are held fixed.  The QE
> input file is listed by the end of this message.
>
> QE starts with the self-consistent calculation using the initial guess of
> atomic positions.  After the first scf cycle, QE prints out a new set of
> atomic positions, and ends without a new scf cycle with the new set of
> atomic positions. (Please see the QE output attached below.)
>
> The EQ output suggests that the forces acting on all hydrogen atoms are
> greater than "forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-4."
>
> Why does the simulation end with only one scf cycle?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
> **** QE output file (partial) starts here ******************
>
> !    total energy              =   -1426.31830754 Ry
>      Harris-Foulkes estimate   =   -1426.31830738 Ry
>      estimated scf accuracy    <       0.00000009 Ry
>
>      The total energy is the sum of the following terms:
>
>      one-electron contribution =    -615.01611222 Ry
>      hartree contribution      =     407.92628821 Ry
>      xc contribution           =    -287.90966771 Ry
>      ewald contribution        =    -702.94572199 Ry
>      Dispersion Correction     =      -0.28187072 Ry
>      one-center paw contrib.   =    -228.09122311 Ry
>
>      convergence has been achieved in   9 iterations
>
>      Forces acting on atoms (Ry/au):
>
>      atom    1 type  1   force =     0.00000104   -0.00894702   -0.00000051
>      atom    2 type  1   force =    -0.00000045   -0.00894443   -0.00000014
>      ........
>      atom   33 type  4   force =    -0.01684128   -0.06271162    0.16881369
>      atom   34 type  4   force =    -0.01684137   -0.06271191    0.16881443
>      atom   35 type  4   force =    -0.01684128    0.06271162    0.16881368
>      atom   36 type  4   force =    -0.01684137    0.06271191    0.16881444
>      atom   37 type  4   force =     0.01684128   -0.06271162   -0.16881368
>      atom   38 type  4   force =     0.01684137   -0.06271191   -0.16881444
>      atom   39 type  4   force =     0.01684128    0.06271162   -0.16881369
>      atom   40 type  4   force =     0.01684137    0.06271191   -0.16881443
>      atom   41 type  4   force =     0.05926419    0.21504962   -0.01148228
>      atom   42 type  4   force =     0.05926450    0.21505075   -0.01148234
>      atom   43 type  4   force =     0.05926419   -0.21504962   -0.01148228
>      atom   44 type  4   force =     0.05926450   -0.21505072   -0.01148234
>      atom   45 type  4   force =    -0.05926419    0.21504962    0.01148228
>      atom   46 type  4   force =    -0.05926450    0.21505072    0.01148234
>      atom   47 type  4   force =    -0.05926419   -0.21504962    0.01148228
>      atom   48 type  4   force =    -0.05926450   -0.21505075    0.01148234
>
>      ...........
>
>      Total force =     2.613470     Total SCF correction =     0.000031
>
>      Total Dispersion Force =     0.007543
>
>      ...........
>
>      BFGS Geometry Optimization
>
>      number of scf cycles    =   1
>      number of bfgs steps    =   0
>
>      energy   new            =   -1426.3183075352 Ry
>
>      new trust radius        =       0.5000000000 bohr
>      new conv_thr            =       0.0000001000 Ry
>
>
> **** QE input file starts here ***********************************
> &control
>   title = 'Gypsum (CaSO4.2H20 Z=4)'
>   prefix = 'gypsum-SSSP_acc_PBE-exp0.56G'
>   outdir = '/work2/u2equa02/tempdir/gypsum-SSSP_acc_PBE-exp0.56G'
>   pseudo_dir = '/home/u2equa02/quantumhome/pseudo'
>   calculation = 'relax'
>   restart_mode = 'from_scratch'
>   disk_io = 'low'
>   verbosity = 'high'
>   tstress = .true.
>   tprnfor = .true.
