[CP2K-user] Convergence of hybrid functional calculations

Travis polla... at gmail.com
Wed Aug 21 15:06:04 UTC 2019


Hi,

One idea: try a larger ENERGY_GAP for the FULL_KINETIC preconditioner, say 
0.2 au. Or set to a negative value for CP2K to pick an appropriate value. 
Or just increase the number of SCF cycles you allow. It looks like the 
calculation is converging quickly in the first loop.

-T


On Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 11:54:54 AM UTC-3, Xiaoming Wang wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to calculated the triplet excited state of NaCl (periodic) with 
> PBE0. Before doing
> that I first converged it with PBE, which was very easy for the 
> convergence. Then I
> turned on PBE0 which reads the PBE converged wfn. At the first few steps, 
> the 
> energy change did get reduced but then it increased and the SCF became 
> unstable.
> I played with the parameter linesearch, but it didn't help. Could anyone 
> please
> give me some suggestions? Note that the ground state is fine with PBE0.
>
>
> Here is my input:
> -------------------------------------
> &GLOBAL
>   PROJECT_NAME NaCl
>   RUN_TYPE GEO_OPT
>   PRINT_LEVEL MEDIUM
> &END GLOBAL
> &FORCE_EVAL
>   METHOD QS
>   &DFT
>     BASIS_SET_FILE_NAME GTH_BASIS_SETS
>     POTENTIAL_FILE_NAME GTH_POTENTIALS
>     WFN_RESTART_FILE_NAME NaCl-RESTART.wfn
>     UKS
>     MULTIP 3
>     &QS
>        EPS_PGF_ORB 1.0e-12
>     &END
>     &MGRID
>       CUTOFF 1400
>       REL_CUTOFF 40
>     &END MGRID
>     &XC
>       &XC_FUNCTIONAL PBE
>         &PBE
>          SCALE_X 0.564
>          SCALE_C 1.0
>         &END
>       &END XC_FUNCTIONAL
>       &HF
>         FRACTION 0.436
>         &MEMORY
>           MAX_MEMORY 2600
>         &END
>         &SCREENING
>           EPS_SCHWARZ 1.0e-6
>           SCREEN_ON_INITIAL_P TRUE
>         &END
>         &INTERACTION_POTENTIAL
>           POTENTIAL_TYPE TRUNCATED
>           CUTOFF_RADIUS 6.0
>           T_C_G_DATA t_c_g.dat
>         &END
>       &END
>     &END XC
>     &SCF
>       MAX_SCF 20
>       EPS_SCF 1.0e-6
>       SCF_GUESS RESTART
>       &OT
>        ROTATION
>        PRECONDITIONER FULL_KINETIC
>        ENERGY_GAP 0.001
>       &END OT
>       &OUTER_SCF
>        EPS_SCF 1.0e-6
>        MAX_SCF 30
>       &END OUTER_SCF
>     &END SCF
>   &END DFT
>   &SUBSYS
>    &CELL
>       ABC [angstrom] 16.92 16.92 16.92
>       ALPHA_BETA_GAMMA [deg] 90 90 90
>       PERIODIC XYZ
>       SYMMETRY CUBIC
>     &END CELL
>     &TOPOLOGY
>      COORD_FILE_FORMAT XYZ
>      COORD_FILE_NAME nacl.xyz
>     &END TOPOLOGY
>     &KIND Na
>       ELEMENT Na
>       BASIS_SET DZVP-GTH
>       POTENTIAL GTH-PBE-q9
>     &END KIND
>     &KIND Cl
>       ELEMENT Cl
>       BASIS_SET DZVP-GTH
>       POTENTIAL GTH-PBE-q7
>     &END KIND
>   &END SUBSYS
> &END FORCE_EVAL
> --------------------------------------
>
>
> The output looks like:
>
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00  481.3     0.00112441     -6724.7524787206 
> -6.72E+03
>      2 OT LS       0.10E+00   10.7                    -6724.8822106857
>      3 OT CG       0.10E+00    9.5     0.00050715     -6724.9031842435 
> -1.51E-01
>      4 OT LS       0.19E+00    8.7                    -6724.9536990492
>      5 OT CG       0.19E+00    9.4     0.00037942     -6724.9681273512 
> -6.49E-02
>      6 OT LS       0.99E-01    8.8                    -6724.9693724201
>      7 OT CG       0.99E-01   10.4     0.00020992     -6724.9865892317 
> -1.85E-02
>      8 OT LS       0.13E+00    8.8                    -6724.9935640889
>      9 OT CG       0.13E+00    9.4     0.00014250     -6724.9940187729 
> -7.43E-03
>     10 OT LS       0.95E-01    8.7                    -6724.9960612217
>     11 OT CG       0.95E-01    9.3     0.00006184     -6724.9964317459 
> -2.41E-03
>     12 OT LS       0.12E+00    8.6                    -6724.9969767721
>     13 OT CG       0.12E+00    9.3     0.00003237     -6724.9969977602 
> -5.66E-04
