CPMD

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Description
A parallelized plane wave/pseudopotential implementation of Density Functional Theory, particularly designed for ab-initio molecular dynamics.
Modulefile
cpmd
Documentation
CPMD homepage
Pseudo-potentials
  • $CPMD/PP_LIBRARY/: Standard CPMD pseudo library
  • $CPMD/pseudo_extlib/: Extended CPMD pseudo library
  • $CPMD/vdb/: Ultrasoft CPMD pseudo library
Access
Access to CPMD is restricted to those who have read and agreed to the CPMD license terms. If you wish to use this package, please contact support via email (and also send a copy of your request to admin@ace-net.ca) making sure you include your username, name of project leader and a statement indicating that you agree to the terms and conditions of the CPMD license.
Usage
Here is an example of a submission script:
#$ -cwd
#$ -l h_rt=01:00:00
#$ -pe ompi* 4

module load cpmd
mpirun cpmd.x file.inp $CPMD/pseudo_extlib/