nanocap_single_capped_nanotube.py is an example script to construct and save a capped nanotube. The code is shown below.
'''
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A script to construct a capped
nanotube.
Input:
n,m = Chirality (n,m)
l = length
cap_estimate = estimate cap from
tube density
dual_lattice_force_field = force field
for dual lattice
carbon_force_field = force field
for carbon lattice
dual_lattice_mintol= energy tolerance for
dual lattice optimisation
dual_lattice_minsteps= steps for dual lattice
optimisation
carbon_lattice_mintol=as above for carbon lattice
carbon_lattice_minsteps=as above for carbon lattice
optimiser=optimsation algorithm
seed = seed for initial cap generation
Output:
xyz files containing dual lattice
and carbon lattice
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'''
import sys,os,random,numpy
from nanocap.core import minimisation
from nanocap.structures import cappednanotube
from nanocap.core import output
n,m = 7,3
l = 10.0
cap_estimate = True
dual_force_field = "Thomson"
carbon_force_field = "EDIP"
dual_lattice_mintol=1e-10
dual_lattice_minsteps=100
carbon_lattice_mintol=1e-10
carbon_lattice_minsteps=100
optimiser="LBFGS"
seed = 12345
my_nanotube = cappednanotube.CappedNanotube()
my_nanotube.setup_nanotube(n,m,l=l)
if(cap_estimate):
NCapDual = my_nanotube.get_cap_dual_lattice_estimate(n,m)
my_nanotube.construct_dual_lattice(N_cap_dual=NCapDual,seed=seed)
my_nanotube.set_Z_cutoff(N_cap_dual=NCapDual)
cap = my_nanotube.cap
outfilename = "n_{}_m_{}_l_{}_cap_{}_dual_lattice_init"
outfilename = outfilename.format(n,m,l,cap.dual_lattice.npoints)
output.write_xyz(outfilename,my_nanotube.dual_lattice)
Dminimiser = minimisation.DualLatticeMinimiser(FFID=dual_force_field,
structure = my_nanotube)
Dminimiser.minimise(my_nanotube.dual_lattice,
min_type=optimiser,
ftol=dual_lattice_mintol,
min_steps=dual_lattice_minsteps)
my_nanotube.update_caps()
outfilename = "n_{}_m_{}_l_{}_cap_{}_dual_lattice"
outfilename = outfilename.format(n,m,l,cap.dual_lattice.npoints)
output.write_xyz(outfilename,my_nanotube.dual_lattice)
my_nanotube.construct_carbon_lattice()
Cminimiser = minimisation.CarbonLatticeMinimiser(FFID=carbon_force_field,
structure = my_nanotube)
Cminimiser.minimise_scale(my_nanotube.carbon_lattice)
Cminimiser.minimise(my_nanotube.carbon_lattice,
min_type=optimiser,
ftol=carbon_lattice_mintol,
min_steps=carbon_lattice_minsteps)
outfilename = "n_{}_m_{}_l_{}_cap_{}_carbon_atoms"
outfilename = outfilename.format(n,m,l,cap.dual_lattice.npoints)
output.write_xyz(outfilename,my_nanotube.carbon_lattice)
outfilename = "n_{}_m_{}_l_{}_cap_{}_carbon_atoms_constrained"
outfilename = outfilename.format(n,m,l,cap.dual_lattice.npoints)
output.write_xyz(outfilename,my_nanotube.carbon_lattice,constrained=True)
nanocap_bulk_capped_nanotubes.py is an example script to perform a structure search to construct and save multiple capped nanotube. The code is shown below.
'''
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Copyright Marc Robinson 2014
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A script to construct a series of capped
nanotubes of the same chirality
Input:
n,m = Chirality (n,m)
l = length
cap_estimate = estimate cap from
tube density
dual_lattice_force_field = force field
for dual lattice
carbon_force_field = force field
for carbon lattice
dual_lattice_mintol= energy tolerance for
dual lattice optimisation
dual_lattice_minsteps= steps for dual lattice
optimisation
carbon_lattice_mintol=as above for carbon lattice
carbon_lattice_minsteps=as above for carbon lattice
optimiser=optimsation algorithm
seed = seed for initial cap generation
N_nanotubes = required number of structures
N_max_structures = maximum number of possible
structures to search through
basin_climb = True/False - climb out of
minima
calc_rings = True/False - calculate rings for
each structure
Output:
-A structure log in myStructures.out
-xyz files containing the carbon lattices
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'''
import os
from nanocap.core.minimisation import DualLatticeMinimiser
from nanocap.core.minimisation import CarbonLatticeMinimiser
from nanocap.core.minimasearch import MinimaSearch
from nanocap.structures.cappednanotube import CappedNanotube
from nanocap.core.output import write_points
n,m = 10,10
l = 20.0
cap_estimate = True
N_nanotubes = 5
N_max_structures = 20
basin_climb = True
calc_rings = True
dual_lattice_minimiser = "Thomson"
carbon_lattice_minimiser = "EDIP"
dual_lattice_mintol=1e-10
dual_lattice_minsteps=100
carbon_lattice_mintol=1e-10
carbon_lattice_minsteps=100
optimiser="LBFGS"
seed = 12345
my_nanotube = CappedNanotube()
my_nanotube.setup_nanotube(n,m,l=l)
if(cap_estimate):
N_cap_dual = my_nanotube.get_cap_dual_lattice_estimate(n,m)
my_nanotube.construct_dual_lattice(N_cap_dual=N_cap_dual,seed=seed)
my_nanotube.set_Z_cutoff(N_cap_dual=N_cap_dual)
Dminimiser = DualLatticeMinimiser(FFID=dual_lattice_minimiser,
structure = my_nanotube,
min_type= optimiser,
ftol = dual_lattice_mintol,
min_steps = dual_lattice_minsteps)
Cminimiser = CarbonLatticeMinimiser(FFID=carbon_lattice_minimiser,
structure = my_nanotube,
min_type= optimiser,
ftol = carbon_lattice_mintol,
min_steps = carbon_lattice_minsteps)
Searcher = MinimaSearch(Dminimiser,
carbon_lattice_minimiser= Cminimiser,
basin_climb=basin_climb,
calc_rings=calc_rings)
Searcher.start_search(my_nanotube.dual_lattice,
N_nanotubes,
N_max_structures)
Searcher.structure_log.write_log(os.getcwd(),"myStructures.out")
for i,structure in enumerate(Searcher.structure_log.structures):
carbon_lattice = structure.carbon_lattice
filename = "C{}_carbon_atoms_{}".format(carbon_lattice.npoints,i)
write_points(filename,carbon_lattice,format="xyz")