真空能级与功函数

参考
VASP教程|计算金属表面功函数 | 华算科技

  • 功函数是指导体的费米能级到真空能级的差值
  • 电离势(ionic potential)是指价带顶(VBM)能级到真空能级的差值
  • 亲和能(electron affinity)是指导带底(CBM)能级到真空能级的差值

在DFT计算中,真空能级需要建立slab平板模型引入足够厚度的真空层来计算。
晶胞CELL中留空的区域即是真空,电荷密度基本为0,所以势能是常数,即真空能级。


但是在slab计算中,由于表面态的存在,费米能级不准确;slab内的平均势能真空平均势能是准确的。


bulk计算中,费米能级平均势能的差值是准确的。
认为slab内平均势能bulk平均势能是对应的(可用于标定),则可以得到真空能级和费米能级的差值,即功函数。

相关文献:
https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.69.035320

建立slab模型

  • 为了获取真空能级,需要向体系引入足够厚的真空层(不小于15Å)。
  • 为了让slab模型的内部静电势和bulk模型一致,需要在添加真空层的方向将体系扩胞,以创造脱离了表面态影响的内部区域。

VESTA

导入 cif 文件

Edit - Edit Data - Unit Cell - Transform 进行扩胞


选择“是”


选择前两个选项都可以

Edit - Edit Data - Unit Cell - Transform 将体系整体沿着 Z 轴(加真空方向)平移,让所有原子都位于当前原胞。

获得 1*1*2 super cell

File - Export Data 导出数据为 POSCAR ,坐标为直接坐标

打开刚刚导出的POSCAR文件,修改要添加真空层的方向的晶格矢量(添加真空层)

保存退出,导入VESTA。发现真空层已经被加入

Material Studio

将结构导入MS


选择 Build - Surfaces - Cleave Surface 打开切面界面

选择切面 Miller 指数,MS会从设置的 Top 位置(top boundary),向下切 Thickness 厚度,作为 slab单胞用于周期重复。
因此切面时,通过Top控制暴露面,通过Thickness控制slab厚度/层数。

选择 Build → Crystals → Build Vacuum Slab 打开添加真空层界面,选择合适的真空层厚度(Vacuum thickness),点击Build后slab模型建立完毕

