<div dir="ltr">Dear all<div><br></div><div>I am trying to optimize tetragonal Cu2ZnSnS4 lattice structure (lattice constant and c/a ratio both). What i did is <br><br></div><div>1) first i perform volume optimization at -4, -2,0,2,4 with simultaneous optimization of lattice positions using <br><br>min -I -j "run_lapw -I -fc 1.0 -i 40 " <br><br></div><div>in optimize.job script<br></div><div><br>my volume optimization run fine and i get minima at 4 % change.<br><br></div><div>2) then for each volume i performed c/a ratio optimization at -4,-2,0,2,4 using same command<br><br></div><div>min -I -j "run_lapw -I -fc 1.0 -i 40 " in optimize.job file<br><br></div><div> Now during my c/a ratio optimization i got minima for 0%, 2% and 4% volume case. but for -4% and -2% volume change i do not get minima and the c/a ratio optimization curve do not show single minima. hence i am facing problem in finding optimized lattice parameters with optimized lattice position. as i an unable to get lowest energy structure.<br><br></div><div>2) Some times i see that for 0, 2, 4% volume change optimization runs well but for lower volume change say 1% or 3% it shows QTLB error (keeping all other parameters same). I do not know the exact reason for this.<br><br><br></div><div>Kindly give your feedback. If i am doing any wrong in optimization script the kindly suggest modified optimization script for both volume and c/a ratio optimization.<br></div><div><br><br clear="all"></div><div><div>Thanks<br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail-m_-1543484408154767414gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#0000ff">Goutam Kumar Gupta</font></b><div><div><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#0000ff">Mob:8561995547</font></b></div></div></div></div>
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