Alternatively, you can calculate using the frozen phonon method. 

Prasenjit 
IISER Pune 


From: "users" <users@lists.quantum-espresso.org> 
To: "users" <users@lists.quantum-espresso.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 3:49:18 AM 
Subject: Re: [QE-users] Phonon calculation with DFT-D3 correction 

ph.x currently does not support the three-body terms with the D3 dispersion 
correction. You can turn it off with the dftd3_threebody tag in pw.x, and 
follow the three step procedure you outlined in your email. If you want to 
include the three-body terms, you can use the supercell approach (e.g., 
phonopy) instead of DFPT with ph.x. 

Three-body terms tend to have a pretty small effect in my experience, but 
that's system-dependent, in principle, and you might want to test it. Refer to 
the original D3 papers for a discussion. Three-body terms are not used at all 
in VASP, for reference (but they're hidden in the source code). 

I also generally recommend using D3 with BJ damping or D3M/D3M-BJ instead of 
the standard "zero damping" D3. (dftd3_version flag in pw.x). 

Omar A. Ashour 
UC Berkeley 



On May 14, 2024, at 2:51 PM, Jing Lian Ng <jingl...@utexas.edu> wrote: 





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Hello all, 
I am currently trying to perform phonon calculation with DFT-D3 correction. 
Based on what I read from d3hess.x documentation, I believe I can include 
dispersion effects on vibrational frequencies by: 


    1. Relax / Scf calculation 
    2. run d3hess.x 
    3. run ph.x 

However, I encounter an error on step2, with the error message being: 

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 
task # 28 
from pbcgdisp : error # 1 
Atom displacement not implemented with the threebody term 
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 

My input file for scf is as follows: 

########################################################################## 
/ 
&SYSTEM 
ntyp = 1 
nat = 2 
ibrav = 0 
ecutwfc = 100 
ecutrho = 400 
vdw_corr = 'DFT-D3' 
/ 
&ELECTRONS 
mixing_mode = 'plain' 
mixing_beta = 0.3 
/ 
&IONS 
/ 
&CELL 
/ 
ATOMIC_SPECIES 
H 1.008 H.upf 

CELL_PARAMETERS angstrom 
5.21657500000000 0.00000000000000 0.00000000000000 
0.00000000000000 6.04926000000000 0.00000000000000 
-6.40884630521040 0.00000000000000 36.38325638013446 
########################################################################## 

Can someone advise on what could be the possible error? Thanks! 
-- 
Best regards, 
Jing Lian Ng , PhD Student 
Wang Material Group 
The University of Texas at Austin | [ http://che.utexas.edu/ | McKetta 
Department of Chemical Engineering ] | [ https://wangmaterialsgroup.com/ | Wang 
Materials Group ] 
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