# calculate the energy volume curve for InP zincblende # define volume range and filename variable ndelta equal 100 variable volatom_min equal 20.0 variable volatom_max equal 29.0 variable evsvolfile string evsvol.dat # set up cell units metal boundary p p p # setup loop variables for box volume variable amin equal ${volatom_min}^(1/3)*2 variable delta equal (${volatom_max}-${volatom_min})/${ndelta} variable scale equal (${delta}/v_volatom+1)^(1/3) # set up 8 atom InP zincblende unit cell lattice diamond ${amin} region box prism & 0 1 & 0 1 & 0 1 & 0 0 0 create_box 2 box create_atoms 1 box & basis 5 2 & basis 6 2 & basis 7 2 & basis 8 2 mass 1 114.76 mass 2 30.98 # choose potential pair_style vashishta pair_coeff * * InP.vashishta In P # setup neighbor style neighbor 1.0 nsq neigh_modify once no every 1 delay 0 check yes # setup output thermo_style custom step temp pe press vol thermo_modify norm no variable volatom equal vol/atoms variable eatom equal pe/atoms print "# Volume [A^3/atom] Energy [eV/atom]" file ${evsvolfile} # loop over range of volumes label loop variable i loop ${ndelta} change_box all x scale ${scale} y scale ${scale} z scale ${scale} remap # calculate energy # no energy minimization needed for zincblende run 0 print "${volatom} ${eatom}" append ${evsvolfile} next i jump SELF loop