<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello Juerg,</div><div><br></div><div>I have run SE-MD simulation with PM3 method. I run NVT calculation for 5ps. I set up the input including your suggestions and whatever mention in your paper. I again have same problem. I started with PM3 optimized structure (The initial coordinates are used from http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jz401931f ). </div><div><br></div><div> I am missing some key controls in my input. Input file and movie of trajectory are found here https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B56PcAs22G9NVFFkWDBtbzU1c0k&usp=sharing</div><div></div><div>.</div><div>Thank you.</div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Bharat Sharma</div><div><br></div><div>@SET CURR_I  01</div><div><br></div><div>#@SET SEED     1000</div><div>  &EXT_RESTART</div><div>  RESTART_FILE_NAME              ./wt_bk_PM301-1.restart</div><div>  &END EXT_RESTART</div><div>#</div><div>#&EXT_RESTART</div><div># RESTART_DEFAULT  TRUE</div><div># RESTART_FILE_NAME  wt_bk_AM101-1.restart  </div><div># RESTART_COUNTERS  TRUE</div><div># RESTART_POS  TRUE</div><div># RESTART_VEL  TRUE</div><div># RESTART_RANDOMG  TRUE</div><div>#&END EXT_RESTART</div><div><br></div><div>&GLOBAL</div><div>  PROGRAM_NAME                 CP2K</div><div>  PROJECT_NAME                 wt_bk_PM3${CURR_I}</div><div>  RUN_TYPE                     MD</div><div>#  SEED                         ${SEED}</div><div>  PREFERRED_FFT_LIBRARY        FFTW</div><div># ECHO_INPUT                   YES</div><div>  PRINT_LEVEL                  LOW</div><div>  SAVE_MEM</div><div>&END GLOBAL</div><div><br></div><div>&MOTION</div><div>#  &PRINT</div><div>#    &FORCES</div><div>#      FORMAT XMOL</div><div>#    &END FORCES</div><div>#  &END PRINT</div><div>  &MD</div><div>    ENSEMBLE                   NVT</div><div>    STEPS                      10000</div><div>    TIMESTEP                   0.50</div><div>    TEMPERATURE                300   </div><div>    &THERMOSTAT</div><div>      TYPE                     NOSE</div><div>      REGION                   MASSIVE</div><div>      &NOSE</div><div>        LENGTH                 3</div><div>        YOSHIDA                3</div><div>        TIMECON                100</div><div>        MTS                    2</div><div>      &END NOSE</div><div>    &END THERMOSTAT</div><div>    &THERMAL_REGION</div><div>      &PRINT</div><div>        &TEMPERATURE</div><div>          &EACH</div><div>            MD                 1</div><div>          &END EACH</div><div>        &END TEMPERATURE</div><div>      &END PRINT</div><div>    &END THERMAL_REGION</div><div>    &PRINT</div><div>      &ENERGY</div><div>        &EACH</div><div>          MD                   1</div><div>        &END EACH</div><div>      &END ENERGY</div><div>    &END PRINT</div><div>  &END MD</div><div><br></div><div>  &PRINT</div><div>    &RESTART</div><div>      &EACH</div><div>        MD                     1</div><div>      &END EACH</div><div>    &END RESTART</div><div>    &RESTART_HISTORY           OFF</div><div>    &END RESTART_HISTORY</div><div><br></div><div>    &TRAJECTORY                LOW    </div><div>      FORMAT                   XYZ</div><div>      &EACH</div><div>        MD                     1</div><div>      &END EACH</div><div>    &END TRAJECTORY</div><div>    &VELOCITIES                OFF</div><div>    &END VELOCITIES</div><div>    &FORCES</div><div>    &END FORCES</div><div>  &END PRINT</div><div>&END MOTION</div><div><br></div><div>&FORCE_EVAL</div><div>  METHOD QS</div><div><br></div><div>  &DFT</div><div>    &SCF</div><div>      SCF_GUESS                ATOMIC</div><div>      EPS_SCF                  1.0E-7</div><div>      MAX_SCF                  5000</div><div>      &OUTER_SCF</div><div>        MAX_SCF                5000</div><div>      &END OUTER_SCF</div><div>      &OT                      T</div><div># Mingshun's scheme for PM6</div><div>        PRECONDITIONER         FULL_ALL</div><div>        MINIMIZER              DIIS</div><div>        N_DIIS                 9</div><div>      &END OT</div><div>      &PRINT</div><div>        &RESTART</div><div>          &EACH</div><div>            MD                 1</div><div>          &END EACH</div><div>        &END RESTART</div><div>        &RESTART_HISTORY       OFF</div><div>        &END RESTART_HISTORY</div><div>      &END PRINT</div><div>    &END SCF</div><div><br></div><div>    &QS</div><div>      METHOD                   PM3</div><div># My scheme</div><div>      EPS_DEFAULT              1.0E-12</div><div>      EXTRAPOLATION            ASPC</div><div>      EXTRAPOLATION_ORDER      3</div><div>      &SE</div><div>#         &PARAMETER</div><div>#         @INCLUDE PARAM</div><div>#        &END PARAMETER</div><div>         &COULOMB</div><div>           CUTOFF       12.0</div><div>           RC_RANGE      0.5</div><div>#          RC_TAPER      2</div><div>         &END COULOMB</div><div>         &SCREENING</div><div>           RC_RANGE      0.5</div><div>         &END SCREENING</div><div>         &LR_CORRECTION</div><div>           CUTOFF       6.0</div><div>           RC_RANGE     0.5</div><div>         &END LR_CORRECTION</div><div>         &EXCHANGE</div><div>          CUTOFF       8.0</div><div>          RC_RANGE     0.5</div><div>          &END EXCHANGE</div><div>      &END SE</div><div>    &END QS</div><div>    &MGRID</div><div>      COMMENSURATE</div><div>#      CUTOFF                   280</div><div>    &END MGRID</div><div>    &POISSON</div><div>      POISSON_SOLVER           PERIODIC</div><div>      PERIODIC                 XYZ</div><div>      &EWALD</div><div>        &MULTIPOLES</div><div>         MAX_MULTIPOLE_EXPANSION QUADRUPOLE</div><div>        &END MULTIPOLES</div><div>        EWALD_TYPE EWALD</div><div>        ALPHA               0.5</div><div>        GMAX                25</div><div>        RCUT                6.4</div><div>      &END EWALD</div><div>    &END POISSON</div><div><br></div><div>    &PRINT</div><div>      &E_DENSITY_CUBE</div><div>        &EACH</div><div>          MD                   1</div><div>        &END EACH</div><div>      &END E_DENSITY_CUBE</div><div>    &END PRINT</div><div>  &END DFT</div><div><br></div><div>  &SUBSYS</div><div>    &CELL</div><div>      ABC                      12.4138 12.4138 12.4138</div><div>      PERIODIC                 XYZ </div><div>    &END CELL</div><div>     &COORD</div><div>----------------------------------------------</div><div>----------------------------------------------</div><div>----------------------------------------------</div><div>       &END COORD</div><div>  &END SUBSYS</div><div>&END FORCE_EVAL</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div>