后续如果想要在slab面内扩胞,也是通过 Build - Symmetry - Super cell 进行扩胞即可。

slab模型静电势计算

结构优化

一般采用固定中间数层原子,仅允许靠近表面的原子进行弛豫。以此来模拟暴露于真空的表面态。

 &CONTROL
   calculation     = 'relax'
   restart_mode    = 'from_scratch'
   outdir          = './tmp'
   pseudo_dir      = '~/SSSP'
   prefix          = 'MAPbBr3-H'
   verbosity       = 'low'
   etot_conv_thr   = 1.D-4
   forc_conv_thr   = 1.D-4
   nstep           = 200
 /
 &SYSTEM
   ibrav           = 0
   nat             = 69
   ntyp            = 5
   ecutwfc         = 44.0
   ecutrho         = 300.0
   occupations     = 'smearing'
   degauss         = 0.005
   smearing        = 'gaussian'
 /
 &ELECTRONS
   electron_maxstep = 128
   conv_thr        = 1.D-6
   mixing_mode     = 'plain'
   mixing_beta     = 0.7
   mixing_ndim     = 8
   diagonalization = 'david'
 /
 &IONS
   ion_dynamics    = 'bfgs'
 /
 CELL_PARAMETERS angstrom
     5.932817000    0.000000000    0.000000000
     0.000000000    5.932817000    0.000000000
     0.000000000    0.000000000    75.091716000
 ATOMIC_SPECIES
   Br 	79.904 	Br.UPF
   C 	12.011 	C.UPF
   H 	1.008 	H.UPF
   N 	14.007 	N.UPF
   Pb 	207.2 	Pb.UPF
 ATOMIC_POSITIONS angstrom
    N      0.338229000    0.002196000    27.711300000
    H      1.370294000    0.003678000    27.660497000
    H      0.068264000    0.842077000    28.258501000
    H      0.070818000    5.094982000    28.259596000
    H      0.107324000    5.036413000    31.865829000    0 0 0
    H      0.081813000    0.900718000    31.867332000    0 0 0
    H      4.593589000    5.913459000    32.456048000    0 0 0
   Br      2.592693000    2.976782000    32.822495000    0 0 0
   Br      5.868844000    2.969366000    29.582296000    0 0 0
   Br      3.159394000    0.006111000    29.618340000    0 0 0
    C      5.683444000    5.929596000    32.385462000    0 0 0
   Pb      2.926888000    2.971502000    29.929971000    0 0 0
    N      0.313964000    0.002314000    33.761138000    0 0 0
    H      1.347042000    0.009433000    33.774655000    0 0 0
    H      0.010145000    0.839373000    34.292786000    0 0 0
    H      0.021833000    5.093902000    34.292786000    0 0 0
    H      0.107324000    5.036413000    37.798057000    0 0 0
    H      0.081813000    0.900718000    37.800310000    0 0 0
    H      4.593589000    5.913459000    38.388277000    0 0 0
   Br      2.592693000    2.976782000    38.754723000    0 0 0
   Br      5.868844000    2.969366000    35.515276000    0 0 0
   Br      3.159394000    0.006111000    35.551320000    0 0 0
    C      5.683444000    5.929596000    38.317691000    0 0 0
   Pb      2.926888000    2.971502000    35.862949000    0 0 0
    N      0.313964000    0.002314000    39.694119000    0 0 0
    H      1.347042000    0.009433000    39.707634000    0 0 0
    H      0.010145000    0.839373000    40.225766000    0 0 0
    H      0.021833000    5.093902000    40.225766000    0 0 0
    H      5.925412000    5.032171000    43.795718000
    H      5.922118000    0.897827000    43.789000000
    H      4.498407000    5.932093000    44.405492000
   Br      2.624417000    2.914598000    44.909188000
   Br      5.868844000    2.969366000    41.448255000    0 0 0
   Br      3.159394000    0.006111000    41.484299000    0 0 0
    C      5.587983000    5.932748000    44.317894000
   Pb      2.926888000    2.971502000    41.795178000    0 0 0
    N      0.247314000    0.007123000    45.688754000
    H      1.279332000    0.023242000    45.668449000
    H      5.890055000    0.845171000    46.228664000
    H      5.911421000    5.095027000    46.229466000
    H      0.356815000    5.033727000    19.836386000
    H      5.152297000    5.029181000    50.833801000
    H      0.355112000    0.900093000    19.837200000
    H      5.140295000    0.891776000    50.731842000
    H      4.751018000    5.931697000    20.096436000
    H      5.655169000    0.078982000    52.242609000
   Br      2.662311000    2.968907000    20.838543000
   Br      2.649578000    2.967950000    51.043990000
   Br      5.813232000    2.974481000    47.659246000
   Br      2.941016000    5.924479000    47.817583000
    C      5.832607000    5.932693000    20.262010000
    C      5.652159000    0.018041000    51.149580000
   Pb      2.869747000    2.958803000    47.899165000
    N      0.157916000    5.932168000    21.728328000
    N      1.128902000    0.001607000    50.670799000
    H      1.173381000    5.932588000    21.952747000
    H      1.203248000    5.913635000    49.637924000
    H      5.695801000    0.839708000    22.192304000
    H      1.644853000    0.869282000    50.958095000
    H      5.696761000    5.090826000    22.191492000
    H      1.642431000    5.077978000    50.992354000
    H      0.008527000    5.033202000    25.830159000
    H      0.005761000    0.899663000    25.828497000
    H      4.542698000    5.931235000    26.503735000
   Br      2.678932000    2.971550000    26.931939000
   Br      5.728778000    2.966264000    23.550955000
   Br      2.925161000    0.001063000    23.678521000
    C      5.627335000    0.000047000    26.367513000
   Pb      2.778007000    2.967511000    23.687878000
 K_POINTS automatic
 4 4 1 0 0 0

在QE中,固定原子的方法为在相应的原子坐标后添加 0 0 0 (三个0分别代表固定xyz方向坐标)
像这里,我选择固定了中间的三层原子,允许靠近表面两侧的一层原子移动

结构优化完得到

发现最右侧的MA阳离子由于缺少周期性的无机八面体的约束,被上一个周期的八面体拉动转向。

自洽计算

正常进行自洽计算

&CONTROL
  calculation = 'scf', 
  prefix = 'MAPbBr3-slab',
  pseudo_dir = '~/SSSP', 
  outdir = './tmp', 
/
&SYSTEM
   ibrav           = 0
   nat             = 69
   ntyp            = 5
   ecutwfc         = 50.0
   ecutrho         = 500.0
   occupations     = 'smearing'
   degauss         = 0.2
   smearing        = 'gaussian'
/
&ELECTRONS
  conv_thr = 1.0d-8,
  mixing_beta = 0.2,
/
ATOMIC_SPECIES
  H 1.00794 H.UPF
  Pb 207.2 Pb.UPF
  C 12.0107 C.UPF
  Br 79.904 Br.UPF
  N 14.00674 N.UPF

