Element = Lattice = Model = Element: Si Lattice: hcp Model: Tersoff_LAMMPS_ErhartAlbe_2005SiII_SiC__MO_408791041969_004 Computed model cutoff of 3.0499999976158345 Angstroms Computed isolated atomic energy of 0.0 eV for species Si ============================================================================== ============================================================================== Starting optimization to find optimum lattice constant 'a' with c/a fixed to sqrt(8/3) ============================================================================== ============================================================================== 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 39 Function evaluations: 83 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276184409884, total energy = -15.946182705388258 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 40 Function evaluations: 84 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276119217264, total energy = -15.946182705388262 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 38 Function evaluations: 81 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276143431664, total energy = -15.946182705388258 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 42 Function evaluations: 89 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227611595771, total energy = -15.946182705388269 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 38 Function evaluations: 80 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227615972984, total energy = -15.94618270538826 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 38 Function evaluations: 83 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276148088294, total energy = -15.946182705388262 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 36 Function evaluations: 75 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276061475284, total energy = -15.946182705388258 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 37 Function evaluations: 77 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227615274489, total energy = -15.946182705388265 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 35 Function evaluations: 72 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227613598111, total energy = -15.946182705388258 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 34 Function evaluations: 71 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276093140257, total energy = -15.946182705388265 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 35 Function evaluations: 74 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276119217273, total energy = -15.946182705388264 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 34 Function evaluations: 72 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227613411843, total energy = -15.946182705388265 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 34 Function evaluations: 74 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227614575997, total energy = -15.946182705388262 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 33 Function evaluations: 70 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227606962435, total energy = -15.94618270538826 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 33 Function evaluations: 72 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276121079925, total energy = -15.946182705388269 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 34 Function evaluations: 71 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227616182528, total energy = -15.946182705388262 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 34 Function evaluations: 73 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7902276180684566, total energy = -15.946182705388258 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: -15.946183 Iterations: 35 Function evaluations: 74 Results for this minimization: a = 2.790227610457805, total energy = -15.946182705388264 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: 0.000000 Iterations: 32 Function evaluations: 95 Results for this minimization: a = 3.25, total energy = 0.0 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: 0.000000 Iterations: 32 Function evaluations: 95 Results for this minimization: a = 3.375, total energy = 0.0 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: 0.000000 Iterations: 32 Function evaluations: 95 Results for this minimization: a = 3.5, total energy = 0.0 ============================================================================== ============================================================================== Starting optimization with both a and c/a relaxed ============================================================================== ============================================================================== Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 3.645138087804932 = ([1.30639453] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -16.949229 Iterations: 79 Function evaluations: 165 Results for this minimization: a = 4.049114427604321, c = 2.5866030327280285, total energy = -16.949228795520533 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 3.87295921829274 = ([1.38804419] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 82 Function evaluations: 171 Results for this minimization: a = 2.776621623305333, c = 4.600268481496405, total energy = -15.955591010624955 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 4.100780348780548 = ([1.46969385] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 73 Function evaluations: 153 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7766216043925445, c = 4.6002685092410385, total energy = -15.955591010624962 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 4.3286014792683565 = ([1.5513435] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 70 Function evaluations: 148 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7766216027074035, c = 4.600268526067377, total energy = -15.955591010624964 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 4.556422609756165 = ([1.63299316] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 71 Function evaluations: 155 Results for this minimization: a = 2.776621604249357, c = 4.600268510736935, total energy = -15.955591010624962 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 4.784243740243973 = ([1.71464282] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 73 Function evaluations: 154 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7766216075591394, c = 4.600268517408567, total energy = -15.955591010624964 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 5.0120648707317805 = ([1.79629248] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 74 Function evaluations: 157 Results for this minimization: a = 2.7766216003126614, c = 4.600268524144999, total energy = -15.955591010624964 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 5.239886001219589 = ([1.87794214] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -15.955591 Iterations: 81 Function evaluations: 166 Results for this minimization: a = 2.776621602067478, c = 4.600268500434698, total energy = -15.955591010624964 Attempting to perform relaxation using initial lattice constant guess of a = [2.79022761] Angstroms and c = 5.467707131707398 = ([1.95959179] * a) Angstroms Optimization terminated successfully. Current function value: -14.626780 Iterations: 90 Function evaluations: 214 Results for this minimization: a = 2.595784691794713, c = 6.239165385029805, total energy = -14.626780041269742