[Wien] top, hollow and bridge interface calculations
Lyudmila Dobysheva
lyu at otf.pti.udm.ru
Sun Feb 4 16:22:50 CET 2007
Difficult to catch the geometry of the task, but, as far as I understand, the
symmetry operations in the .struct files are different for the three cases
(zero xy forces in top and hollow cases and non-zero forces in the bridge
case). So, I wouldn't compare the total energies of the systems with
different symmetries, that is with different expansions, different net of
k-points and other calculation details.
The zero forces in the top case can be a result of the symmetry chosen. The
equilibrium is probably not stable and a small shift can move the system from
the equilibrium state, but, of course, the total energy should be higher than
that of the actual minimum.
> But we could not reach the zero forces in x and y directions
> for the case of bridge site.
Why? The program is to move the atoms in the minimum, and energy there should
be even smaller. I'd expect here that atom in this structure should fall into
the hollow.
> 1) Top site
> ENE : ********** TOTAL ENERGY IN Ry = -92995.521365
> 2) Hollow site
> ENE : ********** TOTAL ENERGY IN Ry = -92995.561715
> 3) Bridge site
> ENE : ********** TOTAL ENERGY IN Ry = -92995.657796
Best wishes
Lyudmila Dobysheva
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