[QE-users] Regarding initialization of elastic constants for NEB code
Jana, Soumyajit
sjana3 at illinois.edu
Thu Oct 10 02:21:50 CEST 2019
Hi,
I am using NEB code to calculate vacancy jump activation energy in pure copper. I am not sure how to initialize elastic constants ( k_max and k_min) for this system using Hartree atomic units ( hartree/ bohr^2). I tried a bunch of values but they all gave me weird results. I have also included my code here.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Soumyajit
BEGIN
BEGIN_PATH_INPUT
&PATH
restart_mode = 'from_scratch'
string_method = 'neb'
nstep_path = 55
num_of_images = 9
opt_scheme = 'broyden'
CI_scheme = 'auto'
path_thr = 0.05
k_max = 0.3
k_min = 0.001
ds = 0.1
first_last_opt = .false.
minimum_image = .true.
use_freezing = .true.
use_masses = .true.
/
END_PATH_INPUT
BEGIN_ENGINE_INPUT
&CONTROL
prefix='copper_neb',
pseudo_dir = './',
outdir='./',
verbosity='low',
/
&SYSTEM
ibrav=0,
A=7.66836091,
B=7.66836091,
C=7.66836091,
cosAB=0.5,
cosBC=0.5,
cosAC=0.5,
nat = 26,
ntyp = 1,
ecutwfc = 50,
ecutrho = 250,
occupations='smearing', smearing='marzari-vanderbilt', degauss=0.005,
/
&ELECTRONS
conv_thr = 1d-7
mixing_beta = 0.7,
/
CELL_PARAMETERS {alat}
1.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 1.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 1.00
ATOMIC_SPECIES
Cu 63.5 Cu_PBE_PAW_nonlinear.UPF
BEGIN_POSITIONS
FIRST_IMAGE
ATOMIC_POSITIONS {alat}
Cu -0.3333 -0.3333 -0.3333
Cu -0.3333 -0.3333 0.0000
Cu -0.3333 -0.3333 0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.0000 -0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.0000 0.0000
Cu -0.3333 0.0000 0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.3333 -0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.3333 0.0000
Cu -0.3333 0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.0000 -0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.0000 -0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.0000 -0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.0000 -0.3333
#Cu 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cu 0.0000 0.0000 0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.0000 0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.3333 -0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.3333 -0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.3333 -0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.0000 -0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.0000 0.0000
Cu 0.3333 0.0000 0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333
LAST_IMAGE
ATOMIC_POSITIONS {alat}
Cu -0.3333 -0.3333 -0.3333
Cu -0.3333 -0.3333 0.0000
Cu -0.3333 -0.3333 0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.0000 -0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.0000 0.0000
Cu -0.3333 0.0000 0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.3333 -0.3333
Cu -0.3333 0.3333 0.0000
Cu -0.3333 0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.0000 -0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.0000 -0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.0000 -0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.0000 -0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
#Cu 0.0000 0.0000 0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.0000 0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.0000 0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.3333 -0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.3333 -0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.3333 -0.3333 0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.0000 -0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.0000 0.0000
Cu 0.3333 0.0000 0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.3333 -0.3333
Cu 0.3333 0.3333 0.0000
Cu 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333
END_POSITIONS
K_POINTS {automatic}
4 4 4 0 0 0
END_ENGINE_INPUT
END
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