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TEBEG =  $i ; TEEND =  $i
TEBEG =  $i ; TEEND =  $i
# canonic (Nose) MD with XDATCAR updated every 10 steps
# canonic (Nose) MD with XDATCAR updated every 10 steps
SMASS = 3 ;  NBLOCK = 10 ; POTIM = 1.5
SMASS = 3 ;  NBLOCK = 10 ; POTIM = 3
!
!
mpirun -np 2 /path/to/your/vasp/executable
mpirun -np 2 /path/to/your/vasp/executable

Revision as of 10:38, 6 June 2012

Description: script performs molecular dynamics runs on liquid Si a decreasing temperatures, starting at 2000 K and ending at 800 K. This should contain the transition from liquid Si to crystalline Si (amorphous).


  • script
for i in 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800
do
cat >INCAR <<!
SYSTEM =  Si
# electronic degrees                                                            
LREAL = A                      # real space projection
PREC  = Normal                 # chose Low only after tests
EDIFF = 1E-5                   # do not use default (too large drift)
ISMEAR = -1 ; SIGMA = 0.130    # Fermi smearing: 1500 K 0.086 10-3
ALGO = Very Fast               # recommended for MD (fall back ALGO = Fast)
MAXMIX = 40                    # reuse mixer from one MD step to next
ISYM = 0                       # no symmetry                                    
NELMIN = 4                     # minimum 4 steps per time step, avoid breaking after 2 steps

# MD (do little writing to save disc space)
IBRION = 0 ; NSW =     400 ;  NWRITE = 0 ; LCHARG = .FALSE. ; LWAVE = .FALSE.
TEBEG =   $i ; TEEND =  $i
# canonic (Nose) MD with XDATCAR updated every 10 steps
SMASS = 3 ;  NBLOCK = 10 ; POTIM = 3
!
mpirun -np 2 /path/to/your/vasp/executable
cp XDATCAR XDATCAR.$i
cp OUTCAR OUTCAR.$i
cp PCDAT PCDAT.$i
cp CONTCAR CONTCAR.$i
cp POSCAR POSCAR.$i
cp OSZICAR OSZICAR.$i
cp CONTCAR POSCAR
done

Mind: You will have to set the correct path to your VASP executable and invoke VASP with the correct command (e.g., in the above: mpirun -np 2).

  • KPOINTS
test
0 0 0
monk
 1 1 1
 0 0 0
  • POSCAR
Si
15.12409564534287297131
     0.5000000000000000    0.5000000000000000    0.0000000000000000
     0.0000000000000000    0.5000000000000000    0.5000000000000000
     0.5000000000000000    0.0000000000000000    0.5000000000000000
  48
Direct
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  0.4803889256776521  0.2999635319377835  0.0131251454718051
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  0.4116743942942291  0.2198943758058664  0.7072597030225044
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  0.6344130299021448  0.1650970001101275  0.8037018707797643
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  0.6686412136025504  0.7848666926903073  0.5681234351534038

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