Micro and Nano Mechanics Group

Manual 10 for MD++
Visualize Disregistry Vector

Keonwook Kang and Wei Cai

May 18 , 2011



If you use ddrij to visualize or analyze disregistry vectors in your simulation results, please cite the following paper:

Keonwook Kang and Wei Cai, Int. J. of Plasticity 26 (2010) 1387


Compile execution file

$ make ddrij build=R SYS=gpp

Run example file

Identify bonds

$ bin/ddrij_cpp ./scripts/Examples/example09-disreg.tcl 0

Read/plot bonds

$ bin/ddrij_cpp ./scripts/Examples/example09-disreg.tcl 1

Read bonds and calculate the disregistry vector

$ bin/ddrij_cpp ./scripts/Examples/example09-disreg.tcl 2

Plot disregistry vectors

$ bin/ddrij_cpp ./scripts/Examples/example09-disreg.tcl 3

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# -*-shell-script-*-
source "scripts/Examples/Tcl/startup.tcl"
#*******************************************
# Definition of procedures
#*******************************************
proc initmd { n } {
  MD++ setoverwrite
  MD++ dirname = "runs/test-disreg"
  MD++ NIC = 200 NNM = 400
}

proc DotProd {a b} {
# Calculate dot product of a and b
    if {[llength $a] < 3 || [llength $b] < 3} {
        return -code error "Vectors must have 3 components!"
    }

    scan $a "%f %f %f" ax ay az
    scan $b "%f %f %f" bx by bz

    return [format %22.16e [expr $ax*$bx + $ay*$by + $az*$bz]]
}

proc VectorNorm { a } {
# Calculate |a|.
    if { [llength $a] < 3 } {
        return -code error "Vectors must have 3 components!"
    }

    #scan $a "%f %f %f" ax ay az
    set ax [lindex $a 0]; set ay [lindex $a 1]; set az [lindex $a 2];

    set d [format %22.16e [expr sqrt($ax*$ax + $ay*$ay + $az*$az)]]
    return $d
}

proc normalize {v} {

    if {[llength $v] < 3 } {
        return -code error "Vectors must have 3 components!"
    }

    set vx [lindex $v 0]; set vy [lindex $v 1]; set vz [lindex $v 2]

    #set v2 [format %22.16e [expr $vx*$vx + $vy*$vy + $vz*$vz]]
    #set v_mag [format %22.16e [expr sqrt($v2)]]
    set v_mag [VectorNorm $v]

    set ex [format %22.16e [expr $vx/$v_mag]]
    set ey [format %22.16e [expr $vy/$v_mag]]
    set ez [format %22.16e [expr $vz/$v_mag]]

    return [list $ex $ey $ez]
}

proc fix_atoms_on_tilted_plane { sx0 sy0 sz0 d } {
#------------------------------------------------------------
#Select atoms to fix for dislocation nucleation
#
  set C1 {0  0  1}; set C2 {1 -1  0}; set C3 {1 1  0}
  #set n  { 1  1 -1}; 
  set n  { 0.85  0.85 -1}; 

  set e1 [normalize $C1];  set e2 [normalize $C2];  set e3 [normalize $C3]
  set nx [DotProd $n $e1]; set ny [DotProd $n $e2]; set nz [DotProd $n $e3]
  set n [list $nx $ny $nz]; 
  puts "n = ([format %10.6e $nx], [format %10.6e $ny], [format %10.6e $nz])\
        in unit of a in lab coordinate."

  set NP [MD++_Get NP]
  set Lx [MD++_Get H_11]; set Ly [MD++_Get H_22]; set Lz [MD++_Get H_33]
  set x0 [expr $sx0*$Lx]; set y0 [expr $sy0*$Ly]; set z0 [expr $sz0*$Lz];

  set N_fixed 0
  for { set i 0 } { $i < $NP } { incr i 1 } {
    set sx [MD++_Get SR( [expr $i*3  ] ) ]
    set sy [MD++_Get SR( [expr $i*3+1] ) ]
    set sz [MD++_Get SR( [expr $i*3+2] ) ]
    set x  [expr $Lx*$sx ]
    set y  [expr $Ly*$sy ]
    set z  [expr $Lz*$sz ]
    #puts "atom ($i) ($x $y $z)"

    set ndotx [expr ($x-$x0)*$nx + ($y-$y0)*$ny + ($z-$z0)*$nz]
    if { [expr abs($ndotx)] <= $d } {
      MD++ fixed($i) = 1
      set N_fixed [expr $N_fixed + 1]
    }
  }
  puts "Number of fixed atoms : $N_fixed"
}