>   nstep = 1
>   etot_conv_thr = 1.0D-5
>   forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-4
>   iprint = 1
> /
> &system
>   ibrav = 0
>   ntyp = 4
>   nat = 48
>   ecutwfc = 100
>   ecutrho = 800
>   vdw_corr = 'grimme-d2'
> /
> &electrons
>   electron_maxstep = 200
>   conv_thr = 1.0D-7
>   diago_thr_init = 1.0D-4
>   startingpot = 'atomic'
>   startingwfc = 'atomic+random'
>   mixing_mode = 'plain'
>   mixing_beta = 0.5
>   mixing_ndim= 8
>   diagonalization = 'david'
> /
> &ions
>   ion_dynamics = 'bfgs'
> /
>
> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>    Ca   40.0780000000  Ca_pbe_v1.uspp.F.UPF
>     S   32.0650000000  S_pbe_v1.2.uspp.F.UPF
>     O   15.9994000000  O.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF
>     H    1.0079000000  H.pbe-rrkjus_psl.0.1.UPF
>
> ATOMIC_POSITIONS crystal
> Ca      0.00000000000000      0.17110000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
> Ca      0.50000000000000      0.67110000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
> Ca      0.00000000000000      0.82890000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
> Ca      0.50000000000000      0.32890000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
>  S      0.00000000000000      0.32880000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
>  S      0.50000000000000      0.82880000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
>  S      0.00000000000000      0.67120000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
>  S      0.50000000000000      0.17120000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.08200000000000      0.27600000000000      0.59100000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.58200000000000      0.77600000000000      0.59100000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.08200000000000      0.72400000000000      0.09100000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.58200000000000      0.22400000000000      0.09100000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.91800000000000      0.27600000000000      0.90900000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.41800000000000      0.77600000000000      0.90900000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.91800000000000      0.72400000000000      0.40900000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.41800000000000      0.22400000000000      0.40900000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.20300000000000      0.38700000000000      0.91700000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.70300000000000      0.88700000000000      0.91700000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.20300000000000      0.61300000000000      0.41700000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.70300000000000      0.11300000000000      0.41700000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.79700000000000      0.38700000000000      0.58300000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.29700000000000      0.88700000000000      0.58300000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.79700000000000      0.61300000000000      0.08300000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.29700000000000      0.11300000000000      0.08300000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.78700000000000      0.06900000000000      0.91800000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.28700000000000      0.56900000000000      0.91800000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.78700000000000      0.93100000000000      0.41800000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.28700000000000      0.43100000000000      0.41800000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.21300000000000      0.06900000000000      0.58200000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.71300000000000      0.56900000000000      0.58200000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.21300000000000      0.93100000000000      0.08200000000000 0 0 0
>  O      0.71300000000000      0.43100000000000      0.08200000000000 0 0 0
>  H      0.74200000000000      0.08700000000000      0.76600000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.24200000000000      0.58700000000000      0.76600000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.74200000000000      0.91300000000000      0.26600000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.24200000000000      0.41300000000000      0.26600000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.25800000000000      0.08700000000000      0.73400000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.75800000000000      0.58700000000000      0.73400000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.25800000000000      0.91300000000000      0.23400000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.75800000000000      0.41300000000000      0.23400000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.75600000000000      0.02000000000000      0.92300000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.25600000000000      0.52000000000000      0.92300000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.75600000000000      0.98000000000000      0.42300000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.25600000000000      0.48000000000000      0.42300000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.24400000000000      0.02000000000000      0.57700000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.74400000000000      0.52000000000000      0.57700000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.24400000000000      0.98000000000000      0.07700000000000 1 1 1
>  H      0.74400000000000      0.48000000000000      0.07700000000000 1 1 1
>
> K_POINTS automatic
> 12 6 18 0 0 0
>
> CELL_PARAMETERS bohr
>     11.83535471815098      0.00000000000000      0.00000000000000
>      0.00000000000000     28.65391722678003      0.00000000000000
>     -4.39283675093634      0.00000000000000      9.75628273508813
>
>
>
>
>
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> Professor
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> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 11:00:57 +0530
> From: Krishnaiah Kallamadi <  krishnsustain at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Pw_forum] Help in cif file atomic positions
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> Dear friends,
>
> In a *cif* file attached below, two different atoms have same atomic
> positions with occupancy of 0.5. Due to this i am not able to generate *
> scf.in
> <http://scf.in>* file from cif2cell program. Please help me.