>     14 OT LS       0.10E+00    8.6                    -6724.9971327130
>     15 OT CG       0.10E+00   11.9     0.00001849     -6724.9971350991 
> -1.37E-04
>     16 OT LS       0.79E-01    8.6                    -6724.9971656124
>     17 OT CG       0.79E-01    9.6     0.00001222     -6724.9971690250 
> -3.39E-05
>     18 OT LS       0.89E-01    8.6                    -6724.9971855970
>     19 OT CG       0.89E-01    9.9     0.00000761     -6724.9971858334 
> -1.68E-05
>     20 OT LS       0.10E+00    9.0                    -6724.9971931351
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   19.9     0.00000498     -6724.9971932398 
> -7.41E-06
>      2 OT LS       0.82E-01    8.6                    -6724.9971940802
>      3 OT CG       0.82E-01   10.4     0.00000357     -6724.9971958172 
> -2.58E-06
>      4 OT LS       0.14E+00    8.7                    -6724.9971976975
>      5 OT CG       0.14E+00    9.3     0.00000335     -6724.9971981030 
> -2.29E-06
>      6 OT LS       0.12E+00    8.6                    -6724.9971997017
>      7 OT CG       0.12E+00    9.3     0.00000370     -6724.9971997739 
> -1.67E-06
>      8 OT LS       0.20E+00    8.6                    -6724.9972026529
>      9 OT CG       0.20E+00    9.3     0.00000494     -6724.9972032479 
> -3.47E-06
>     10 OT LS       0.80E+00    8.8                    -6724.9972140706
>     11 OT CG       0.80E+00    9.4     0.00002733     -6724.9972231506 
> -1.99E-05
>     12 OT LS       0.80E-02    8.6                    -6719.9157164774
>     13 OT CG       0.80E-02    9.9     0.00003368     -6724.9972303521 
> -7.20E-06
>     14 OT LS       0.32E-01    9.2                    -6724.9972548138
>     15 OT CG       0.32E-01   11.2     0.00003227     -6724.9973282204 
> -9.79E-05
>     16 OT LS       0.13E+00    9.1                    -6724.9974072677
>     17 OT CG       0.13E+00    9.5     0.00003061     -6724.9975608855 
> -2.33E-04
>     18 OT LS       0.51E+00    8.6                    -6724.9978925811
>     19 OT CG       0.51E+00    9.6     0.00011176     -6724.9983575397 
> -7.97E-04
>     20 OT LS       0.51E-02    8.6                    -6721.4964318477
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   20.9     0.00011858     -6724.9985172669 
> -1.60E-04
>      2 OT LS       0.58E-01   11.2                    -6724.9970073738
>      3 OT CG       0.58E-01   10.4     0.00007331     -6724.9995517536 
> -1.03E-03
>      4 OT LS       0.23E+00    8.6                    -6725.0003094891
>      5 OT CG       0.23E+00    9.4     0.00015204     -6725.0023016465 
> -2.75E-03
>      6 OT LS       0.93E+00    9.5                    -6725.0650303038
>      7 OT CG       0.93E+00    9.4     0.02493217     -6725.3018557157 
> -3.00E-01
>      8 OT LS       0.10E+00    8.9                    -1644.0225625088
>      9 OT CG       0.10E+00    9.6     0.92198116     -6517.7744998942  
> 2.08E+02
>     10 OT LS       0.51E-01    8.9                    19923.6570264501
>     11 OT CG       0.51E-01    9.4    15.11620648     19207.4345007054  
> 2.57E+04
>     12 OT LS       0.26E-01    8.8                    -7017.2896076309
>     13 OT CG       0.26E-01    9.6     4.17007861      4801.8591626626 
> -1.44E+04
>     14 OT LS       0.13E-01    8.7                     2811.8906869280
>     15 OT CG       0.13E-01    9.8     3.07766039     -3579.5472107880 
> -8.38E+03
>     16 OT LS       0.65E-02    8.7                    -4615.7291252627
>     17 OT CG       0.65E-02    9.4     4.95384759    -11738.7814456775 
> -8.16E+03
>     18 OT LS       0.31E-02    8.7                      261.6526649662
>     19 OT CG       0.31E-02    9.8     3.45312508     -3253.3909721757  
> 8.49E+03
>     20 OT LS       0.17E-02    8.8                   -13571.9973535297
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   19.1    11.57459733    -10059.0070566359 
> -6.81E+03
>      2 OT LS       0.75E-01    8.9                     9274.4374295033
>      3 OT CG       0.75E-01    9.8     8.16592421      5288.7904699808  
