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Ioachim Dusa
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Johann Pototschnig
4
Dec 11
Tabulated external force potential
It is possible to give an external field via cube file or function: https://manual.cp2k.org/trunk/
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Tabulated external force potential
It is possible to give an external field via cube file or function: https://manual.cp2k.org/trunk/
Dec 11
Ho Chang Song
Dec 9
Minima hopping issue
Hello CP2K community, I'm using CP2K together with a minima-hopping (MH) workflow to search for
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Minima hopping issue
Hello CP2K community, I'm using CP2K together with a minima-hopping (MH) workflow to search for
Dec 9
oandr...@gmail.com
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Jürg Hutter
2
Dec 8
Transition Density from TDDFT
Hi currently available are the printing of excitation orbitals or NTO's. The transition density
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Transition Density from TDDFT
Hi currently available are the printing of excitation orbitals or NTO's. The transition density
Dec 8
Ari Paavo Seitsonen (apsi)
Dec 2
CECAM+Psi-k School "Hybrid Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) Approaches to Biochemistry and Beyond", Lausanne, March 23rd to 27th, 2026
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the seventh CECAM and Psi-k School "Hybrid Quantum
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CECAM+Psi-k School "Hybrid Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) Approaches to Biochemistry and Beyond", Lausanne, March 23rd to 27th, 2026
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the seventh CECAM and Psi-k School "Hybrid Quantum
Dec 2
Richard李
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Krack, Matthias
2
Dec 1
Questions on small differences in density matrices and Mulliken populations from CP2K single-point calculation
Hi In a first step, I suggest performing test and comparison again using a much tighter SCF
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Questions on small differences in density matrices and Mulliken populations from CP2K single-point calculation
Hi In a first step, I suggest performing test and comparison again using a much tighter SCF
Dec 1
yis...@163.com
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Johann Pototschnig
4
Nov 30
Inquiry about SCF Convergence Issues with the Diagonalization Method in CP2K
Thank you very much 在2025年10月28日星期二 UTC+8 21:28:01<Johann Pototschnig> 写道: You can try to
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Inquiry about SCF Convergence Issues with the Diagonalization Method in CP2K
Thank you very much 在2025年10月28日星期二 UTC+8 21:28:01<Johann Pototschnig> 写道: You can try to
Nov 30
Cao Yang
Nov 29
Problems about VIBRATIONAL_ANALYSIS
Dear CP2K community, I am encountering an issue when using CP2K 2025 to perform VIBRATIONAL_ANALYSIS.
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Problems about VIBRATIONAL_ANALYSIS
Dear CP2K community, I am encountering an issue when using CP2K 2025 to perform VIBRATIONAL_ANALYSIS.
Nov 29
Dat Ho
Nov 28
Cell OPT stops right before the second step of SCF
I'm trying to run a cell optimisation simulation of a crystal but it stops every time at the
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Cell OPT stops right before the second step of SCF
I'm trying to run a cell optimisation simulation of a crystal but it stops every time at the
Nov 28
Aishwarya Sudhama
Nov 27
CP2K on LUMI-G GPU
Dear CP2K community, I am interested to run CP2K using GPU support on LUMI-G HPC. I encounter a
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CP2K on LUMI-G GPU
Dear CP2K community, I am interested to run CP2K using GPU support on LUMI-G HPC. I encounter a
Nov 27
Darek -
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Marcella Iannuzzi
4
Nov 23
input files for geomtery optimization + normal mode calculations, DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p))
Hi Derek - The default options in GEO_OPT are in general good enough - Any wfn optimisation method is
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input files for geomtery optimization + normal mode calculations, DFT/B3LYP/6-31G(d,p))
Hi Derek - The default options in GEO_OPT are in general good enough - Any wfn optimisation method is
Nov 23
Soma
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Krack, Matthias
3
Nov 21
Regarding Warnings under PBC Conditions with SCCS
Dear Matthias, Thank you for your reply. I will try to remove STRESS_TENSOR analytical and use
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Regarding Warnings under PBC Conditions with SCCS
Dear Matthias, Thank you for your reply. I will try to remove STRESS_TENSOR analytical and use
Nov 21
sun
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Marcella Iannuzzi
3
Nov 21
Issues with MO warnings and Cholesky decomposition failure in CP2K with def2-TZVP
Dear Marcella (and CP2K developers), Thank you very much for your detailed and helpful reply. I
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Issues with MO warnings and Cholesky decomposition failure in CP2K with def2-TZVP
Dear Marcella (and CP2K developers), Thank you very much for your detailed and helpful reply. I
Nov 21
qing zhou
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Augustin Bussy
5
Nov 20
XAS calculation of an open-shell system
Dear Augustin, Thank you for your suggestions. I will try a different function to continue the
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XAS calculation of an open-shell system
Dear Augustin, Thank you for your suggestions. I will try a different function to continue the
Nov 20
Junbo Lu
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Krack, Matthias
2
Nov 19
How to print the kinetic energy AO matrix?
Hi Junbo KINETIC_ENERGY is an input keyword, not an input section. Best Matthias From: cp2k@
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How to print the kinetic energy AO matrix?
Hi Junbo KINETIC_ENERGY is an input keyword, not an input section. Best Matthias From: cp2k@
Nov 19
Ziming Wang
Nov 19
How to solve “Cholesky decomposition failed. Matrix ill conditioned?”
Dear cp2k developers, When I used HSE06 with opening RI-HFX to calculate the 2D GaN band structure, I
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How to solve “Cholesky decomposition failed. Matrix ill conditioned?”
