<div dir="auto"><div>Dear Anupriya,</div><div dir="auto">I would first do a full optimization (vc-relax) in other code (VASP/QE) for such a large system and then using this fully optimized structure, I will do an ion relaxation (run_lapw .... -min) in Wien2k.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you want to do everything using Wien2k, please follow Prof. Peter's response. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Happy computing </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards </div><div dir="auto">Bhamu<br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 3:27 AM Peter Blaha <<a href="mailto:pblaha@theochem.tuwien.ac.at">pblaha@theochem.tuwien.ac.at</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">A full optimization of a bigger triclinic structure is hardly possible <br>
with WIEN2k.<br>
<br>
It depends a lot on what the purpose of your calculations is, but:<br>
<br>
a) Most importantly, optimize the position of the atoms using the <br>
forces: run_lapw -min ...<br>
<br>
b) eventually I'd next do a volume optimization (x optimize, option 1)<br>
Do not forget the -min switch in run_lapw, otherwise the results are <br>
nonsense. Volume changes give the largest change in E-tot.<br>
Note, that other separate options of x optimize are rather useless for <br>
this purpose. One cannot optimize alpha,beta,gamma for fixed a,b,c. This <br>
is nonsense.<br>
<br>
c) eventually you may use optimize_abc_lapw -t 3 ...<br>
This optimizes a,b,c independently but simultaneously. Again don't <br>
forget the -min switch.<br>
<br>
For such a large cell, such calculations can be very time consuming when <br>
you do not use well adapted parameters (RKmax, k-points) and a good <br>
parallelization strategy on a sufficient number of cores.<br>
<br>
Am 22.10.2021 um 04:54 schrieb Anupriya Nyayban:<br>
> Dear users and experts,<br>
> <br>
> I have a triclinic structure (P1 space group) with lattice parameters <br>
> a=18.508, b=39.835, c=40.199 Bohr; α = 119.701 ◦ , β = 103.309 ◦ , γ = <br>
> 90.0 ◦. I have the following doubts<br>
> 1) The volume obtained with these lattice parameters as well angles <br>
> (with the formula for triclinic cell) is not the same as the volume <br>
> (24823.466 Bohr^3) found in the scf file (VOL).<br>
> 2) The mailing list suggests volume optimization by a) varying a, b, c <br>
> while α, β, γ are constant; b) varying α, β, γ with fixed a, b, c. I <br>
> have done volume optimization by varying volume with constant a:b:c. But <br>
> I am not able to find the suitable switch for the case b) in the <br>
> optimize.job script.<br>
> Your valuable suggestion is highly appreciated!!<br>
> <br>
> Thank you!!<br>
> -- <br>
> With regards<br>
> Anupriya Nyayban<br>
> Ph.D. Scholar<br>
> Department of Physics<br>
> NIT Silchar<br>
> <br>
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