 CELL_PARAMETERS angstrom
     5.932817000    0.000000000    0.000000000
     0.000000000    5.932817000    0.000000000
     0.000000000    0.000000000    75.091716000

ATOMIC_POSITIONS (angstrom)
N                0.3481084606        0.0023004978       27.7117231058
H                1.3794787374        0.0030295034       27.6510897300
H                0.0841089470        0.8425341968       28.2613859615
H                0.0854925602        5.0948334463       28.2620589011
H                0.1073240000        5.0364130000       31.8658290000    0   0   0
H                0.0818130000        0.9007180000       31.8673320000    0   0   0
H                4.5935890000        5.9134590000       32.4560480000    0   0   0
Br               2.5926930000        2.9767820000       32.8224950000    0   0   0
Br               5.8688440000        2.9693660000       29.5822960000    0   0   0
Br               3.1593940000        0.0061110000       29.6183400000    0   0   0
C                5.6834440000        5.9295960000       32.3854620000    0   0   0
Pb               2.9268880000        2.9715020000       29.9299710000    0   0   0
N                0.3139640000        0.0023140000       33.7611380000    0   0   0
H                1.3470420000        0.0094330000       33.7746550000    0   0   0
H                0.0101450000        0.8393730000       34.2927860000    0   0   0
H                0.0218330000        5.0939020000       34.2927860000    0   0   0
H                0.1073240000        5.0364130000       37.7980570000    0   0   0
H                0.0818130000        0.9007180000       37.8003100000    0   0   0
H                4.5935890000        5.9134590000       38.3882770000    0   0   0
Br               2.5926930000        2.9767820000       38.7547230000    0   0   0
Br               5.8688440000        2.9693660000       35.5152760000    0   0   0
Br               3.1593940000        0.0061110000       35.5513200000    0   0   0
C                5.6834440000        5.9295960000       38.3176910000    0   0   0
Pb               2.9268880000        2.9715020000       35.8629490000    0   0   0
N                0.3139640000        0.0023140000       39.6941190000    0   0   0
H                1.3470420000        0.0094330000       39.7076340000    0   0   0
H                0.0101450000        0.8393730000       40.2257660000    0   0   0
H                0.0218330000        5.0939020000       40.2257660000    0   0   0
H                5.9824697200        5.0375083905       43.8734645553
H                5.9672295449        0.9033428315       43.8655710130
H                4.5551332578        5.9277356977       44.4950111529
Br               2.6918040785        2.9553124195       44.9403344561
Br               5.8688440000        2.9693660000       41.4482550000    0   0   0
Br               3.1593940000        0.0061110000       41.4842990000    0   0   0
C                5.6438358034        5.9363463813       44.3976231530
Pb               2.9268880000        2.9715020000       41.7951780000    0   0   0
N                0.3149583624        0.0146588936       45.7632109167
H                1.3467784843        0.0284435170       45.7331236748
H                5.9630884893        0.8546195499       46.3036215742
H                5.9829708482        5.1037075280       46.3080487733
H                0.3695047505        5.0341030495       19.8368559770
H                5.1640359130        5.0357547878       50.8345736204
H                0.3670151508        0.9007058014       19.8371552921
H                5.1627269585        0.9006938211       50.8362619210
H                4.7623452497        5.9316017132       20.0899407511
H                5.6857636156        0.0006153194       52.2925773806
Br               2.6644388192        2.9695123501       20.8380136384
Br               2.6799009703        2.9688506946       51.0750637341
Br               5.8767562693        2.9796808947       47.7224840089
Br               3.0164337139        5.9372712818       47.8770215110
C                5.8431045094        5.9331157199       20.2602063485
C                5.6729553227        0.0018120618       51.1980956150
Pb               2.9253239462        2.9709544065       47.9324492797
N                0.1613128634        5.9331379849       21.7277790713
N                1.1454915069        0.0028675701       50.7064704163
H                1.1757051682        5.9341562336       21.9569513009
H                1.2104991195        5.9356044632       49.6733723877
H                5.6970481592        0.8407716619       22.1897692552
H                1.6628656178        0.8650482349       51.0071061496
H                5.6988883775        5.0915958709       22.1894468185
H                1.6635470948        5.0741203793       51.0075599085
H                0.0066778006        5.0344887783       25.8333297692
H                0.0037182236        0.9010902430       25.8328674476
H                4.5439593534        5.9319775056       26.5140231666
Br               2.6790872955        2.9723037761       26.9281608533
Br               5.7274292480        2.9673582058       23.5526716963
Br               2.9208102493        0.0022573405       23.6872948717
C                5.6279150670        0.0010073249       26.3724957549
Pb               2.7765060695        2.9687099714       23.6880467963
	
