Source code for aiida_vasp.utils.neb
"""
Utility functions for running NEB calculations
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import numpy as np
from aiida import orm
from aiida.engine import calcfunction
from aiida.orm import StructureData
try:
from ase.mep.neb import NEB
except ModuleNotFoundError:
from ase.neb import NEB
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@calcfunction
def neb_interpolate(
init_structure: StructureData, final_structure: StructureData, nimages: orm.Int
) -> dict[str, StructureData]:
"""
Interpolate NEB frames using the starting and the final structures
Get around the PBC wrapping problem by calculating the MIC displacements
from the initial to the final structure
The initial structure is not changed, while the final structure is
modified to be consistent with the initial structure in terms of absolute
displacements, i.e. the final structure is *unwrapped*.
"""
ainit = init_structure.get_ase()
afinal = final_structure.get_ase()
disps = []
# Find distances
acombined = ainit.copy()
acombined.extend(afinal)
# Get piece-wise MIC distances
for i in range(len(ainit)):
dist = acombined.get_distance(i, i + len(ainit), vector=True, mic=True)
disps.append(dist.tolist())
disps = np.asarray(disps)
afinal = ainit.copy()
# Displace the atoms according to MIC distances
afinal.positions += disps
neb = NEB([ainit.copy() for i in range(int(nimages) + 1)] + [afinal.copy()])
neb.interpolate()
out_init = StructureData(ase=neb.images[0])
out_init.label = init_structure.label + ' INIT'
out_final = StructureData(ase=neb.images[-1])
out_final.label = init_structure.label + ' FINAL'
outputs = {'image_init': out_init}
for i, out in enumerate(neb.images[1:-1]):
outputs[f'image_{i + 1:02d}'] = StructureData(ase=out)
outputs[f'image_{i + 1:02d}'].label = init_structure.label + f' FRAME {i + 1:02d}'
outputs['image_final'] = out_final
return outputs
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@calcfunction
def fix_atom_order(reference: StructureData, to_fix: StructureData) -> StructureData:
"""
Fix atom order by finding NN distances between two frames. This resolves
the issue where two closely matching structures having different atomic orders.
Note that the two frames must be close enough for this to work
"""
aref = reference.get_ase()
afix = to_fix.get_ase()
# Index of the reference atom in the second structure
new_indices = np.zeros(len(aref), dtype=int)
# Find distances
acombined = aref.copy()
acombined.extend(afix)
# Get piece-wise MIC distances
for i in range(len(aref)):
dists = []
for j in range(len(aref)):
dist = acombined.get_distance(i, j + len(aref), mic=True)
dists.append(dist)
min_idx = np.argmin(dists)
min_dist = min(dists)
if min_dist > 0.5:
print(f'Large displacement found - moving atom {j} to {i} - please check if this is correct!')
new_indices[i] = min_idx
afixed = afix[new_indices]
fixed_structure = StructureData(ase=afixed)
fixed_structure.label = to_fix.label + ' UPDATED ORDER'
return fixed_structure