I was told that when  MD.VariableCell  is setted True, then  we can not use
 block kgrid_Monkhorst_Pack option .
Thanks very much .


2014-07-21 15:31 GMT+08:00 Максим Арсентьев <[email protected]>:

> You right, you should perform 2 structural relaxations. Before doing this
> do calculations without geom. optim. with different density of kpoints by
> "%block kgrid_Monkhorst_Pack" and see convergence of kpoint density on
> forces. This also should be checked for meshcutoff - convergence in forces
> is very important for geom. optim.
>
>
> 2014-07-21 6:59 GMT+04:00 邵德喜 <[email protected]>:
>
> Thanks very much.
>> Do you mean that I should do structual relaxation twice?First with 
>> MD.VariableCell
>> False,then  with MD.VariableCell True?
>> If I could just do structual relaxation once with MD.VariableCell True?
>> And if   " kgrid Monkhorst Pack" option can be reserved at  the same time
>> ?
>> Yours Sincerely!
>> Dexishao
>>
>>
>> 2014-07-21 4:55 GMT+08:00 Максим Арсентьев <[email protected]>:
>>
>> Dear, Dexi!
>>>
>>> You can vary residual strain by MD.MaxStressTol.
>>> Use CG, relax with MD.VariableCell False first, then input coordinates
>>> obtained to a new file with MD.VariableCell True.
>>> Note you may need to shift some atoms manually before geometry
>>> optimization: if all atoms are in 2D plane, then all of them will remain in
>>> plane after geom. optim. because z forces are zero, so you need to shift
>>> any atom to unlock z forces and avoid such a false state.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-07-20 4:01 GMT+04:00 邵德喜 <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>  Dear everyone:
>>>> I really want to know how to get a structure wuthout strain.For example
>>>> ,Let's consider graphene ,I get the structure from materials studio,and use
>>>> it as initial one for siesta structual relaxation.
>>>> If in the relaxation set some options as follows:
>>>> MD.TypeOfRun CG/Verlet
>>>> MD.VariableCell True
>>>> ...
>>>> At the same time ,I replace " kgrid Monkhorst Pack" option with k-grid
>>>> cutoff.
>>>> When the relaxation is done,I want to ask if  the final structure after
>>>> relaxation is
>>>> one  structure without strain?
>>>> In general ,how to get a structure without strain is what I care.
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>  Dexi Shao
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Maxim Arsent'ev, D.Sc.(Chemistry)
>>> Laboratory of research of nanostructures
>>> Institute of Silicate Chemistry of RAS
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Best wishes,
> Maxim Arsent'ev, D.Sc.(Chemistry)
> Laboratory of research of nanostructures
> Institute of Silicate Chemistry of RAS
>

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