Geometry optimization

We use DFTK and the GeometryOptimization package to find the minimal-energy bond length of the $H_2$ molecule. First we set up an appropriate DFTKCalculator (see AtomsCalculators integration), for which we use the LDA model just like in the Tutorial for silicon in combination with a pseudodojo pseudopotential (see Pseudopotentials).

using DFTK
using PseudoPotentialData

pseudopotentials = PseudoFamily("dojo.nc.sr.pbe.v0_4_1.standard.upf")
calc = DFTKCalculator(;
    model_kwargs = (; functionals=LDA(), pseudopotentials),  # model_DFT keyword arguments
    basis_kwargs = (; kgrid=[1, 1, 1], Ecut=10)  # PlaneWaveBasis keyword arguments
)
DFTKCalculator(functionals=Xc(lda_x, lda_c_pw), pseudopotentials=PseudoFamily("dojo.nc.sr.pbe.v0_4_1.standard.upf"), Ecut=10, kgrid=[1, 1, 1])

Next we set up an initial hydrogen molecule within a box of vacuum. We use the parameters of the equivalent tutorial from ABINIT and DFTK's AtomsBase integration to setup the hydrogen molecule. We employ a simulation box of 10 bohr times 10 bohr times 10 bohr and a pseudodojo pseudopotential.

using LinearAlgebra
using Unitful
using UnitfulAtomic

r0 = 1.4   # Initial bond length in Bohr
a  = 10.0  # Box size in Bohr

cell_vectors = [[a, 0, 0]u"bohr", [0, a, 0]u"bohr", [0, 0, a]u"bohr"]
h2_crude = periodic_system([:H => [0, 0, 0.]u"bohr",
                            :H => [r0, 0, 0]u"bohr"],
                           cell_vectors)
FlexibleSystem(H₂, periodicity = TTT):
    cell_vectors      : [      10        0        0;
                                0       10        0;
                                0        0       10]u"a₀"

    Atom(H,  [       0,        0,        0]u"a₀")
    Atom(H,  [     1.4,        0,        0]u"a₀")

Finally we call minimize_energy! to start the geometry optimisation. We use verbosity=2 to get some insight into the minimisation. With verbosity=1 only a summarising table would be printed and with verbosity=0 (default) the minimisation would be quiet.

using GeometryOptimization
results = minimize_energy!(h2_crude, calc; tol_forces=2e-6, verbosity=2)
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.110844445339                   -0.82   0.80    8.0   25.0ms
  2   -1.117207081986       -2.20       -1.90   0.80    1.0   17.6ms
  3   -1.117250716399       -4.36       -2.72   0.80    1.0   17.7ms
  4   -1.117251292116       -6.24       -3.58   0.80    1.0   18.0ms
  5   -1.117251309140       -7.77       -4.12   0.80    1.0   39.2ms
  6   -1.117251310263       -8.95       -4.66   0.80    1.0   18.8ms
  7   -1.117251310377       -9.94       -5.57   0.80    1.0   19.1ms
  8   -1.117251310380      -11.48       -5.82   0.80    2.0   21.8ms
  9   -1.117251310381      -12.15       -6.83   0.80    1.0   19.9ms
 10   -1.117251310381      -14.31       -7.43   0.80    1.0   24.6ms
 11   -1.117251310381      -15.35       -7.99   0.80    1.0   20.1ms
 12   -1.117251310381      -14.70       -8.58   0.80    1.0   20.0ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.117251310381                   -9.13   0.80    1.0   20.8ms
  2   -1.117251310381      -14.57      -10.32   0.80    1.0   17.4ms

Geometry optimisation convergence (in atomic units)
┌─────┬─────────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬────────┐
│   n           Energy  log10(ΔE)  max(Force)   Δtime │
├─────┼─────────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼────────┤
│   0 │ -1.117251310381 │           │  0.0269317 │  850ms │
└─────┴─────────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴────────┘

n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.117518115445                   -2.46   0.80    1.0   10.9ms
  2   -1.117520704451       -5.59       -3.49   0.80    1.0   17.4ms
  3   -1.117520731396       -7.57       -4.23   0.80    1.0   27.0ms
  4   -1.117520731854       -9.34       -5.15   0.80    1.0   17.9ms
  5   -1.117520731870      -10.81       -5.93   0.80    1.0   18.2ms
  6   -1.117520731870      -12.14       -6.43   0.80    1.0   23.0ms
  7   -1.117520731870      -13.36       -7.44   0.80    1.0   19.6ms
  8   -1.117520731870      -15.35       -8.35   0.80    1.0   19.7ms
  9   -1.117520731870   +  -15.05       -8.81   0.80    1.0   19.7ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118247378334                   -1.69   0.80    1.0   10.9ms
  2   -1.118339157269       -4.04       -2.70   0.80    1.0   17.1ms
  3   -1.118340124443       -6.01       -3.44   0.80    1.0   17.5ms
  4   -1.118340141884       -7.76       -4.36   0.80    1.0   26.7ms
  5   -1.118340142468       -9.23       -5.12   0.80    1.0   18.6ms
  6   -1.118340142495      -10.57       -5.62   0.80    1.0   18.4ms
  7   -1.118340142497      -11.73       -6.68   0.80    1.0   18.9ms
  8   -1.118340142497      -13.52       -7.58   0.80    1.0   59.5ms
  9   -1.118340142497   +  -15.05       -8.12   0.80    1.0   25.5ms
 10   -1.118340142497   +  -15.35       -8.55   0.80    1.0   19.6ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118340142497                   -9.04   0.80    1.0   19.5ms
  2   -1.118340142497      -14.75      -10.36   0.80    1.0   17.1ms