proc setup_window { } { MD++ {
# Plot Configuration
  atomradius = [0.3 0.4] bondradius = 0.3 
  atomcolor0 = SandyBrown atomcolor1 = LightGrey
  bondcolor = red backgroundcolor = white #gray70
  fixatomcolor = yellow
  color00 = "orange"  color01 = "purple" color02 = "green"
  color03 = "magenta" color04 = "cyan"   color05 = "purple"
  color06 = "gray80"  color07 = "white"

  plot_map_pbc = 1
  plot_color_axis = 0

  win_width = 1200 win_height = 1000
  plotfreq = 10 rotateangles = [ 30 -10 0 1.25 ]
} }

proc openwindow { } { 
  setup_window
  MD++ openwin alloccolors rotate saverot eval plot
  #MD++ calcentralsymmetry input = \[ 0 20 100 \] GnuPlotHistogram
}

#*******************************************
# Main program starts here
#*******************************************
if { $argc == 0 } {
  set status 0
} elseif { $argc > 0 } {
  set status [lindex $argv 0]
}
puts "status = $status"

if { $argc >= 0 && $argc <= 1 } {
  set n 0; set m 0
} elseif { $argc > 1 && $argc <=2 } {
  set n [lindex $argv 1]; set m 0
} elseif { $argc > 2 } {
  set n [lindex $argv 1]; set m [lindex $argv 2]
}
puts "n = $n, m = $m"

# lattice constant of DC Si
set a_Si 5.431

if { $status == 0 } {
# Identify bonds
  MD++ setnolog
  initmd " "

  # cut-off distance to declare a bond between two atoms
  # usu. the distance to the 1st neighbor
  set rc [expr $a_Si*sqrt(3)/4]
  # Add buffer distance.
  set rc [expr 1.3*$rc]

  MD++ RLIST = 4.1490

  # Read the reference configuration
  MD++ incnfile = ../../structures/Examples/ref-testdisreg.cn readcn eval 

  # Will be used to determine the bond direction.
  # If dot(slip_normal,r_{ij}) < 0, then r_{ij} := -r_{ij}.
  MD++ slip_normal = \[ -1.0  0.0  1.414214 \]
  # Specify the region where the diregistry analysis is applied
  MD++ plot_limits = \[1 -1 1 -1 1 -0.150 -0.031 \]
  MD++ input = \[ $rc \] identify_bonds

  # Write bond data: 
  #    [bond.i bond.j bond.center.x bond.center.y bond.center.z bond.type]
  MD++ finalcnfile = bonds.dat write_bonds

  openwindow
  MD++ sleep quit

} elseif { $status == 1 } {
# Read/Plob bonds
  MD++ setnolog
  initmd " "

  MD++ RLIST = 4.1490
  MD++ incnfile = ../../structures/Examples/ref-testdisreg.cn readcn eval 

  # Read bond data
  MD++ incnfile = bonds.dat read_bonds

  setup_window
  MD++ plot_limits = \[1 -1 1 -1 1 -0.150 -0.031 \] 
  MD++ openwin alloccolors rotate saverot eval plot_bonds
  MD++ sleep quit

} elseif { $status == 2 } {
# Read bonds and calculate the displacement difference (or disregistry) vector ddrij
  MD++ setnolog
  initmd " "

  # Will be used to tag a bond if its |ddrij| > rc 
  set rc  [expr sqrt(2)/2*$a_Si]

  MD++ RLIST = 4.1490
  # Read bond data
  MD++ incnfile = bonds.dat read_bonds

  # The deformed configuration 
  MD++ incnfile = ../../structures/Examples/deformed-testdisreg.cn readcn eval

  # The reference configuration
  MD++ incnfile = ../../structures/Examples/ref-testdisreg.cn
  MD++ input = $rc calddrij

  # Write disregistry data:
  #    [ddrij.disreg.x ddrij.disreg.y ddrij.disreg.z ddrij.norm ddrij.tag]
  MD++ finalcnfile = ddrij.dat write_ddrij
  MD++ quit

} elseif { $status == 3 } {
# Read/Plot ddrij
  MD++ setnolog
  initmd " "

  MD++ RLIST = 4.1490
  MD++ incnfile = ../../structures/Examples/ref-testdisreg.cn readcn eval

  MD++ incnfile = bonds.dat read_bonds
  MD++ incnfile = ddrij.dat read_ddrij

  fix_atoms_on_tilted_plane 0.0 0.0 -0.095 8 
  MD++ reversefixedatoms removefixedatoms

  setup_window
  MD++ slip_normal = \[ -1.0  0.0  1.414214 \]
  MD++ plot_limits = \[ 1 -1 1 -1 1 -0.150 -0.031 \] 
  MD++ openwin alloccolors rotate saverot eval plot_ddrij

  MD++ sleep quit

} else {
  puts "unknown status = $status"
  MD++ quit
}

Notes

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