K_POINTS {automatic}
6 6 1 0 0 0

加偶极修正的自洽计算

(添加参数
$CONTROL
...
tefield = .true.        !开启电场
dipfield = .true.        !开启偶极修正功能
/
&SYSTEM
...
edir = 3        !添加电场的方向
eamp = 0        !自动计算修正电场(偶极矩)大小
emaxpos = 0.99        !外加偶极矩的起始位置
eopreg = 0.01        !外加偶极矩的衰减宽度
/
)

这里要注意,添加偶极修正时,原子位置不能与外加偶极矩区域重合,否则会导致无法收敛。

&CONTROL
  calculation = 'scf', 
  prefix = 'MAPbBr3-slab',
  pseudo_dir = '~/SSSP', 
  outdir = './tmp', 
  tefield         = .true.
  dipfield        = .true.
/
&SYSTEM
   ibrav           = 0
   nat             = 69
   ntyp            = 5
   ecutwfc         = 50.0
   ecutrho         = 500.0
   occupations     = 'smearing'
   degauss         = 0.2
   smearing        = 'gaussian'
   edir            = 3
   eamp		   =  0
/
&ELECTRONS
  conv_thr = 1.0d-8,
  mixing_beta = 0.2,
/
ATOMIC_SPECIES
  H 1.00794 H.UPF
  Pb 207.2 Pb.UPF
  C 12.0107 C.UPF
  Br 79.904 Br.UPF
  N 14.00674 N.UPF

 CELL_PARAMETERS angstrom
     5.932817000    0.000000000    0.000000000
     0.000000000    5.932817000    0.000000000
     0.000000000    0.000000000    75.091716000

