[QE-users] GIPAW crashes with nspin=2

Paolo Giannozzi p.giannozzi at gmail.com
Fri Oct 8 07:10:27 CEST 2021


Please specify the QE version you are using

Paolo

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 11:27 AM E. Lora <estelina.silva at fc.up.pt> wrote:

> Dear QE developers
>
> By computing a spin polarized system, with the following scf input:
>
> &CONTROL
>    calculation='scf' ,
>    verbosity='high' ,
>    etot_conv_thr=1.0D-5 ,
>    forc_conv_thr=1.0D-3 ,
>    pseudo_dir = './',
>    outdir='./tmp'
>    prefix='CaMnGe2O6U4_paw_spin' ,
> /
> &SYSTEM
>    a     =  10.444750
>    b     =  9.312284
>    c     =  5.548569
>    cosac = -0.2437201
>    ibrav = -12
>    nat   = 40
>    ntyp  = 5
>    starting_magnetization(1) = 1.d-6 ,
>    starting_magnetization(2)= 0.5 ,
>    starting_magnetization(3)= -0.5 ,
>    starting_magnetization(4) = 1.d-6 ,
>    starting_magnetization(5) = 1.d-6 ,
>    ecutwfc = 70 ,
>    ecutrho = 540.0 ,
>    occupations='smearing' , smearing='mv' , degauss=1d-4 ,
>    nspin=2 ,
> !  lda_plus_u=.true. , Hubbard_U(2)=4 , Hubbard_U(3)=4 ,
>   ! nosym=.true.
> /
> &ELECTRONS
>    electron_maxstep=1000000,
>    conv_thr=1.D-8 ,
>    mixing_beta = 0.3 ,
> /
>
> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>    Ca   40.07800  Ca.pbe-spn-kjpaw_psl.1.0.0.UPF
>   Mn1  54.93800  Mn.pbe-spn-kjpaw_psl.0.3.1.UPF
>   Mn2  54.93800  Mn.pbe-spn-kjpaw_psl.0.3.1.UPF
>    Ge   72.63000  Ge.pbe-dn-kjpaw_psl.0.2.2.UPF
>     O   15.99900   O.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.1.0.0.UPF
> ATOMIC_POSITIONS {crystal}
> Ca           0.0000000000       0.3045100000       0.2500000000
> Ca           0.0000000000       0.6954900000       0.7500000000
> Ca           0.5000000000       0.8045100000       0.2500000000
> Ca           0.5000000000       0.1954900000       0.7500000000
> Mn1          0.0000000000       0.9065930000       0.2500000000
> Mn2          0.0000000000       0.0934070000       0.7500000000
> Mn1          0.5000000000       0.4065930000       0.2500000000
> Mn2          0.5000000000       0.5934070000       0.7500000000
> Ge           0.2863390000       0.0970150000       0.2323850000
> Ge           0.7136610000       0.9029850000       0.7676150000
> Ge           0.7136610000       0.0970150000       0.2676150000
> Ge           0.2863390000       0.9029850000       0.7323850000
> Ge           0.7863380000       0.5970160000       0.2323840000
> Ge           0.2136620000       0.4029840000       0.7676160000
> Ge           0.2136620000       0.5970160000       0.2676160000
> Ge           0.7863380000       0.4029840000       0.7323840000
> O            0.1131650000       0.0970310000       0.1439770000
> O            0.8868350000       0.9029690000       0.8560230000
> O            0.8868350000       0.0970310000       0.3560230000
> O            0.1131650000       0.9029690000       0.6439770000
> O            0.6131640000       0.5970310000       0.1439770000
> O            0.3868360000       0.4029690000       0.8560230000
> O            0.3868360000       0.5970310000       0.3560230000
> O            0.6131640000       0.4029690000       0.6439770000
> O            0.3681360000       0.2528710000       0.3564940000
> O            0.6318640000       0.7471290000       0.6435060000
> O            0.6318640000       0.2528710000       0.1435060000
> O            0.3681360000       0.7471290000       0.8564940000
> O            0.8681360000       0.7528710000       0.3564940000
> O            0.1318640000       0.2471290000       0.6435060000
> O            0.1318640000       0.7528710000       0.1435060000
> O            0.8681360000       0.2471290000       0.8564940000
> O            0.3562090000       0.0352240000       0.9781070000
> O            0.6437910000       0.9647760000       0.0218930000
> O            0.6437910000       0.0352240000       0.5218930000
> O            0.3562090000       0.9647760000       0.4781070000
> O            0.8562080000       0.5352240000       0.9781060000
> O            0.1437920000       0.4647760000       0.0218940000
> O            0.1437920000       0.5352240000       0.5218940000
> O            0.8562080000       0.4647760000       0.4781060000
> K_POINTS {automatic}
> 4 4 8 0 0 0
>
> we intend to obtain the electric field gradient:
>
> &inputgipaw
> job='efg'
> prefix='CaMnGe2O6U4_paw_spin'
> tmp_dir='./tmp/'
> verbosity='high'
> spline_ps= .true.
> Q_efg(1) = -6.65 !43Ca
> Q_efg(2) = 33.0 !55Mn
> Q_efg(3) = 33.0 !55Mn
> Q_efg(4) = -19.6 !73Ge
> Q_efg(5) = -2.56 !17O
> q_gipaw = 0.01
> /
>
> However, when running gipaw.x for this system we obtain an error message
> related to segmentation fault problems. By increasing RAM, nodes or even
> decreasing the K-point mesh, the problem persists. By performing the
> gipaw calculation on another system, which is spin-unpolarized the
> calculation runs smoothly without any problem. We think it might be
> related to the calculation being spin polarized, since after the
> 'q-space interpolation' the calculation crashes, after outputting the line:
>
> (RHO,ZETA) => (RHO_UP,RHO_DOWN)
>
>       select_spin: s_maj=1 s_min=2 rho_diff=    0.000000
>
> Can you please advise on what the problem might be related to and if
> there is a workaround this issue? We have also tried removing the LDAU
> calculation, to check if the problem could be related to the inclusion
> of the Hubbard paramters, but unfortunately with no luck.
>
> Regards
>
> Estelina Silva
>
>
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