# %% """ .. _eos_example: ========================================== EOS: Introduction to the Equation of state ========================================== The equation of states (EOS) can be used to compute the minimum lattice constants for a bulk material. In the following, we demonstrate how the ASE Equation of state function can be used to compute the minimum energy lattice constant and pressure for FCC silver. First, do a bulk calculation for different lattice constants: """ # %% import numpy as np from ase import Atoms from ase.calculators.emt import EMT from ase.eos import EquationOfState from ase.io import read from ase.io.trajectory import Trajectory from ase.units import kJ a = 4.0 # approximate lattice constant b = a / 2 ag = Atoms( 'Ag', cell=[(0, b, b), (b, 0, b), (b, b, 0)], pbc=1, calculator=EMT() ) # use EMT potential cell = ag.get_cell() traj = Trajectory('Ag.traj', 'w') for x in np.linspace(0.95, 1.05, 5): ag.set_cell(cell * x, scale_atoms=True) ag.get_potential_energy() traj.write(ag) # %% # This writes a trajectory file containing five configurations of FCC silver # for five different lattice constants. Now, analyse the result with # the :class:`~ase.eos.EquationOfState` class: configs = read('Ag.traj@0:5') # read 5 configurations # Extract volumes and energies: volumes = [ag.get_volume() for ag in configs] energies = [ag.get_potential_energy() for ag in configs] eos = EquationOfState(volumes, energies) v0, e0, B = eos.fit() print(B / kJ * 1.0e24, 'GPa') eos.plot('Ag-eos.png') # %% # A quicker way to do this analysis is to use the :mod:`ase.gui` tool:: # # $ ase gui Ag.traj # %% # And then choose :menuselection:`Tools --> Bulk modulus`.