[QE-users] Calculations with van der Waals correction stopped with an error

Michal Krompiec michal.krompiec at gmail.com
Thu Apr 8 15:14:38 CEST 2021


Hi Jibiao,
You can also add DFT-D3 or DFT-D4 corrections using ASE, see
https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/ase/ase/calculators/dftd3.html and
https://github.com/dftd4/dftd4/tree/main/python
Thus you won't be limited by the parameters from QE but can use any
functional parametrized in the official DFTD3 and DFTD4 codes.

Best regards,
Michal Krompiec, Merck Electronics

On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 at 09:37, Jibiao Li <jibiaoli at foxmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, All
>
> My NEB calculations with the the parameters below go smoothly
>                     vdw_corr = 'grimme-d2' ,
> but when I tried to perform NEB calculations with the following parameters
>                     vdw_corr = 'grimme-d3' ,
> but the program stopped and gave the error below. The input file is
> listed. How should I resolve this problem?
>
>
>      Program NEB v.6.7MaX starts on  8Apr2021 at 16:15:41
>
>      This program is part of the open-source Quantum ESPRESSO suite
>      for quantum simulation of materials; please cite
>          "P. Giannozzi et al., J. Phys.:Condens. Matter 21 395502 (2009);
>          "P. Giannozzi et al., J. Phys.:Condens. Matter 29 465901 (2017);
>           URL http://www.quantum-espresso.org",
>      in publications or presentations arising from this work. More details
> at
>      http://www.quantum-espresso.org/quote
>
>      Parallel version (MPI), running on    24 processors
>
>      MPI processes distributed on     1 nodes
>      R & G space division:  proc/nbgrp/npool/nimage =      24
>
>      parsing_file_name: hdw.neb.inp
>      Reading input from pw_1.in
>      file O.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF: wavefunction(s)  2P renormalized
>      file H.pbe-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF: wavefunction(s)  1S renormalized
>      file Pd.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.1.0.0.UPF: wavefunction(s)  5S 4D renormalized
>
>      IMPORTANT: XC functional enforced from input :
>      Exchange-correlation= SLA+PW+OBK8+P86
>                            (   1   4  23   1   0   0   0)
>      Any further DFT definition will be discarded
>      Please, verify this is what you really want
>
>
>      --------------------------------------------
>      Parameters for DFT-D3 Dispersion Correction:
>      --------------------------------------------
>        Reference C6 values for interpolation:
>
>          atom   Coordination number   C6
>          H          0.912             6.05
>          H          0.000            15.18
>          O          0.000            31.01
>          O          0.993            25.63
>          O          1.989            20.74
>          Pd         0.000          1217.01
>          Pd         1.863           573.90
>          Pd         5.710           531.75
>
>        Values used:
>
>          atom   Coordination number  R0_AB[au]  C6      C8
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>  program stopped due to: functional name unknown
>
>
> BEGIN
> BEGIN_PATH_INPUT
> &PATH
>   restart_mode      = 'from_scratch',
>   string_method     = 'neb',
>   nstep_path        = 198,
>   ds                = 1.D0,
>   opt_scheme        = 'broyden',
>   first_last_opt    = .TRUE.,
>   num_of_images     = 11,
>   k_max             = 0.6D0,
>   k_min             = 0.6D0,
>   CI_scheme         = 'auto',
> /
> END_PATH_INPUT
> BEGIN_ENGINE_INPUT
> &CONTROL
>   prefix         = 'hdw',
>   outdir         = './',
>                   pseudo_dir = '/GFPS8p/shn003/pseudo' ,
> /
> &SYSTEM
>                        ibrav = 4,
>                    celldm(1) = 15.929830662,
>                    celldm(3) = 3.30768592,
>                          nat = 39,
>                         ntyp = 3,
>                      ecutwfc = 49 ,
>                      ecutrho = 411 ,
>                  occupations = 'smearing' ,
>                      degauss = 0.05D0 ,
>                     smearing = 'methfessel-paxton' ,
>                    input_dft = 'sla+pw+obk8+p86',
>                     vdw_corr = 'grimme-d3' ,
> /
> &ELECTRONS
>              electron_maxstep = 299,
>                  mixing_beta = 0.2D0 ,
>              diagonalization = 'david' ,
> /
> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>     O   15.999  O.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF
>     H   1.0079  H.pbe-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF
>    Pd   106.40  Pd.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.1.0.0.UPF
> BEGIN_POSITIONS
> FIRST_IMAGE
> ATOMIC_POSITIONS angstrom
> H             0.7732521867        5.6371760314        9.3289503919
> H             0.7722698171        4.0982334506        9.3278512343
> O             0.1715563890        4.8680942596        9.3464327196
> Pd           -0.0175303681        0.0015594779        6.8768483733
> Pd           -2.8551417192        4.8682296408        6.8675496435
> Pd            5.6035594783        0.0006419052        6.8717368298
> Pd            2.7834297962        4.8677192832        6.8728695609
> Pd           -1.4291971180        2.4166870853        6.8690467718
> Pd            4.1976043804        2.4331824206        6.8747983066
> Pd            1.3886481901        2.4344928528        6.8708652939
> Pd            2.7837857999        0.0188620972        6.8682659097
> Pd           -0.0551097945        4.8683868875        6.8741603609