┌─────┬─────────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬────────┐
│   n           Energy  log10(ΔE)  max(Force)   Δtime │
├─────┼─────────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼────────┤
│   1 │ -1.118340142497 │     -2.96 │ 0.00297052 │  858ms │
└─────┴─────────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴────────┘

n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118346834725                   -3.09   0.80    1.0   10.8ms
  2   -1.118346977974       -6.84       -4.11   0.80    1.0   26.0ms
  3   -1.118346979451       -8.83       -4.86   0.80    1.0   17.4ms
  4   -1.118346979477      -10.59       -5.78   0.80    1.0   17.6ms
  5   -1.118346979478      -12.09       -6.55   0.80    1.0   17.9ms
  6   -1.118346979478      -13.40       -7.04   0.80    1.0   22.6ms
  7   -1.118346979478      -14.88       -8.13   0.80    1.0   18.8ms
  8   -1.118346979478      -15.05       -8.95   0.80    1.0   18.9ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118354837069                   -2.61   0.80    1.0   10.8ms
  2   -1.118356200096       -5.87       -3.62   0.80    1.0   26.3ms
  3   -1.118356214170       -7.85       -4.37   0.80    1.0   17.5ms
  4   -1.118356214417       -9.61       -5.29   0.80    1.0   17.8ms
  5   -1.118356214425      -11.10       -6.06   0.80    1.0   18.0ms
  6   -1.118356214425      -12.45       -6.55   0.80    1.0   23.1ms
  7   -1.118356214425      -13.63       -7.65   0.80    1.0   18.8ms
  8   -1.118356214425   +  -15.05       -8.45   0.80    1.0   18.6ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118356214425                   -9.24   0.80    1.0   10.8ms
  2   -1.118356214425      -15.65       -9.82   0.80    1.0   17.1ms

┌─────┬─────────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬────────┐
│   n           Energy  log10(ΔE)  max(Force)   Δtime │
├─────┼─────────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼────────┤
│   2 │ -1.118356214425 │     -4.79 │ 4.47259e-5 │  746ms │
└─────┴─────────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴────────┘

n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118356215887                   -4.94   0.80    1.0   10.8ms
  2   -1.118356215917      -10.54       -5.96   0.80    1.0   27.0ms
  3   -1.118356215917      -12.52       -6.70   0.80    1.0   17.4ms
  4   -1.118356215917      -14.45       -7.62   0.80    1.0   17.6ms
  5   -1.118356215917      -15.18       -8.39   0.80    1.0   18.1ms
  6   -1.118356215917   +  -14.81       -8.89   0.80    1.0   23.1ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118356217810                   -4.40   0.80    1.0   10.8ms
  2   -1.118356218156       -9.46       -5.42   0.80    1.0   17.0ms
  3   -1.118356218159      -11.45       -6.17   0.80    1.0   17.1ms
  4   -1.118356218159      -13.21       -7.09   0.80    1.0   26.4ms
  5   -1.118356218159      -14.51       -7.86   0.80    1.0   17.9ms
  6   -1.118356218159   +    -Inf       -8.35   0.80    1.0   18.2ms
  7   -1.118356218159   +  -15.05       -9.45   0.80    1.0   23.0ms
n     Energy            log10(ΔE)   log10(Δρ)   α      Diag   Δtime
---   ---------------   ---------   ---------   ----   ----   ------
  1   -1.118356218159                  -10.08   0.80    1.0   10.8ms
  2   -1.118356218159      -15.65      -11.02   0.80    1.0   17.0ms

┌─────┬─────────────────┬───────────┬────────────┬────────┐
│   n           Energy  log10(ΔE)  max(Force)   Δtime │
├─────┼─────────────────┼───────────┼────────────┼────────┤
│   3 │ -1.118356218159 │     -8.43 │ 1.06573e-8 │  683ms │
└─────┴─────────────────┴───────────┴────────────┴────────┘

Structure after optimisation (note that the atom has wrapped around)

results.system
FlexibleSystem(H₂, periodicity = TTT):
    cell_vectors      : [      10        0        0;
                                0       10        0;
                                0        0       10]u"a₀"

    Atom(H,  [-0.0431828, 2.01718e-10, 4.31825e-10]u"a₀")
    Atom(H,  [ 1.44318, 2.00193e-10, 4.34112e-10]u"a₀")

Compute final bond length:

rmin = norm(position(results.system[1]) - position(results.system[2]))
println("Optimal bond length: ", rmin)
Optimal bond length: 1.4863655838976793 a₀

Our results (1.486 Bohr) agrees with the equivalent tutorial from ABINIT.