Example #1
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	calc_opt = EMT()
	calc_sp  = calc_opt
#
# ------------------------ bulk ---------------------------
#
if alloy:
	bulk = make_bulk(element1, element2=element2, comp1=comp1, repeat=repeat_bulk)
else:
	bulk = make_bulk(element, repeat=repeat_bulk)

## lattice optimization
lattice, a0 = lattice_info_guess(bulk)
#
optimize_lattice_constant(bulk, lattice=lattice, a0=a0, xc=xc,
						  encut=encut, ediff=ediff, ediffg=ediff*0.1, npar=npar, nsim=nsim)
bulk.set_calculator(calc_bulk_sp)

e_bulk = bulk.get_potential_energy()

e_form = 0.0
if alloy and calc_formation_energy:
	nat = 0
	e_bulk_component = 0.0
	for ielem in [element1, element2]:
		tmpbulk = make_bulk(ielem, repeat=2)
		optimize_lattice_constant(tmpbulk, lattice=lattice, a0=a0, xc=xc, 
								  encut=encut, ediff=ediff, ediffg=ediff, npar=npar, nsim=nsim)
		#
		# bulk energy for formation energy --- same with alloy surface calculator
		#
		# single point
Example #2
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from ase.build import bulk
from gpaw import GPAW, PW, FermiDirac

calc = GPAW(mode=PW(600),
            xc='PBE',
            occupations=FermiDirac(0.01),
            kpts=(32, 32, 16),
            symmetry='off',
            parallel={
                'band': 1,
                'domain': 1
            },
            txt='gs_Co.txt')

bulk = bulk('Co', 'hcp')
bulk.set_initial_magnetic_moments([1.0, 1.0])
bulk.set_calculator(calc)
bulk.get_potential_energy()

calc.write('gs_Co.gpw', mode='all')
Example #3
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def optimize_lattice_constant(bulk,
                              lattice="fcc",
                              a0=4.0,
                              xc="PBEsol",
                              encut=400,
                              ediff=1.0e-5,
                              ediffg=1.0e-6,
                              npar=1,
                              nsim=1):
    """ 
	function to do bulk optimization
	"""
    from ase import Atoms
    from ase.calculators.vasp import Vasp
    import os, shutil
    #
    # directry things
    #
    cudir = os.getcwd()
    workdir = os.path.join(cudir, "lattice_opt")
    os.makedirs(workdir)
    os.chdir(workdir)
    os.system("mkdir work_bulk")
    #
    # compuational condition for Vasp
    #
    prec = "normal"
    potim = 0.1
    nelmin = 5
    kpts = [3, 3, 3]
    gamma = True
    nsw = 200
    isif = 6  # or 6---freezing ions

    xc = xc.lower()
    if xc == "pbe" or xc == "pbesol" or xc == "rpbe":
        pp = "pbe"
    elif xc == "pw91":
        pp = "pw91"
    elif xc == "lda":
        pp = "lda"
    else:
        print("xc error")

    calc = Vasp(prec=prec,
                xc=xc,
                pp=pp,
                ispin=1,
                ismear=1,
                sigma=0.2,
                isif=isif,
                nelmin=nelmin,
                encut=encut,
                ibrion=2,
                nsw=nsw,
                potim=potim,
                ediff=ediff,
                ediffg=ediffg,
                kpts=kpts,
                gamma=gamma,
                isym=0,
                npar=npar,
                nsim=nsim,
                lreal=False)

    bulk.set_calculator(calc)
    bulk.get_potential_energy()

    cell = bulk.cell  # optimized cell size

    os.chdir(cudir)
    shutil.rmtree(workdir)