Because you have set nstep = 1. set it to some high value, like 500. The 
code would stop when it reaches required accuracy.


On 10/07/2016 08:25 AM, quantum wrote:
> Dear QE Friends:
>
> I am trying to optimize a crystal by allowing the atomic positions of 
> hydrogens to relax. All other atoms of the crystal are held fixed.  The QE 
> input file is listed by the end of this message.
>
> QE starts with the self-consistent calculation using the initial guess of 
> atomic positions.  After the first scf cycle, QE prints out a new set of 
> atomic positions, and ends without a new scf cycle with the new set of atomic 
> positions. (Please see the QE output attached below.)
>
> The EQ output suggests that the forces acting on all hydrogen atoms are 
> greater than "forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-4."
>
> Why does the simulation end with only one scf cycle?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
>
> **** QE output file (partial) starts here ******************
>
> !    total energy              =   -1426.31830754 Ry
>       Harris-Foulkes estimate   =   -1426.31830738 Ry
>       estimated scf accuracy    <       0.00000009 Ry
>
>       The total energy is the sum of the following terms:
>
>       one-electron contribution =    -615.01611222 Ry
>       hartree contribution      =     407.92628821 Ry
>       xc contribution           =    -287.90966771 Ry
>       ewald contribution        =    -702.94572199 Ry
>       Dispersion Correction     =      -0.28187072 Ry
>       one-center paw contrib.   =    -228.09122311 Ry
>
>       convergence has been achieved in   9 iterations
>
>       Forces acting on atoms (Ry/au):
>
>       atom    1 type  1   force =     0.00000104   -0.00894702   -0.00000051
>       atom    2 type  1   force =    -0.00000045   -0.00894443   -0.00000014
>       ........
>       atom   33 type  4   force =    -0.01684128   -0.06271162    0.16881369
>       atom   34 type  4   force =    -0.01684137   -0.06271191    0.16881443
>       atom   35 type  4   force =    -0.01684128    0.06271162    0.16881368
>       atom   36 type  4   force =    -0.01684137    0.06271191    0.16881444
>       atom   37 type  4   force =     0.01684128   -0.06271162   -0.16881368
>       atom   38 type  4   force =     0.01684137   -0.06271191   -0.16881444
>       atom   39 type  4   force =     0.01684128    0.06271162   -0.16881369
>       atom   40 type  4   force =     0.01684137    0.06271191   -0.16881443
>       atom   41 type  4   force =     0.05926419    0.21504962   -0.01148228
>       atom   42 type  4   force =     0.05926450    0.21505075   -0.01148234
>       atom   43 type  4   force =     0.05926419   -0.21504962   -0.01148228
>       atom   44 type  4   force =     0.05926450   -0.21505072   -0.01148234
>       atom   45 type  4   force =    -0.05926419    0.21504962    0.01148228
>       atom   46 type  4   force =    -0.05926450    0.21505072    0.01148234
>       atom   47 type  4   force =    -0.05926419   -0.21504962    0.01148228
>       atom   48 type  4   force =    -0.05926450   -0.21505075    0.01148234
>
>       ...........
>
>       Total force =     2.613470     Total SCF correction =     0.000031
>
>       Total Dispersion Force =     0.007543
>
>       ...........
>
>       BFGS Geometry Optimization
>
>       number of scf cycles    =   1
>       number of bfgs steps    =   0
>
>       energy   new            =   -1426.3183075352 Ry
>
>       new trust radius        =       0.5000000000 bohr
>       new conv_thr            =       0.0000001000 Ry
>
>
> **** QE input file starts here ***********************************
> &control
>    title = 'Gypsum (CaSO4.2H20 Z=4)'
>    prefix = 'gypsum-SSSP_acc_PBE-exp0.56G'
>    outdir = '/work2/u2equa02/tempdir/gypsum-SSSP_acc_PBE-exp0.56G'
>    pseudo_dir = '/home/u2equa02/quantumhome/pseudo'
>    calculation = 'relax'
>    restart_mode = 'from_scratch'
>    disk_io = 'low'
>    verbosity = 'high'
>    tstress = .true.
>    tprnfor = .true.
