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<font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">I am running spin-polarised calculations on a range of iron-spinel structures (namely, magnetite (Fe3O4), maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3) and greigite (Fe3S4)) with the objective
of calculating magnetic exchange energies in these minerals. This requires calculating total energies of lot of different spin<span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14.6667px">configurations</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">.
This process has worked well for magnetite and maghemite, but I have encountered a problem with greigite.</span></font></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">When I run a calculation on a spin configuration of greigite that isn’t the ferrimagnetic ground state (e.g. a ferromagnetic configuration) the calculation converges to the ferrimagnetic solution, with the sublattice
moments pointing in opposing directions.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">In the examples below, I have used a low-symmetry unit cell with eight unique iron atoms which allows me to calculate the required number of spin configurations for estimating J_ij. Atoms 1-4 correspond to A site iron
atoms in the spinel structure, atoms 5-8 correspond to B site iron atoms and atoms 9-16 are sulphur atoms. In a ferrimagnetic system the A and B sites have opposing moments and sulphur atoms are non-magneitc.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">When I define a ferrimagnetic spin configuration, the calculation proceeds as expected, with the final moments looking like;</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMINT:<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>MAGNETIC MOMENT IN INTERSTITIAL<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.05116</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI001: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>1<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>2.47349</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI002: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>2<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>2.47348</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI003: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>3<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>2.47348</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI004: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>4<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>2.47348</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI005: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>5<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-3.01699</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI006: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>6<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-3.01699</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI007: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>7<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-3.01699</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI008: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>8<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-3.01699</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI009: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>9<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI010: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>10<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI013: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>13<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI014: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>14<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI015: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>15<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMI016: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>16<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::MMTOT:<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>SPIN MAGNETIC MOMENT IN CELL<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-14.88108</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">Final energy;</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">rkmax_8_k_500.scf::ENE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>: ********** TOTAL ENERGY IN Ry =<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>-43322.30312592</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">However, when I define a ferromagnetic spin configuration the system converges to a ferrimagnetic solution with f</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">inal moments;</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">k_500_rkmax_8.scf::MMI009: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>9<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">k_500_rkmax_8.scf::MMI014: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>14<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">k_500_rkmax_8.scf::MMI015: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>15<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">k_500_rkmax_8.scf::MMI016: MAGNETIC MOMENT IN SPHERE<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>16<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>0.03675</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">k_500_rkmax_8.scf::MMTOT:<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>SPIN MAGNETIC MOMENT IN CELL<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>=<span style="margin: 0px"> <span style="margin: 0px"> </span></span>14.88103</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">Charge distance looks like it converges in both cases. Note that whilst the two calculations have the same saved name, they are in completely different CASE files. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To outline my
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">And define the moments as ‘u u u u u u u u n n n n n n n n’ for a ferromagnetic calculation and ‘u u u u d d d d n n n n n n n n’ for a ferrimagnetic calculation.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black">init -b -sp -numk 500 -rkmax 8.00</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">I am at a loss as to what is going on and can’t find anything in the mailing list to explain this. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">Regards,</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt">Charlie</span></p>
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