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Quantum Monte Carlo on geomaterials Dario Alfè 2007 Summer School on Computational Materials Science Quantum Monte Carlo: From Minerals and Materials to Molecules July 9 –19, 2007 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Some properties of interest Equations of state (low and high temperature) Elastic properties Diffusion, viscosity Thermodynamic properties –Melting –Partitioning –Thermal conductivity –Electrical conductivity –…..

The Earth’s core is the seat of major global processes. Convection in the outer core generates the Earth’s magnetic field. Heat flow from the core helps drive Mantle convection. The importance of the core

Experimental studies use –Diamond Anvil Cell –Laser Heating –Synchrotron Radiation –Shock Core P and T still a challenge Quantum mechanics –Now quantum (density functional theory) molecular dynamics on large systems possible thanks to CPU. -- Quantum Monte Carlo How to find out

Density Functional Theory: Schrödinger equation: ? DFT Problems: Strong electron correlation in transition-metal, rare-earth, actinide oxides Wrong prediction of the electronic structure of MnO, NiO, FeO, etc… Incorrect localisation of hole centres in systems such as MgO, SiO 2,...

Variational Monte Carlo: Energy E V depends on  T Quantum Monte Carlo Diffusion Monte Carlo: Extracting the ground state: substitute  = it Problems: Fixed nodes approximation: Pseudopotentials DMC is ~ 1000 times more expensive than DFT

Thermodynamics Pure substances (e.g. pure Fe) –Free energy Helmholtz: F(V,T) Gibbs: G(p,T) = F + pV Solutions: –Chemical potential:

The Helmholtz free energy Solids: Low T  q,s from linear response or from small displacement (this afternoon)

Example: phonons of Fe

The Helmholtz free energy Solids: Liquids: Low T High T

Thermodynamic integration

Example: anharmonic free energy of solid Fe at ~350 GPa

Need to calculate energies and forces with both U ref and U. If we want U to be the quantum Monte Carlo potential energy, then forces are difficult to calculate. However, if U ref is “close” to U we can use a perturbative approach to thermodynamic integration (see later), in which we evolve the system only with U ref forces, and we only need to calculated U energies. Can we use thermodynamic integration with QMC ?

Hugoniot of Fe

Melting

Alfè, Price,Gillan, Nature, 401, 462 (1999); Phys. Rev. B, 64, (2001); Phys. Rev. B, 65, (2002); J. Chem. Phys., 116, 6170 (2002 ) The melting curve of Fe

NVE ensemble: for fixed V, if E is between solid and liquid values, simulation will give coexisting solid and liquid Melting: coexistence of phases

MgO melting curve D. Alfè, Physical Review Letters, 94, , (2005) LDA GGA QMC ?

Melting of Ta and Mo: Coexistence of phases with classical potential: Free energy corrections to full DFT:

Thermodynamic integration, a perturbative approach:

Only need to run simulations with one potential (the reference potential for example). In particular, one can perform thermodynamic integration from DFT to QMC by treating DFT as a reference potential, which can be used to generate MD trajectories. Then QMC energies can be calculated on a number of statistically independent configurations, and the two terms on the r.h.s of the equation provide an estimate of the free energy difference between QMC and DFT.

Melting curves of Ta and Mo (DFT) TantalumMolybdenum S. Taioli, C. Cazorla, M. J. Gillan and D. Alfè, Physical Review B, 75, , (2007) C. Cazorla, S. Taioli, M. J. Gillan and D. Alfè, Journal of Chemical Physics, 126, (2007)

Going beyond DFT: quantum Monte Carlo calculations on MgO Feasibility: test equilibrium lattice parameters, bulk moduli, zero temperature transition pressures Energetics of point defects (Schottky defects) Surface energy, water adsorption energy Refinement of melting curve calculations (future) R. J. Needs, M. D. Towler, N. D. Drummond, P. Lopez- Rios, CASINO user manual, version 2.0, University of Cambridge, 2006.

Earth’s lower mantle Mg(Fe)O Mg(Fe)SiO 3 Why MgO ?

Technical points Finite size errors Basis sets: -PW’s too expensive -Blips (D. Alfè and M. J. Gillan, Phys. Rev. B, 70, (R), (2004)) Bulk MgO

MgO in the rock-salt structure a (A)B (GPa) Experiment(a) Hartree-Fock all-electron Hartree-Fock pseudopot QMC pseudopot (4.228) 183 (158) (a) From Y. Fei, Am. Mineral. 84, 272 (1999).

MgO: the rock-salt/CsCl transition B2 B1 p t (GPa) Oganov & Dorogokupets GGA (a) 509 other GGA418 – 664 LDA198 – 1050 Hartree-Fock220 – 712 Experiments (b)> 227 Present QMC597 (b) T. S. Duffy, R. J. Hemley, and H.-K. Mao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 1371 (1995). D. Alfè, M. Alfredsson, J. Brodholt, M.J. Gillan, M.D. Towler and R.J. Needs, Phys. Rev. B, 72, (2005) (a) A. R. Oganov and P.I. Dorogokupets, Phys. Rev. B, 67, (2003).

MgO: Schottky defect Leslie and Gillan, J. Phys. C, 18, 973 (1985)

MgO: Schottky defect (2) Reference DFT calculations of Schottky energy E S – system of 54 atoms gives E S within ~ 0.1 eV. E S (eV) VASP- PAW6.75 PWSCF with QMC pseudo 6.99 QMC Experiments (a) Conclusion: QMC calculation of defect energetics in oxides is feasible. For MgO, QMC and DFT values of Schottky energy are close to each other. (a) WC.Mackrodt, in Computer Simulation of Solids, ed. CRA Catlow and WC Mackrodt (1982) D. Alfè and M. J. Gillan, Phys. Rev. B 71, (R) (2005)

MgO(001) surface energy  (J/m 2 ) LDA1.24 GGA0.87 QMC Experiments 1.19± D. Alfè and M. J. Gillan, J. Phys: Cond. Matter. 18, L435 (2006)

H 2 O adsorption on MgO(001) DFT-PBE E ad =.46 eV

H 2 O adsorption on MgO(001) DFT-LDA E ad =.95 eV

H 2 O adsorption on MgO(001) DMC, LDA---PBE line

Water on MgO(001): summary of adsorption energies QMC adsorption energy = 0.60(3) eV PBE “ “ = 0.46 eV LDA “ “ = 0.95 eV Experiment “ = 0.75(?) eV

Conclusions First principles techniques on geomaterials can help, both at low and high temperatures (free energies). Traditional DFT techniques are good for a large class of problems, but there is scope for going beyond it. Quantum Monte Carlo is a possiblity for going beyond DFT, QMC calculations on MgO are feasible and first results are encouraging. Good agreement with experiments for bulk structural parameters, energy of formation of point defects and surface energy. Future: using QMC to refine melting properties (MgO, Fe, Mo, Ta, …)