>
> N1 N 1.0000 1.0000 0.21657(2) 0.36(10) Uani 0.5 6 d S T P C 2
>
> C1 C 1.0000 1.0000 0.21657(2) 0.36(10) Uani 0.5 6 d DS T P A 1
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> Thanks and Regards,
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> K.Krishna
> PhD Student, MSE-Department
> IIT Kanpur
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> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 09:03:29 +0300
> From: Andrius Merkys <  andrius.merkys at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] Help in cif file atomic positions
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> Dear Krishna,
>
>
> On 07/10/16 08:30, Krishnaiah Kallamadi wrote:
> > In a *cif* file attached below, two different atoms have same atomic
> > positions with occupancy of 0.5. Due to this i am not able to generate
> > *scf.in <http://scf.in>* file from cif2cell program. Please help me.
>
> you have to account for a joint 0.5N+0.5C site at this position. I am
> not sure if/how such thing is possible at QE input, but AFAIK, people
> are dealing with such models.
>
> HTH,
> Andrius
>
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> Andrius Merkys
> PhD student at Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology, Saul?tekio
> al. 7
> LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 09:34:48 +0200
> From: Giovanni Cantele <  giovanni.cantele at spin.cnr.it>
> Subject: Re: [Pw_forum] Simulation ends at forces greater than
>         forc_conv_thr
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> from: http://www.quantum-espresso.org/wp-content/uploads/Doc/INPUT
> _PW.html#idm6452736 <http://www.quantum-espresso.o
> rg/wp-content/uploads/Doc/INPUT_PW.html#idm6452736>
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> nstep -> number of molecular-dynamics or structural optimization steps
> performed in this run
>
> So if you set nstep=1 just one optimisation step is carried out.
>
> Giovanni
>
>
>
> > On 7 Oct 2016, at 05:25, quantum <  quantum at mail.ncyu.edu.tw> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Dear QE Friends:
> >
> > I am trying to optimize a crystal by allowing the atomic positions of
> hydrogens to relax. All other atoms of the crystal are held fixed.  The QE
> input file is listed by the end of this message.
> >
> > QE starts with the self-consistent calculation using the initial guess
> of atomic positions.  After the first scf cycle, QE prints out a new set of
> atomic positions, and ends without a new scf cycle with the new set of
> atomic positions. (Please see the QE output attached below.)
> >
> > The EQ output suggests that the forces acting on all hydrogen atoms are
> greater than "forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-4."
> >
> > Why does the simulation end with only one scf cycle?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> >
> > **** QE output file (partial) starts here ******************
> >
> > !    total energy              =   -1426.31830754 Ry
> >     Harris-Foulkes estimate   =   -1426.31830738 Ry
> >     estimated scf accuracy    <       0.00000009 Ry
> >
> >     The total energy is the sum of the following terms:
> >
> >     one-electron contribution =    -615.01611222 Ry
> >     hartree contribution      =     407.92628821 Ry
> >     xc contribution           =    -287.90966771 Ry
> >     ewald contribution        =    -702.94572199 Ry
> >     Dispersion Correction     =      -0.28187072 Ry
> >     one-center paw contrib.   =    -228.09122311 Ry
> >
> >     convergence has been achieved in   9 iterations
> >
> >     Forces acting on atoms (Ry/au):
> >
> >     atom    1 type  1   force =     0.00000104   -0.00894702
>  -0.00000051
> >     atom    2 type  1   force =    -0.00000045   -0.00894443
>  -0.00000014
> >     ........
