[DFTB-Plus-User] R: R: Re: geometric optimization

[Alessandro Pecchia]

Dear Mahmoud,

 

yes it seems there is a sort of bug that escaped the testsuite. 

 

Please send us the ‘gen’ file. 

I assume you are using the Au set, so that ‘s not really necessary. 

But just in case you can zip the sk folder you use and send it as well.

 

Thanks

 

 

Alex.

 

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[mailto:dftb-plus-user-bounces at dftb-plus.info] Per conto di ahmed Mahmoud
Inviato: lunedì 7 gennaio 2013 17.45
A: dftb-plus-user at dftb-plus.info
Oggetto: Re: [DFTB-Plus-User] R: Re: geometric optimization

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for answer. I also think using a field may not work in my case.
However, I have tried using normal conjugate-gradient (once indicating the
moved atoms and once without indicating them) but I got the following error:

ALLOCATION ERROR: array is already allocated

 

The error comes up after finishing the transport calculation ”saving the
charges”, in the first geometric step!

I attached my dftb_in file if that can help in figuring out the problem.

 

Thanks in advance

Ahmed

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Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:33:59 +0100
From: pecchia at ing.uniroma2.it
To: dftb-plus-user at dftb-plus.info
Subject: [DFTB-Plus-User] R: Re: geometric optimization

Hi,

 

You can use the normal conjugate-gradient driver. This relax all atoms
excluding contacts.

 

I think there are several conceptual differences between a relaxation of a
closed system in a field and an open system under bias. 

 

Concerning constrained charges, the dftb+negf version does not have this
feature. I will think about it. 

 

Thanks

 

Alex


Inviato da Samsung Mobile 


ali sadeghi <ali.sadeqi at gmail.com> ha scritto:

Hi Ahmed, 

 

 Is it possible to perform geometric optimization on a device under bias?
How should the code be organized in this case?

 

I think you do not need the NEGB tool for this purpose. Just apply an
electric field to your system according to the desired bias. Then just relax
the geometry as usual.

 

Best,

Ali.

 

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