Element = Lattice = Model = Element: V
Lattice: hcp
Model: MEAM_LAMMPS_ShimKoKim_2013_NiVH__MO_612225165948_002
Computed model cutoff of 5.000000004544876 Angstroms
Computed isolated atomic energy of 0.0 eV for species V

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 Starting optimization to find optimum lattice constant 'a' with c/a fixed to
 sqrt(8/3)
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Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.0 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 39
         Function evaluations: 82
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007557272945, total energy = -20.93335365553126

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.125 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 39
         Function evaluations: 83
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007454012522, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.25 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 83
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007452964783, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.375 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 80
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007462743734, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.5 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 84
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000764295461, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.625 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 77
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007549822345, total energy = -20.933353655531256

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.75 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 78
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.70600075821858, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 1.875 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 36
         Function evaluations: 77
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000766425859, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.0 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 79
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007549822354, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.125 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 35
         Function evaluations: 75
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000757310541, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.25 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 35
         Function evaluations: 75
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000746972859, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.375 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 34
         Function evaluations: 70
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007674619557, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.5 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 33
         Function evaluations: 73
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007601976395, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.625 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 32
         Function evaluations: 70
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007665306327, total energy = -20.933353655531256

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.75 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 32
         Function evaluations: 68
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007560066874, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 2.875 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 34
         Function evaluations: 73
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000783666968, total energy = -20.933353655531242

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.0 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 34
         Function evaluations: 74
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007452964774, total energy = -20.933353655531242

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.125 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 36
         Function evaluations: 77
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000766484067, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.25 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 35
         Function evaluations: 74
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000745296478, total energy = -20.933353655531242

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.375 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 36
         Function evaluations: 79
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.70600076583214, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.5 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 35
         Function evaluations: 74
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007586260313, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.625 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 35
         Function evaluations: 74
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007608728465, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.75 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 81
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007550753653, total energy = -20.933353655531256

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 3.875 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 36
         Function evaluations: 76
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007503489003, total energy = -20.933353655531256

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.0 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 36
         Function evaluations: 78
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007564723483, total energy = -20.933353655531253

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.125 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 77
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000756646973, total energy = -20.933353655531256

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.25 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 82
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007501859196, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.375 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 79
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007513937308, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.5 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 82
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.706000772118564, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.625 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 37
         Function evaluations: 79
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007648251467, total energy = -20.93335365553126

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.75 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 82
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007780790345, total energy = -20.933353655531242

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 4.875 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 39
         Function evaluations: 85
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.70600074518297, total energy = -20.933353655531246

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 5.0 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 38
         Function evaluations: 81
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007601976395, total energy = -20.93335365553125

Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms (c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3))

Optimization terminated successfully.
         Current function value: -20.933354
         Iterations: 39
         Function evaluations: 84
Results for this minimization:
  a = 2.7060007623862425, total energy = -20.93335365553125

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 Starting optimization with both a and c/a relaxed
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Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 3.5351045840626862 = ([1.30639453] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 3.756048620566604 = ([1.38804419] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 3.976992657070522 = ([1.46969385] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 4.19793669357444 = ([1.5513435] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 4.418880730078358 = ([1.63299316] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 4.639824766582276 = ([1.71464282] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 4.860768803086193 = ([1.79629248] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 5.081712839590112 = ([1.87794214] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.70600076] Angstroms and c = 5.30265687609403 = ([1.95959179] * a) Angstroms

     Failed to perform relaxation w.r.t. 'a' with c/a fixed at sqrt(8/3) and an initial guess of a = 5.125 Angstroms
     Exception message:
setting an array element with a sequence. The requested array has an inhomogeneous shape after 1 dimensions. The detected shape was (2,) + inhomogeneous part.
     Continuing...


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 Finished with optimization
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 Final lattice Constants:
   a = [2.70600076] Angstroms, c = [4.41888073] Angstroms, c/a = 1.632993

 Total energy: -20.93335365553126 eV

 Cohesive energy: -5.233338413882815 eV/atom

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