Hello Varrun,

Your input and output files seem OK, but the optimisation is not yet
finished: you can check that the forces are decreasing (but are still
large), and energies (E_KS(eV)) are converging, but are still far from
being converged. 26 optimisation steps is clearly not enough yet.

Few more points: the xyz file has 171 atoms, but NumberOfAtoms is 168,
so your calculation runs with only one Ti atom, not 4.
Also, I advise to keep the cell volume fixed, to save computational
time and not allow the cell to become too small:
MD.VariableCell F

Best regards,

Natalia

On 4/16/11, Varrun Ashok <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>  I am very new to siesta and DFT calculations. I need your support and help.
> I am running a fdf file comprising a system consisting of a triglyceride
> molecule and a 4 atom Ti tetrahedral cluster near a double of the molecule.
> The aim is to check how strongly the cluster interacts with double bond. The
> system is not converging. The Max atomic forces values are erratic.  I have
> attached a copy of the fdf file, the .xyz file and the .out file and also a
> 3D image of the molecule+Ti system. Kindly provide recommendations.
> Regards,
> Varrun Ashok
>

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