> 1.53E+04
>      4 OT LS       0.37E-01    8.7                    12320.0027679343
>      5 OT CG       0.37E-01    9.7    13.27037877      9266.8771057051  
> 3.98E+03
>      6 OT LS       0.19E-01    8.9                     6292.7883553971
>      7 OT CG       0.19E-01    9.5    10.25590581     11708.0244255459  
> 2.44E+03
>      8 OT LS       0.94E-02    8.8                    11969.1303873198
>      9 OT CG       0.94E-02    9.5    13.22020338     17264.1530590901  
> 5.56E+03
>     10 OT LS       0.47E-02    9.3                      440.1385496819
>     11 OT CG       0.47E-02   10.5    10.84986418      1809.1987721011 
> -1.55E+04
>     12 OT LS       0.24E-02    8.7                    -9010.1102604209
>     13 OT CG       0.24E-02    9.5    11.14977863     -8860.5442546787 
> -1.07E+04
>     14 OT LS       0.12E-02    8.7                   -17904.0400126385
>     15 OT CG       0.12E-02    9.6    13.08504532    -21173.4656772499 
> -1.23E+04
>     16 OT LS       0.61E-03    8.8                   -36955.6087684838
>     17 OT CG       0.61E-03    9.5    15.21462847    -86265.6674597911 
> -6.51E+04
>     18 OT LS       0.45E-03    8.8                  -201257.6097701387
>     19 OT CG       0.45E-03   10.0    21.70841463   -231606.6519578753 
> -1.45E+05
>     20 OT LS       0.18E-03    8.7                  -126318.8335739620
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   19.0    55.01598291   -303091.2201183116 
> -7.15E+04
>      2 OT LS       0.75E-01    8.8                   -13827.5476754934
>      3 OT CG       0.75E-01    9.4    29.19643290    -21191.3568458254  
> 2.82E+05
>      4 OT LS       0.37E-01    9.3                     6164.3280063715
>      5 OT CG       0.37E-01    9.7    18.27946898      9663.1892847422  
> 3.09E+04
>      6 OT LS       0.19E-01    8.7                    17637.0905403182
>      7 OT CG       0.19E-01    9.5    25.80109603       -41.8555446096 
> -9.71E+03
>      8 OT LS       0.94E-02    9.4                    15111.7311860815
>      9 OT CG       0.94E-02    9.6    17.80296834      5504.6103891014  
> 5.55E+03
>     10 OT LS       0.47E-02    8.7                    -9120.3095962266
>     11 OT CG       0.47E-02   10.8    29.57256729    -17272.8718501564 
> -2.28E+04
>     12 OT LS       0.23E-02    8.9                      256.9190714106
>     13 OT CG       0.23E-02   10.1    23.61896943    -10444.4799316907  
> 6.83E+03
>     14 OT LS       0.12E-02    8.8                    -2175.0933798563
>     15 OT CG       0.12E-02    9.5    33.28645147    -28306.3546421646 
> -1.79E+04
>     16 OT LS       0.58E-03    8.7                   -23361.9564416575
>     17 OT CG       0.58E-03    9.5    36.75975855    -45218.3529601046 
> -1.69E+04
>     18 OT LS       0.29E-03    8.7                   -21344.1126797873
>     19 OT CG       0.29E-03   11.1    40.63940778    -57044.7171713477 
> -1.18E+04
>     20 OT LS       0.15E-03   10.6                   -64095.2470229323
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   20.7    32.84827439    -43530.6779987434  
> 1.35E+04
>      2 OT LS       0.75E-01    8.7                    -4247.1169918793
>      3 OT CG       0.75E-01    9.6    12.84651021     13454.1961742462  
> 5.70E+04
>      4 OT LS       0.38E-01    8.7                     5878.8972648354
>      5 OT CG       0.38E-01    9.5    14.40359958     24491.3537461535  
> 1.10E+04
>      6 OT LS       0.19E-01    8.8                    16982.3569638412
>      7 OT CG       0.19E-01    9.6    14.04116608     15809.4731631853 
> -8.68E+03
>      8 OT LS       0.94E-02    8.7                    13274.6176720042
>      9 OT CG       0.94E-02    9.5    10.55498077     16620.7477467228  
> 8.11E+02
>     10 OT LS       0.47E-02    8.8                    21262.0329072758
>     11 OT CG       0.47E-02    9.5    11.24417203      7647.3114578911 
> -8.97E+03
>     12 OT LS       0.24E-02    8.7                    -4620.9801941348