> Pd            0.0000000000        0.0000000000        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -2.8099009270        4.8668911700        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            5.6198018540        0.0000000000        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        4.8668911700        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        1.6222970570        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            0.0000000000        6.4891882270        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            0.0000000000        3.2445941130        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            5.6198018540        3.2445941130        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -1.4049504640        2.4334455850        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        2.4334455850        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        4.0557426420        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        0.8111485280        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -1.4049504640        5.6780396980        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            7.0247523180        0.8111485280        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        5.6780396980        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        2.4334455850        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -1.4049504640        4.0557426420        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        4.0557426420        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        0.8111485280        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        5.6780396980        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        0.0000000000        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -0.0000000000        4.8668911700        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -0.0000000000        1.6222970570        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -2.8099009270        6.4891882270        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            5.6198018540        1.6222970570        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        6.4891882270        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        3.2445941130        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> LAST_IMAGE
> ATOMIC_POSITIONS angstrom
> H             3.4499239762        5.6377348817        9.3260575484
> H             3.4408583460        4.0977051737        9.3250953653
> O             2.8668984993        4.8680459378        9.3454755033
> Pd            0.0256278270        0.0192486174        6.8685945671
> Pd           -2.7640583908        4.8681895736        6.8679430776
> Pd            5.6360027054        0.0000461678        6.8719390616
> Pd            2.8668984993        4.8685434926        6.8743573252
> Pd           -1.3880054506        2.4331683556        6.8752198973
> Pd            4.2389485839        2.4161707141        6.8693749593
> Pd            1.4208524299        2.4351327258        6.8711300023
> Pd            2.8272497162        0.0014869205        6.8772505637
> Pd            0.0271545824        4.8675853735        6.8731795722
> Pd            0.0000000000        0.0000000000        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -2.8099009270        4.8668911700        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            5.6198018540        0.0000000000        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        4.8668911700        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        1.6222970570        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -0.0000000000        6.4891882270        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            0.0000000000        3.2445941130        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            5.6198018540        3.2445941130        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -1.4049504640        2.4334455850        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        2.4334455850        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        4.0557426420        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        0.8111485280        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -1.4049504640        5.6780396980        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            7.0247523180        0.8111485280        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        5.6780396980        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        2.4334455850        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -1.4049504640        4.0557426420        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        4.0557426420        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            4.2148513910        0.8111485280        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            1.4049504640        5.6780396980        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        0.0000000000        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            0.0000000000        4.8668911700        0.0000000000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            0.0000000000        1.6222970570        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd           -2.8099009270        6.4891882270        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            5.6198018540        1.6222970570        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        6.4891882270        2.2942745000    0
> 0   0
> Pd            2.8099009270        3.2445941130        4.5885489990    0
> 0   0
> END_POSITIONS
> K_POINTS automatic
>   4 4 1   0 0 0
> END_ENGINE_INPUT
> END
>
>
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