>    nstep = 1
>    etot_conv_thr = 1.0D-5
>    forc_conv_thr = 1.0D-4
>    iprint = 1
> /
> &system
>    ibrav = 0
>    ntyp = 4
>    nat = 48
>    ecutwfc = 100
>    ecutrho = 800
>    vdw_corr = 'grimme-d2'
> /
> &electrons
>    electron_maxstep = 200
>    conv_thr = 1.0D-7
>    diago_thr_init = 1.0D-4
>    startingpot = 'atomic'
>    startingwfc = 'atomic+random'
>    mixing_mode = 'plain'
>    mixing_beta = 0.5
>    mixing_ndim= 8
>    diagonalization = 'david'
> /
> &ions
>    ion_dynamics = 'bfgs'
> /
>
> ATOMIC_SPECIES
>     Ca   40.0780000000  Ca_pbe_v1.uspp.F.UPF
>      S   32.0650000000  S_pbe_v1.2.uspp.F.UPF
>      O   15.9994000000  O.pbe-n-kjpaw_psl.0.1.UPF
>      H    1.0079000000  H.pbe-rrkjus_psl.0.1.UPF
>
> ATOMIC_POSITIONS crystal
> Ca      0.00000000000000      0.17110000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
> Ca      0.50000000000000      0.67110000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
> Ca      0.00000000000000      0.82890000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
> Ca      0.50000000000000      0.32890000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
>   S      0.00000000000000      0.32880000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
>   S      0.50000000000000      0.82880000000000      0.75000000000000 0 0 0
>   S      0.00000000000000      0.67120000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
>   S      0.50000000000000      0.17120000000000      0.25000000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.08200000000000      0.27600000000000      0.59100000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.58200000000000      0.77600000000000      0.59100000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.08200000000000      0.72400000000000      0.09100000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.58200000000000      0.22400000000000      0.09100000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.91800000000000      0.27600000000000      0.90900000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.41800000000000      0.77600000000000      0.90900000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.91800000000000      0.72400000000000      0.40900000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.41800000000000      0.22400000000000      0.40900000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.20300000000000      0.38700000000000      0.91700000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.70300000000000      0.88700000000000      0.91700000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.20300000000000      0.61300000000000      0.41700000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.70300000000000      0.11300000000000      0.41700000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.79700000000000      0.38700000000000      0.58300000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.29700000000000      0.88700000000000      0.58300000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.79700000000000      0.61300000000000      0.08300000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.29700000000000      0.11300000000000      0.08300000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.78700000000000      0.06900000000000      0.91800000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.28700000000000      0.56900000000000      0.91800000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.78700000000000      0.93100000000000      0.41800000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.28700000000000      0.43100000000000      0.41800000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.21300000000000      0.06900000000000      0.58200000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.71300000000000      0.56900000000000      0.58200000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.21300000000000      0.93100000000000      0.08200000000000 0 0 0
>   O      0.71300000000000      0.43100000000000      0.08200000000000 0 0 0
>   H      0.74200000000000      0.08700000000000      0.76600000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.24200000000000      0.58700000000000      0.76600000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.74200000000000      0.91300000000000      0.26600000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.24200000000000      0.41300000000000      0.26600000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.25800000000000      0.08700000000000      0.73400000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.75800000000000      0.58700000000000      0.73400000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.25800000000000      0.91300000000000      0.23400000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.75800000000000      0.41300000000000      0.23400000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.75600000000000      0.02000000000000      0.92300000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.25600000000000      0.52000000000000      0.92300000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.75600000000000      0.98000000000000      0.42300000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.25600000000000      0.48000000000000      0.42300000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.24400000000000      0.02000000000000      0.57700000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.74400000000000      0.52000000000000      0.57700000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.24400000000000      0.98000000000000      0.07700000000000 1 1 1
>   H      0.74400000000000      0.48000000000000      0.07700000000000 1 1 1
>
> K_POINTS automatic
> 12 6 18 0 0 0
>
> CELL_PARAMETERS bohr
>      11.83535471815098      0.00000000000000      0.00000000000000
>       0.00000000000000     28.65391722678003      0.00000000000000
>      -4.39283675093634      0.00000000000000      9.75628273508813
>
>
>
>
>
> Tsung-Lung Li, Ph. D.
> Professor
> Department of Applied Physics
> National Chia-Yi University
> 300 Hsueh-Fu Road, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan
> Phone: 886-5-2717904.  FAX: 886-5-2717909.
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