Dear cp2k developers, When I used HSE06 with opening RI-HFX to calculate the 2D GaN band structure, I
Nov 19
ice ZQing
Nov 18
Why doesn't the force eventually tend to zero when using CP2K for Slow-growth simulation
Hello everyone, I am currently learning how to perform slow-growth simulations in CP2K to obtain free
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Why doesn't the force eventually tend to zero when using CP2K for Slow-growth simulation
Hello everyone, I am currently learning how to perform slow-growth simulations in CP2K to obtain free
Nov 18
T deJ
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Jürg Hutter
3
Nov 18
Crash for TDDFT with RKS_TRIPLETS and ADMM
Dear Jürg, Thank you for your swift reply! The LIBXC variant indeed works. Best, Tjeerd On Thursday,
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Crash for TDDFT with RKS_TRIPLETS and ADMM
Dear Jürg, Thank you for your swift reply! The LIBXC variant indeed works. Best, Tjeerd On Thursday,
Nov 18
hamid zabihi
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Frederick Stein
3
Nov 18
SCF Convergence Issues in CP2K – Oscillating Energy Behavior
Smearing is not compatible with OT. Considering your output, you do not need to turn off the CHOLESKY
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SCF Convergence Issues in CP2K – Oscillating Energy Behavior
Smearing is not compatible with OT. Considering your output, you do not need to turn off the CHOLESKY
Nov 18
hamid zabihi
,
Marcella Iannuzzi
2
Nov 16
SCF not converging in CaF₂ slab geometry optimisation — advice needed
Hi The convergence is slow but not too bad Increasing the number of MAX_SCF should help. It is not a
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SCF not converging in CaF₂ slab geometry optimisation — advice needed
Hi The convergence is slow but not too bad Increasing the number of MAX_SCF should help. It is not a
Nov 16
Michael LaCount
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Dmitry Ryndyk
5
Nov 15
Reproducing NEGF results
Hi Michael, I aim to develop the code further. But first, I check and clean the old one. The changes
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Reproducing NEGF results
Hi Michael, I aim to develop the code further. But first, I check and clean the old one. The changes
Nov 15
Elham M.Goliaei
Nov 11
SCPC method?
Dear CP2K users and developers, I am currently working on 2D slab systems with both positive (+1) and
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SCPC method?
Dear CP2K users and developers, I am currently working on 2D slab systems with both positive (+1) and
Nov 11
Hamideh Kahnouji
Nov 10
SCF Convergence Issue in MOF/H⁺-g-C₃N₄ Relaxation with and without CDFT
Dear CP2K community, I'm a new user of CP2K and I'm currently working on a geometry
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SCF Convergence Issue in MOF/H⁺-g-C₃N₄ Relaxation with and without CDFT
Dear CP2K community, I'm a new user of CP2K and I'm currently working on a geometry
Nov 10
Mohammadreza Shirazi
2
Nov 7
Fermi surface visualization/ Kpoints related to &DFT&PRINT&MO
Dear all, Thanks to Dr. Stein, I understood that my problem was rooted in a known bug of MO section
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Fermi surface visualization/ Kpoints related to &DFT&PRINT&MO
Dear all, Thanks to Dr. Stein, I understood that my problem was rooted in a known bug of MO section
Nov 7
Torstein Fjermestad
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Jürg Hutter
2
Nov 7
Which auxiliary basis set should I use for ADMM calculations?
Hi Yes, all basis sets used in a calculation, the primary orbital basis, RI (aux) basis sets, and
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Which auxiliary basis set should I use for ADMM calculations?
Hi Yes, all basis sets used in a calculation, the primary orbital basis, RI (aux) basis sets, and
Nov 7
Paul B. Klar
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Krack, Matthias
2
Nov 6
Structure factors, comparison with independent atom model
Hi Paul An output of such detail like a .hkl file is not available (implemented) in CP2K. Best
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Structure factors, comparison with independent atom model
Hi Paul An output of such detail like a .hkl file is not available (implemented) in CP2K. Best
Nov 6
Max Pierre
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fabia...@gmail.com
3
Nov 6
Different eigenvalues from Hybrids + ADMM calculations in CP2K 2025.1 compared to 2024.1
That was indeed the issue! For some reason in cp2k-2024.1 the ADMM band gaps were very close to the
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Different eigenvalues from Hybrids + ADMM calculations in CP2K 2025.1 compared to 2024.1
That was indeed the issue! For some reason in cp2k-2024.1 the ADMM band gaps were very close to the
Nov 6
Rubee Soni
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fabia...@gmail.com
2
Nov 5
adding cube files
Hi Rubee, I don't think you can directly add two cube files. But the cubecruncher supports
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adding cube files
Hi Rubee, I don't think you can directly add two cube files. But the cubecruncher supports
Nov 5
Arthur France-Lanord
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Jürg Hutter
2
Nov 5
GAPW - only soft AO for one kind
Hi You can force the PAW treatment of all atoms with FORCE_EVAL%DFT%QS%FORCE_PAW Changing
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GAPW - only soft AO for one kind
Hi You can force the PAW treatment of all atoms with FORCE_EVAL%DFT%QS%FORCE_PAW Changing
Nov 5
Dmitry Ryndyk
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Fabian Ducry
11
Nov 3
Real space representation of S and KS matrices with k-points
Hi Fabian, the NEGF code (not written by me) compares the coordinates of two FORCE_EVAL: one for the
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Real space representation of S and KS matrices with k-points
Hi Fabian, the NEGF code (not written by me) compares the coordinates of two FORCE_EVAL: one for the
Nov 3
Hasan Tunçer
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Marcella Iannuzzi
2
Nov 3
Constrained DFT-MD
Hello, Try to set RESTART_CONSTRAINT FALSE in EXT_RESTART section Regards Marcella On Monday,
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Constrained DFT-MD
Hello, Try to set RESTART_CONSTRAINT FALSE in EXT_RESTART section Regards Marcella On Monday,
Nov 3