> >     atom   33 type  4   force =    -0.01684128   -0.06271162
> 0.16881369
> >     atom   34 type  4   force =    -0.01684137   -0.06271191
> 0.16881443
> >     atom   35 type  4   force =    -0.01684128    0.06271162
> 0.16881368
> >     atom   36 type  4   force =    -0.01684137    0.06271191
> 0.16881444
> >     atom   37 type  4   force =     0.01684128   -0.06271162
>  -0.16881368
> >     atom   38 type  4   force =     0.01684137   -0.06271191
>  -0.16881444
> >     atom   39 type  4   force =     0.01684128    0.06271162
>  -0.16881369
> >     atom   40 type  4   force =     0.01684137    0.06271191
>  -0.16881443
> >     atom   41 type  4   force =     0.05926419    0.21504962
>  -0.01148228
> >     atom   42 type  4   force =     0.05926450    0.21505075
>  -0.01148234
> >     atom   43 type  4   force =     0.05926419   -0.21504962
>  -0.01148228
> >     atom   44 type  4   force =     0.05926450   -0.21505072
>  -0.01148234
> >     atom   45 type  4   force =    -0.05926419    0.21504962
> 0.01148228
> >     atom   46 type  4   force =    -0.05926450    0.21505072
> 0.01148234
> >     atom   47 type  4   force =    -0.05926419   -0.21504962
> 0.01148228
> >     atom   48 type  4   force =    -0.05926450   -0.21505075
> 0.01148234
> >
> >     ...........
> >
> >     Total force =     2.613470     Total SCF correction =     0.000031
> >
> >     Total Dispersion Force =     0.007543
> >
> >     ...........
> >
> >     BFGS Geometry Optimization
> >
> >     number of scf cycles    =   1
> >     number of bfgs steps    =   0
> >
> >     energy   new            =   -1426.3183075352 Ry
> >
> >     new trust radius        =       0.5000000000 bohr
> >     new conv_thr            =       0.0000001000 Ry
> >
> >
> > **** QE input file starts here ***********************************
> > &control
> >  title = 'Gypsum (CaSO4.2H20 Z=4)'
> >  prefix = 'gypsum-SSSP_acc_PBE-exp0.56G'
> >  outdir = '/work2/u2equa02/tempdir/gypsum-SSSP_acc_PBE-exp0.56G'
> >  pseudo_dir = '/home/u2equa02/quantumhome/pseudo'
> >  calculation = 'relax'
> >  restart_mode = 'from_scratch'
> >  disk_io = 'low'
> >  verbosity = 'high'
> >  tstress = .true.
> >  tprnfor = .true.
