[DFTB-Plus-User] Operation failed! during Geometry optimisation

Faruq, Muhammad MAF2MPO at bolton.ac.uk
Wed Feb 17 18:09:38 CET 2016


Dear All

I am having a problem during geometry optimisation of Pd5Si. MD calculation is running ok on the same server. Please suggest me what to do?


Thanks
Muhammad Faruq
University of Bolton

Problems :

Total Energy:                    -751.2683279628 H
Total Mermin free energy:        -751.2902384375 H
Volume:                             0.445761E+05 au^3
Pressure:                           0.451047E-02 au     0.132703E+12 Pa
Maximal force component:            0.300445E+02
>> Charges saved for restart in charges.bin

********************************************************************************
** Geometry step: 48
********************************************************************************

Operation failed!
Operation failed!
ppotrf in scalafx_ppotrf_dreal
Info: 2008
Operation failed!
ppotrf in scalafx_ppotrf_dreal
Info: 2008
ppotrf in scalafx_ppotrf_dreal
Info: 2008
Operation failed!
ppotrf in scalafx_ppotrf_dreal
Info: 2008

Total time: 46314 sec

HSD file

Geometry = GenFormat {
  <<< Pd5Si.gen
}
Driver = ConjugateGradient {

  MaxSteps = 10000

  OutputPrefix = "Pd5Si_geo"
}

Hamiltonian = DFTB {
  SCC = Yes

  MaxAngularMomentum = {
    Pd = "d"
    Si = "d"
  }
  Filling = Fermi {
    Temperature [Kelvin] = 300
  }

  SlaterKosterFiles = Type2FileNames {
    Prefix = "/home/maf2mpo/FAST_cal_Others/DFTB+/sk/Pd-Si SK_par/"
    Separator = "-"
    Suffix = ".skf"
  }
  KPointsAndWeights = {
    0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
  }
  ReadInitialCharges = No
}

Options = {
  WriteEigenvectors = No
  WriteResultsTag = Yes
  WriteDetailedOut = Yes
  WriteBandOut = Yes
}

Pd5Si.gen

432 F
Pd Si
     1   1  -4.8606000000E-01   9.0616000000E-01   4.6922000000E+00
     2   1   7.6993400000E+00   4.4766200000E+00   1.5236600000E+00
     3   1   9.4430000000E-01   2.3948000000E+00   2.4875400000E+00
     4   1   6.2689700000E+00   5.9652500000E+00   3.7283200000E+00
     5   1   3.8780000000E-02   7.0158000000E+00   2.1494600000E+00
     6   1   7.1746600000E+00   3.4455600000E+00   4.0664000000E+00
     7   1   2.7502400000E+00   3.5265400000E+00   4.1654100000E+00
     8   1   4.4632300000E+00   7.0967800000E+00   2.0502600000E+00
     9   1   2.4008900000E+00   5.0235000000E-01   4.0345100000E+00
    10   1   4.8125800000E+00   4.0728100000E+00   2.1811600000E+00
    11   1   1.8145600000E+00   3.3459500000E+00   7.2700000000E-03
    12   1   5.3989100000E+00   6.9161900000E+00   6.2084000000E+00
    13   1   2.1715200000E+00   5.3770000000E-01   5.8552000000E-01
    14   1   5.0417600000E+00   4.1081500000E+00   5.6303400000E+00
    15   1   6.8456000000E-01   5.4489800000E+00   4.3682900000E+00
    16   1   6.5287400000E+00   1.8785200000E+00   1.8473800000E+00
    17   1   2.2149600000E+00   5.2566000000E+00   2.0467200000E+00
    18   1   4.9983100000E+00   1.6863600000E+00   4.1691400000E+00
    19   1   2.8466500000E+00   5.6177800000E+00   6.0638900000E+00
    20   1   4.3666500000E+00   2.0473300000E+00   1.5179000000E-01
    21   2  -6.2382000000E-01   5.9905300000E+00   6.2009400000E+00
    22   2   7.8372900000E+00   2.4200800000E+00   1.4730000000E-02
    23   2   3.3311800000E+00   2.1137400000E+00   2.2852200000E+00
    24   2   3.8821300000E+00   5.6841900000E+00   3.9304600000E+00
    25   1   7.7818400000E+00   9.0616000000E-01   4.6922000000E+00
    26   1   1.5967240000E+01   4.4766200000E+00   1.5236600000E+00
    27   1   9.2123700000E+00   2.3948000000E+00   2.4875400000E+00
    28   1   1.4536870000E+01   5.9652500000E+00   3.7283200000E+00
    29   1   8.3066800000E+00   7.0158000000E+00   2.1494600000E+00
    30   1   1.5442560000E+01   3.4455600000E+00   4.0664000000E+00
    31   1   1.1018140000E+01   3.5265400000E+00   4.1654100000E+00
    32   1   1.2730960000E+01   7.0967800000E+00   2.0502600000E+00
    33   1   1.0668790000E+01   5.0235000000E-01   4.0345100000E+00
    34   1   1.3080480000E+01   4.0728100000E+00   2.1811600000E+00
    35   1   1.0082300000E+01   3.3459500000E+00   7.2700000000E-03