ATOMIC_POSITIONS (angstrom)
N                0.3481084606        0.0023004978       27.7117231058
H                1.3794787374        0.0030295034       27.6510897300
H                0.0841089470        0.8425341968       28.2613859615
H                0.0854925602        5.0948334463       28.2620589011
H                0.1073240000        5.0364130000       31.8658290000    0   0   0
H                0.0818130000        0.9007180000       31.8673320000    0   0   0
H                4.5935890000        5.9134590000       32.4560480000    0   0   0
Br               2.5926930000        2.9767820000       32.8224950000    0   0   0
Br               5.8688440000        2.9693660000       29.5822960000    0   0   0
Br               3.1593940000        0.0061110000       29.6183400000    0   0   0
C                5.6834440000        5.9295960000       32.3854620000    0   0   0
Pb               2.9268880000        2.9715020000       29.9299710000    0   0   0
N                0.3139640000        0.0023140000       33.7611380000    0   0   0
H                1.3470420000        0.0094330000       33.7746550000    0   0   0
H                0.0101450000        0.8393730000       34.2927860000    0   0   0
H                0.0218330000        5.0939020000       34.2927860000    0   0   0
H                0.1073240000        5.0364130000       37.7980570000    0   0   0
H                0.0818130000        0.9007180000       37.8003100000    0   0   0
H                4.5935890000        5.9134590000       38.3882770000    0   0   0
Br               2.5926930000        2.9767820000       38.7547230000    0   0   0
Br               5.8688440000        2.9693660000       35.5152760000    0   0   0
Br               3.1593940000        0.0061110000       35.5513200000    0   0   0
C                5.6834440000        5.9295960000       38.3176910000    0   0   0
Pb               2.9268880000        2.9715020000       35.8629490000    0   0   0
N                0.3139640000        0.0023140000       39.6941190000    0   0   0
H                1.3470420000        0.0094330000       39.7076340000    0   0   0
H                0.0101450000        0.8393730000       40.2257660000    0   0   0
H                0.0218330000        5.0939020000       40.2257660000    0   0   0
H                5.9824697200        5.0375083905       43.8734645553
H                5.9672295449        0.9033428315       43.8655710130
H                4.5551332578        5.9277356977       44.4950111529
Br               2.6918040785        2.9553124195       44.9403344561
Br               5.8688440000        2.9693660000       41.4482550000    0   0   0
Br               3.1593940000        0.0061110000       41.4842990000    0   0   0
C                5.6438358034        5.9363463813       44.3976231530
Pb               2.9268880000        2.9715020000       41.7951780000    0   0   0
N                0.3149583624        0.0146588936       45.7632109167
H                1.3467784843        0.0284435170       45.7331236748
H                5.9630884893        0.8546195499       46.3036215742
H                5.9829708482        5.1037075280       46.3080487733
H                0.3695047505        5.0341030495       19.8368559770
H                5.1640359130        5.0357547878       50.8345736204
H                0.3670151508        0.9007058014       19.8371552921
H                5.1627269585        0.9006938211       50.8362619210
H                4.7623452497        5.9316017132       20.0899407511
H                5.6857636156        0.0006153194       52.2925773806
Br               2.6644388192        2.9695123501       20.8380136384
Br               2.6799009703        2.9688506946       51.0750637341
Br               5.8767562693        2.9796808947       47.7224840089
Br               3.0164337139        5.9372712818       47.8770215110
C                5.8431045094        5.9331157199       20.2602063485
C                5.6729553227        0.0018120618       51.1980956150
Pb               2.9253239462        2.9709544065       47.9324492797
N                0.1613128634        5.9331379849       21.7277790713
N                1.1454915069        0.0028675701       50.7064704163
H                1.1757051682        5.9341562336       21.9569513009
H                1.2104991195        5.9356044632       49.6733723877
H                5.6970481592        0.8407716619       22.1897692552
H                1.6628656178        0.8650482349       51.0071061496
H                5.6988883775        5.0915958709       22.1894468185
H                1.6635470948        5.0741203793       51.0075599085
H                0.0066778006        5.0344887783       25.8333297692
H                0.0037182236        0.9010902430       25.8328674476
H                4.5439593534        5.9319775056       26.5140231666
Br               2.6790872955        2.9723037761       26.9281608533
Br               5.7274292480        2.9673582058       23.5526716963
Br               2.9208102493        0.0022573405       23.6872948717
C                5.6279150670        0.0010073249       26.3724957549
Pb               2.7765060695        2.9687099714       23.6880467963
	
K_POINTS {automatic}
6 6 1 0 0 0

静电势计算

利用 pp.x 计算静电势
pp.x < pp.in > pp.out

输入文件 pp.in 内容如下

&inputpp
    prefix = 'MAPbBr3-slab',           			 ! 项目名称
    outdir = './tmp/',       		      	! 临时目录,需与之前计算的一致
    filplot = 'pp11.dat', 			! 输出电势文件
    plot_num = 11,              		  	 ! 选择11, 计算静电势
/

然后利用后处理程序 average.x 在真空方向取平均
average.x < aver.in > aver.out

输入文件 aver.in 内容如下
(参数说明:https://github.com/QEF/q-e/blob/master/PP/src/average.f90

1    !读取文件个数,nfile
pp11.dat    !读取静电势的文件,filename
1    !上一个文件的权重,weight
3000   ! 插值点数,npt
3    !  移动平均计算方向,idir
11    !宏观窗口大小(a.u.),awin

计算完成会产生一个 .dat 数据文件

共三列,
第一列为沿加真空层方向坐标
第二列为静电势在xy平面平均值
第三列为静电势xy平面平均值在z方向移动平均大小

绘图如下:


 

bulk模型的静电势计算

除了使用的 cif 模型与slab不同,其他地方均与slab模型中的计算流程一致。即
结构优化(pw.x-relax) ---- 自洽计算(pw.x-scf) ---- 静电势计算(pp.x-11) ---- 取平均(average.x) 

算出的结果为(纵坐标单位为Ry)

slab内部静电势对准

将slab模型和bulk模型计算得到的静电势曲线绘制于同一张图内

因为在晶体内部,静电势应该是一样的(slab内部足够深处的静电势环境应该与bulk一致)
所以可以利用这一点进行对准

对准后,两个体系的能量相当于拥有同一个参考平面,就可以将slab模型计算的真空能级能量与bulk模型计算的费米能级能量作差,获得功函数

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