> >  nstep = 1
> >  etot_conv_thr = 1.0D-5
> >  forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-4
> >  iprint = 1
> > /
> > &system
> >  ibrav = 0
> >  ntyp = 4
> >  nat = 48
> >  ecutwfc = 100
> >  ecutrho = 800
> >  vdw_corr = 'grimme-d2'
> > /
> > &electrons
> >  electron_maxstep = 200
> >  conv_thr = 1.0D-7
> >  diago_thr_init = 1.0D-4
> >  startingpot = 'atomic'
> >  startingwfc = 'atomic+random'
> >  mixing_mode = 'plain'
> >  mixing_beta = 0.5
> >  mixing_ndim= 8
> >  diagonalization = 'david'
> > /
> > &ions
> >  ion_dynamics = 'bfgs'
> > /
> >
> > ATOMIC_SPECIES
> >   Ca   40.0780000000  Ca_pbe_v1.uspp.F.UPF
> >    S   32.0650000000  S_pbe_v1.2.uspp.F.UPF
> >    O   15.9994000000  O.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF
> >    H    1.0079000000  H.pbe-rrkjus_psl.0.1.UPF
> >
> > ATOMIC_POSITIONS crystal
> > Ca      0.00000000000000      0.17110000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0
> 0
> > Ca      0.50000000000000      0.67110000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0
> 0
> > Ca      0.00000000000000      0.82890000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0
> 0
> > Ca      0.50000000000000      0.32890000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0
> 0
> > S      0.00000000000000      0.32880000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
> > S      0.50000000000000      0.82880000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
> > S      0.00000000000000      0.67120000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
> > S      0.50000000000000      0.17120000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.08200000000000      0.27600000000000      0.59100000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.58200000000000      0.77600000000000      0.59100000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.08200000000000      0.72400000000000      0.09100000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.58200000000000      0.22400000000000      0.09100000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.91800000000000      0.27600000000000      0.90900000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.41800000000000      0.77600000000000      0.90900000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.91800000000000      0.72400000000000      0.40900000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.41800000000000      0.22400000000000      0.40900000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.20300000000000      0.38700000000000      0.91700000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.70300000000000      0.88700000000000      0.91700000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.20300000000000      0.61300000000000      0.41700000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.70300000000000      0.11300000000000      0.41700000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.79700000000000      0.38700000000000      0.58300000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.29700000000000      0.88700000000000      0.58300000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.79700000000000      0.61300000000000      0.08300000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.29700000000000      0.11300000000000      0.08300000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.78700000000000      0.06900000000000      0.91800000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.28700000000000      0.56900000000000      0.91800000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.78700000000000      0.93100000000000      0.41800000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.28700000000000      0.43100000000000      0.41800000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.21300000000000      0.06900000000000      0.58200000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.71300000000000      0.56900000000000      0.58200000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.21300000000000      0.93100000000000      0.08200000000000 0 0 0
> > O      0.71300000000000      0.43100000000000      0.08200000000000 0 0 0
> > H      0.74200000000000      0.08700000000000      0.76600000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.24200000000000      0.58700000000000      0.76600000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.74200000000000      0.91300000000000      0.26600000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.24200000000000      0.41300000000000      0.26600000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.25800000000000      0.08700000000000      0.73400000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.75800000000000      0.58700000000000      0.73400000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.25800000000000      0.91300000000000      0.23400000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.75800000000000      0.41300000000000      0.23400000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.75600000000000      0.02000000000000      0.92300000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.25600000000000      0.52000000000000      0.92300000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.75600000000000      0.98000000000000      0.42300000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.25600000000000      0.48000000000000      0.42300000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.24400000000000      0.02000000000000      0.57700000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.74400000000000      0.52000000000000      0.57700000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.24400000000000      0.98000000000000      0.07700000000000 1 1 1
> > H      0.74400000000000      0.48000000000000      0.07700000000000 1 1 1
> >
> > K_POINTS automatic
> > 12 6 18 0 0 0
> >
> > CELL_PARAMETERS bohr
> >    11.83535471815098      0.00000000000000      0.00000000000000
> >     0.00000000000000     28.65391722678003      0.00000000000000
> >    -4.39283675093634      0.00000000000000      9.75628273508813
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tsung-Lung Li, Ph. D.
> > Professor
> > Department of Applied Physics
> > National Chia-Yi University
> > 300 Hsueh-Fu Road, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
> > Phone: 886-5-2717904.  FAX: 886-5-2717909.
> >   E-mail:quantum at mail.ncyu.edu.tw
> > URL:http://web.ncyu.edu.tw/~quantum
> >
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>
> --
>
> Giovanni Cantele, PhD
> CNR-SPIN
> c/o Dipartimento di Fisica
> Universita' di Napoli "Federico II"
> Complesso Universitario M. S. Angelo - Ed. 6
> Via Cintia, I-80126, Napoli, Italy
> e-mail:   giovanni.cantele at spin.cnr.it
> Phone: +39 081 676910
> Skype contact: giocan74
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