>     13 OT CG       0.24E-02    9.6    11.17450752      5735.9160154671 
> -1.91E+03
>     14 OT LS       0.12E-02    8.8                    16595.3419511277
>     15 OT CG       0.12E-02    9.7    12.73350407      6615.4770773492  
> 8.80E+02
>     16 OT LS       0.60E-03    9.5                    -4858.4905921913
>     17 OT CG       0.60E-03    9.5    17.06614684    -18505.1698092462 
> -2.51E+04
>     18 OT LS       0.30E-03    8.8                   -16510.5257354469
>     19 OT CG       0.30E-03    9.6    18.67317161    -29837.5115044920 
> -1.13E+04
>     20 OT LS       0.17E-03    9.2                   -50810.1240964150
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   20.0    34.18087037    -63880.3275551089 
> -3.40E+04
>      2 OT LS       0.75E-01    8.7                    11102.7951818560
>      3 OT CG       0.75E-01    9.5    16.97013324     13010.6911438830  
> 7.69E+04
>      4 OT LS       0.37E-01    8.7                    10218.7000499332
>      5 OT CG       0.37E-01    9.4    19.11439483      6738.0975872246 
> -6.27E+03
>      6 OT LS       0.19E-01    8.7                     2152.9985606293
>      7 OT CG       0.19E-01    9.4    14.10386426     16124.4792234045  
> 9.39E+03
>      8 OT LS       0.94E-02    8.7                    18622.9809378102
>      9 OT CG       0.94E-02    9.7    13.38733054      8907.9612812769 
> -7.22E+03
>     10 OT LS       0.47E-02    9.1                    -4385.7333658927
>     11 OT CG       0.47E-02    9.5    11.32659887      9083.0094899231  
> 1.75E+02
>     12 OT LS       0.24E-02    8.8                     8983.6293872184
>     13 OT CG       0.24E-02   10.4    15.48570175     17690.7307290363  
> 8.61E+03
>     14 OT LS       0.12E-02    8.6                     4424.0861120781
>     15 OT CG       0.12E-02    9.4    11.26570480       603.3675243938 
> -1.71E+04
>     16 OT LS       0.62E-03    8.8                   -17841.3731696137
>     17 OT CG       0.62E-03    9.4    20.46730835    -31698.4623769681 
> -3.23E+04
>     18 OT LS       0.30E-03    8.7                    -2859.9254300738
>     19 OT CG       0.30E-03    9.8    17.59724609    -26266.0262651212  
> 5.43E+03
>     20 OT LS       0.16E-03    8.7                   -35171.6615426007
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>   ----------------------------------- OT 
> ---------------------------------------
>      1 OT CG       0.15E+00   18.8    28.51774691    -19444.1649483434  
> 6.82E+03
>      2 OT LS       0.75E-01    8.8                     9938.4525663009
>      3 OT CG       0.75E-01    9.6    15.56335740      8592.0250900205  
> 2.80E+04
>      4 OT LS       0.37E-01    9.7                    27297.6406004072
>      5 OT CG       0.37E-01   12.3    13.00581731     14538.8489607548  
> 5.95E+03
>      6 OT LS       0.19E-01    9.0                     9240.2545515611
>      7 OT CG       0.19E-01   10.0    10.04884641      7678.6463566507 
> -6.86E+03
>      8 OT LS       0.94E-02    9.0                    11768.1012889820
>      9 OT CG       0.94E-02   11.3    10.89504631     22910.2942034982  
> 1.52E+04
>     10 OT LS       0.47E-02    8.8                    12342.8113540155
>     11 OT CG       0.47E-02   10.2    11.85566599      9817.1022867433 
> -1.31E+04
>     12 OT LS       0.23E-02    8.7                    10185.2530345840
>     13 OT CG       0.23E-02    9.6    12.00432884      9270.9870259300 
> -5.46E+02
>     14 OT LS       0.12E-02    8.8                     2126.1795722368
>     15 OT CG       0.12E-02    9.7    13.14795746     -2787.4974878007 
> -1.21E+04
>     16 OT LS       0.60E-03   10.6                    -6460.3154775535
>     17 OT CG       0.60E-03    9.6    14.74505818     -7132.9476831047 
> -4.35E+03
>     18 OT LS       0.30E-03    8.9                   -11225.7389275530
>     19 OT CG       0.30E-03    9.5    18.14553940    -38155.2733585050 
> -3.10E+04
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> Best,
> Xiaoming Wang
>
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