ModifiedStiwe3Potential

class ModifiedStiwe3Potential(particleType1, particleType2, particleType3, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, alpha, beta, gamma, omega, r_i, r_cut=None)

Constructor of the potential.

Parameters:
  • particleType1 (ParticleType or ParticleIdentifier) – Identifier of the first particle type.

  • particleType2 (ParticleType or ParticleIdentifier) – Identifier of the second particle type.

  • particleType3 (ParticleType or ParticleIdentifier) – Identifier of the second particle type.

  • a (PhysicalQuantity of type energy) – Potential parameter.

  • b (PhysicalQuantity of type energy) – Potential parameter.

  • c (PhysicalQuantity of type energy) – Potential parameter.

  • d (PhysicalQuantity of type energy / length**5) – Potential parameter.

  • e (PhysicalQuantity of type energy / length**4) – Potential parameter.

  • f (PhysicalQuantity of type energy / length**3) – Potential parameter.

  • g (PhysicalQuantity of type energy**-1) – Potential parameter.

  • h (PhysicalQuantity of type energy**-1) – Potential parameter.

  • alpha (PhysicalQuantity of type length**-1) – Potential parameter.

  • beta (PhysicalQuantity of type length**-1) – Potential parameter.

  • gamma (PhysicalQuantity of type length**-1) – Potential parameter.

  • omega (Physical Quantity of type angle) – Potential parameter.

  • r_i (PhysicalQuantity of type length) – Inner cutoff radius

  • r_cut (PhysicalQuantity of type length) – Cutoff radius

classmethod getAllParameterNames()

Return the names of all used parameters as a list.

getAllParameters()

Return all parameters of this potential and their current values as a <parameterName / parameterValue> dictionary.

static getDefaults()

Get the default parameters of this potential and return them in form of a dictionary of <parameter name, default value> key-value pairs.

getParameter(parameterName)

Get the current value of the parameter parameterName.

setParameter(parameterName, value)

Set the parameter parameterName to the given value.

Parameters:
  • parameterName (str) – The name of the parameter that will be modified.

  • value – The new value that will be assigned to the parameter parameterName.

Usage Examples

Define a potential for selenium by adding particle types and interaction functions to the TremoloXPotentialSet.

# Set up lattice
lattice = Hexagonal(4.35517*Angstrom, 4.94945*Angstrom)

# Define elements
elements = [Selenium, Selenium, Selenium]

# Define coordinates
fractional_coordinates = [[0.217, -0.   , 0.166666666667],
                          [0.0  ,  0.217, 0.833333333333],
                          [0.783,  0.783, 0.5           ]]

# Set up configuration
bulk_configuration = BulkConfiguration(
    bravais_lattice=lattice,
    elements=elements,
    fractional_coordinates=fractional_coordinates
    )

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Calculator
# -------------------------------------------------------------

potentialSet = TremoloXPotentialSet(name='Oligschleger_Se_1996')
potentialSet.addParticleType(ParticleType(
    symbol='Se',
    mass=78.96*atomic_mass_unit,
    atomicNumber=34
))

potential = ModifiedStiwe2Potential(
    particleType1='Se',
    particleType2='Se',
    a=29827.6728838*eV,
    b=0.861355523673*eV,
    c=-53.3454232425*eV,
    d=0.36561835*eV/Angstrom**5,
    e=1.5708619*eV/Angstrom**4,
    f=2.1702274*eV/Angstrom**3,
    alpha=-4.5617982906*1/Angstrom,
    beta=-4.44415371795e-05*1/Angstrom,
    gamma=-1.06468623932*1/Angstrom,
    r_i=2.80029917726*Angstrom,
    r_cut=4.14794315632*Angstrom
)
potentialSet.addPotential(potential)
potential = ModifiedStiwe3Potential(
    particleType1='Se',
    particleType2='Se',
    particleType3='Se',
    a=28.3766542324*eV,
    b=-8.33395695839*eV,
    c=-22.2984447633*eV,
    d=0.044142311935*eV/Angstrom**5,
    e=0.0429066410484*eV/Angstrom**4,
    f=-0.126000984941*eV/Angstrom**3,
    g=10.7308750893*1/eV,
    h=3.72061089286*1/eV,
    alpha=-0.271976653846*1/Angstrom,
    beta=-0.893447393162*1/Angstrom,
    gamma=-0.211685952991*1/Angstrom,
    omega=95.3688,
    r_i=2.80029917726*Angstrom,
    r_cut=4.1129394166*Angstrom
)
potentialSet.addPotential(potential)
calculator = TremoloXCalculator(parameters=potentialSet)
calculator.setInternalOrdering("default")
calculator.setVerletListsDelta(0.25*Angstrom)

bulk_configuration.setCalculator(calculator)
bulk_configuration.update()

Notes

The ModifiedStiwe2Potential and ModifiedStiwe3Potential classes implement a modified version of the original Stillinger-Weber potentials Stiwe2Potential and Stiwe3Potential [1], as described in [2].