<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Adriano,<div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; first, why don't you specify ecutrho? Then, which linear algebra libraries are you using (and also which compiler, which OS,...)?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>GS</div><div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><div><div>Il giorno 29/ago/2011, alle ore 20.10, &lt;<a href="mailto:martins@if.uff.br">martins@if.uff.br</a>&gt; &lt;<a href="mailto:martins@if.uff.br">martins@if.uff.br</a>&gt; ha scritto:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Dear all,<br><br>I'm trying to study the Ni/Ni3Al system. For starting, I built a Nx = &nbsp;<br>Ny = Nz = 2 supercell (the Ni and Ni3Al lattice parameters are very &nbsp;<br>close), resulting a 32 atoms system. The input file is:<br><br> &nbsp;&amp;control<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;calculation = 'vc-relax'<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;restart_mode= 'from_scratch'<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prefix='NiNi3Al'<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tstress = .true.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tprnfor = .true.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pseudo_dir = '/home/martins/programas/espresso-4.2.1/pseudo/',<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;outdir='/home/martins/calculos/QE/NiNi3Al/32at/'<br> &nbsp;/<br> &nbsp;&amp;system<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ibrav = &nbsp;1,<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;celldm(1) = 13.45,<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;nat = &nbsp;32,<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ntyp = 2,<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ecutwfc = 50.0,<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;nspin = 2,<br>starting_magnetization(1) = 0.0,<br>starting_magnetization(2) = 0.2,<br>occupations = 'smearing',<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;smearing = 'mv',<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;degauss = 0.02,<br> &nbsp;/<br> &nbsp;&amp;electrons<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;diagonalization='david'<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mixing_mode = 'plain'<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mixing_beta = 0.7<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;conv_thr = &nbsp;1.0d-6<br> &nbsp;/<br>&amp;ions<br>ion_dynamics = 'bfgs'<br>/<br>&amp;cell<br>cell_dynamics = 'bfgs'<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;cell_dofree = 'z'<br>/<br>ATOMIC_SPECIES<br> &nbsp;Al &nbsp;26.981 &nbsp;Al.pbe-sp-van.UPF<br> &nbsp;Ni &nbsp;58.693 &nbsp;Ni.pbe-nd-rrkjus.UPF<br>ATOMIC_POSITIONS angstrom<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936<br>Al &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Al &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Al &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0.00000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.77936 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Al &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872<br>Ni &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.55872 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.33807<br>K_POINTS automatic<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;2 &nbsp;2 &nbsp;2 &nbsp;&nbsp;0 &nbsp;0 &nbsp;0<br><br>However, I've got the following error message:<br><br><br>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;task # &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from cdiaghg : error # &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;201<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;diagonalization (ZHEGV*) failed<br><br>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%<br><br>I did some variations on the input parameters (CG instead of DAVID, &nbsp;<br>DAMP instead of BFGS, ...) and the calculation continue to giving the &nbsp;<br>same error message. Are there some problem with my input file? Any &nbsp;<br>suggestion?<br><br>I appreciate any help. Best regards,<br><br>Adriano<br><br>------------------------------------<br>Adriano de Souza Martins<br>Professor Adjunto III<br>Departamento de Física - ICEx<br>Polo Universitário de Volta Redonda<br>Universidade Federal Fluminense<br>------------------------------------<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------<br>This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pw_forum mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pw_forum@pwscf.org">Pw_forum@pwscf.org</a><br>http://www.democritos.it/mailman/listinfo/pw_forum<br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>
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