% % $Id$ % \label{sec:dplot} \begin{verbatim} DPLOT ... END \end{verbatim} This directive is used to obtain the plots of various types of electron densities (or orbitals) of the molecule. The electron density is calculated on a specified set of grid points using the molecular orbitals from SCF or DFT calculation. The output file is either in \htmladdnormallink{MSI Insight II} {http://www.msi.com/materials/insight/Insight2.html} contour format (default) or in the \htmladdnormallink{Gaussian Cube}{http://www.gaussian.com/g_ur/u_cubegen.htm} format. DPLOT is not executed until the ``\verb+task dplot+'' directive is given. Different sub-directives are described below. \section{{\tt GAUSSIAN} --- Gaussian Cube format} \begin{verbatim} GAUSSIAN \end{verbatim} A outputfile is generate in Gaussian Cube format. You can visualize this file using \htmladdnormallink{gOpenMol} {http://www.csc.fi/gopenmol/tutorials/quick_start.phtml\#view} (after converting the Gaussian Cube file with \htmladdnormallink{gcube2plt} {http://www.csc.fi/lul/chem/scarecrow/gcube2plt.c}), \htmladdnormallink{Molden} {http://www.cmbi.kun.nl/~schaft/molden/molden.html} or \htmladdnormallink{Molekel} {http://www.cscs.ch/molekel/}. \section{{\tt TITLE} --- Title directive} \begin{verbatim} TITLE \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies a title line for the generated input to the {\em Insight} program or for the Gaussian cube file. Only one line is allowed. \section{{\tt LIMITXYZ} --- Plot limits} \begin{verbatim} LIMITXYZ [units ] \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies the limits of the cell to be plotted. The grid is generated using \verb+No_Of_Spacings+~+~\verb+1+ points along each direction. The known names for \verb+Units+ are \verb+angstroms+, \verb+au+ and \verb+bohr+. \section{{\tt SPIN} --- Density to be plotted} \begin{verbatim} SPIN \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies, what kind of density is to be computed. The known names for \verb+Spin+ are \verb+total+, \verb+alpha+, \verb+beta+ and \verb+spindens+, the last being computed as the difference between $\alpha$ and $\beta$ electron densities. \section{{\tt OUTPUT} --- Filename} \begin{verbatim} OUTPUT \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies the name of the generated input to the {\em Insight} program or the generated Gaussian cube file. The name \verb+OUTPUT+ is reserved for the standard NWChem output. \section{{\tt VECTORS} --- MO vector file name} \begin{verbatim} VECTORS [] \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies the name of the molecular orbital file. If the second file is optionally given the density is computed as the difference between the corresponding electron densities. The vector files have to match. \section{{\tt DENSMAT} --- Density matrix file name} \begin{verbatim} DENSMAT [] \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies the name of density matrix file, and used for plotting the density generated by correlation methods, such as CCSD for ground state and EOM-CCSD for excited states. The second file is optional. When it is given, the difference of the densities, specified by the two density matrix files, is computed and plotted. \section{{\tt WHERE} --- Density evaluation} \begin{verbatim} WHERE \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies where the density is to be computed. The known names for \verb+Where+ are \verb+grid+ (the calculation of the density is performed on the set of a grid points specified by the sub-directive \verb+LimitXYZ+ and the file specified by the sub-directive \verb+Output+ is generated), \verb+nuclei+ (the density is computed at the position of the nuclei and written to the NWChem output) and \verb+g++\verb+n+ (both). \section{{\tt ORBITAL} --- Orbital sub-space} \begin{verbatim} ORBITALS [] \end{verbatim} This sub-directive specifies the subset of the orbital space for the calculation of the electron density. The density is computed using the occupation numbers from the orbital file modified according to the \verb+Spin+ directive. If the contours of the orbitals are to be plotted \verb+Option+ should be set to \verb+view+. Note, that in this case \verb+No_Of_Orbitals+ should be set to \verb+1+ and sub-directive \verb+Where+ is automatically set to \verb+grid+. Also specification of two orbital files conflicts with the \verb+view+ option. $\alpha$ orbitals are always plotted unless \verb+Spin+ is set to \verb+beta+. \section{Examples} \subsection*{Charge Density} Example of charge density plot (with Gaussian Cube output): \begin{verbatim} start n2 geometry n 0 0 0.53879155 n 0 0 -0.53879155 end basis; n library cc-pvdz;end scf vectors output n2.movecs end dplot TITLE HOMO vectors n2.movecs LimitXYZ -3.0 3.0 10 -3.0 3.0 10 -3.0 3.0 10 spin total gaussian output lumo.cube end task scf task dplot \end{verbatim} \begin{verbatim} start n2 geometry n 0 0 0.53879155 n 0 0 -0.53879155 end basis; n library cc-pvdz;end scf vectors output n2.movecs end tce ccsd densmat n2.densmat end task tce energy dplot TITLE HOMO LimitXYZ -3.0 3.0 10 -3.0 3.0 10 -3.0 3.0 10 spin total gaussian densmat n2.densmat output lumo.cube end task dplot \end{verbatim} \subsection*{Molecular Orbital} Example of orbital plot (with Insight II contour output): \begin{verbatim} start n2 geometry n 0 0 0.53879155 n 0 0 -0.53879155 end basis; n library cc-pvdz;end scf vectors output n2.movecs end dplot TITLE HOMO vectors n2.movecs LimitXYZ -3.0 3.0 10 -3.0 3.0 10 -3.0 3.0 10 spin total orbitals view; 1; 7 output homo.grd end task scf task dplot \end{verbatim}