   393   1   2.9167000000E-01   1.4783960000E+01   1.6466040000E+01
   394   1   2.7033600000E+00   1.8354410000E+01   1.4612700000E+01
   395   1  -2.9466000000E-01   1.7627340000E+01   1.2438810000E+01
   396   1   3.2896900000E+00   2.1197800000E+01   1.8639930000E+01
   397   1   6.2330000000E-02   1.4819310000E+01   1.3016870000E+01
   398   1   2.9325700000E+00   1.8389760000E+01   1.8061680000E+01
   399   1  -1.4246600000E+00   1.9730580000E+01   1.6799830000E+01
   400   1   4.4195200000E+00   1.6160130000E+01   1.4278910000E+01
   401   1   1.0577000000E-01   1.9538210000E+01   1.4478060000E+01
   402   1   2.8891200000E+00   1.5967750000E+01   1.6600490000E+01
   403   1   7.3743000000E-01   1.9899180000E+01   1.8495420000E+01
   404   1   2.2574300000E+00   1.6328930000E+01   1.2583320000E+01
   405   2  -2.7330400000E+00   2.0271920000E+01   1.8632470000E+01
   406   2   5.7280700000E+00   1.6701680000E+01   1.2446270000E+01
   407   2   1.2219600000E+00   1.6395340000E+01   1.4716750000E+01
   408   2   1.7729100000E+00   1.9965580000E+01   1.6361990000E+01
   409   1   5.6726500000E+00   1.5187770000E+01   1.7123540000E+01
   410   1   1.3858050000E+01   1.8758010000E+01   1.3955010000E+01
   411   1   7.1031800000E+00   1.6676400000E+01   1.4918880000E+01
   412   1   1.2427690000E+01   2.0246640000E+01   1.6159670000E+01
   413   1   6.1974900000E+00   2.1297410000E+01   1.4580810000E+01
   414   1   1.3333370000E+01   1.7726950000E+01   1.6497740000E+01
   415   1   8.9089200000E+00   1.7807930000E+01   1.6596950000E+01
   416   1   1.0621740000E+01   2.1378390000E+01   1.4481790000E+01
   417   1   8.5595700000E+00   1.4783960000E+01   1.6466040000E+01
   418   1   1.0971260000E+01   1.8354410000E+01   1.4612700000E+01
   419   1   7.9730800000E+00   1.7627340000E+01   1.2438810000E+01
   420   1   1.1557420000E+01   2.1197800000E+01   1.8639930000E+01
   421   1   8.3302300000E+00   1.4819310000E+01   1.3016870000E+01
   422   1   1.1200470000E+01   1.8389760000E+01   1.8061680000E+01
   423   1   6.8432400000E+00   1.9730580000E+01   1.6799830000E+01
   424   1   1.2687590000E+01   1.6160130000E+01   1.4278910000E+01
   425   1   8.3736700000E+00   1.9538210000E+01   1.4478060000E+01
   426   1   1.1157020000E+01   1.5967750000E+01   1.6600490000E+01
   427   1   9.0053300000E+00   1.9899180000E+01   1.8495420000E+01
   428   1   1.0525330000E+01   1.6328930000E+01   1.2583320000E+01
   429   2   5.5348600000E+00   2.0271920000E+01   1.8632470000E+01
   430   2   1.3995970000E+01   1.6701680000E+01   1.2446270000E+01
   431   2   9.4898600000E+00   1.6395340000E+01   1.4716750000E+01
   432   2   1.0040810000E+01   1.9965580000E+01   1.6361990000E+01
0                   0          0
16.5358009338       0.0000000000        0.0000000000
0.0000000000        21.4223003387       0.0000000000
-3.1638158451       0.0000000000        18.6472067858

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