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Intro to Adsorption Energies

Tutorial Overview
PropertyValue
DifficultyBeginner
Time15-30 minutes
PrerequisitesBasic Python, familiarity with ASE
GoalCalculate adsorption energies using UMA models

To introduce OCP we start with using it to calculate adsorption energies for a simple, atomic adsorbate where we specify the site we want to the adsorption energy for. Conceptually, you do this like you would do it with density functional theory. You create a slab model for the surface, place an adsorbate on it as an initial guess, run a relaxation to get the lowest energy geometry, and then compute the adsorption energy using reference states for the adsorbate.

Intro to Adsorption energies

Adsorption energies are always a reaction energy (an adsorbed species relative to some implied combination of reactants). There are many common schemes in the catalysis literature.

For example, you may want the adsorption energy of oxygen, and you might compute that from this reaction:

1/2 O2 + slab -> slab-O

DFT has known errors with the energy of a gas-phase O2 molecule, so it’s more common to compute this energy relative to a linear combination of H2O and H2. The suggested reference scheme for consistency with OC20 is a reaction

x CO + (x + y/2 - z) H2 + (z-x) H2O + w/2 N2 + * -> CxHyOzNw*

Here, x=y=w=0, z=1, so the reaction ends up as

-H2 + H2O + * -> O*

or alternatively,

H2O + * -> O* + H2

It is possible through thermodynamic cycles to compute other reactions. If we can look up rH1 below and compute rH2

H2 + 1/2 O2 -> H2O  re1 = -3.03 eV, from exp
H2O + * -> O* + H2  re2  # Get from UMA

Then, the adsorption energy for

1/2O2 + * -> O*

is just re1 + re2.

Based on https://atct.anl.gov/Thermochemical Data/version 1.118/species/?species_number=986, the formation energy of water is about -3.03 eV at standard state experimentally. You could also compute this using DFT, but you would probably get the wrong answer for this.

The first step is getting a checkpoint for the model we want to use. UMA is currently the state-of-the-art model and will provide total energy estimates at the RPBE level of theory if you use the “OC20” task.

If you find your kernel is crashing, it probably means you have exceeded the allowed amount of memory. This checkpoint works fine in this example, but it may crash your kernel if you use it in the NRR example.

This next cell will automatically download the checkpoint from huggingface and load it.

from __future__ import annotations

from fairchem.core import FAIRChemCalculator, pretrained_mlip

predictor = pretrained_mlip.get_predict_unit("uma-s-1p2")
calc = FAIRChemCalculator(predictor, task_name="oc20")
WARNING:root:device was not explicitly set, using device='cuda'.

Next we can build a slab with an adsorbate on it. Here we use the ASE module to build a Pt slab. We use the experimental lattice constant that is the default. This can introduce some small errors with DFT since the lattice constant can differ by a few percent, and it is common to use DFT lattice constants. In this example, we do not constrain any layers.

from ase.build import add_adsorbate, fcc111
from ase.optimize import BFGS
# reference energies from a linear combination of H2O/N2/CO/H2!
atomic_reference_energies = {
    "H": -3.477,
    "N": -8.083,
    "O": -7.204,
    "C": -7.282,
}

re1 = -3.03

slab = fcc111("Pt", size=(2, 2, 5), vacuum=20.0)
slab.pbc = True

adslab = slab.copy()
add_adsorbate(adslab, "O", height=1.2, position="fcc")

slab.set_calculator(calc)
opt = BFGS(slab)
opt.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
slab_e = slab.get_potential_energy()

adslab.set_calculator(calc)
opt = BFGS(adslab)
opt.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
adslab_e = adslab.get_potential_energy()

# Energy for ((H2O-H2) + * -> *O) + (H2 + 1/2O2 -> H2) leads to 1/2O2 + * -> *O!
adslab_e - slab_e - atomic_reference_energies["O"] + re1
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/3752951811.py:17: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  slab.set_calculator(calc)
WARNING:root:Model is being compiled this might take a while for the first time
W0819 23:59:26.421000 9846 site-packages/torch/_logging/_internal.py:1345] [0/0] Profiler record function <class 'torch.autograd.profiler.record_function'> will be ignored
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:05     -104.694017        0.695050
BFGS:    1 00:00:05     -104.750469        0.597034
BFGS:    2 00:00:06     -104.896307        0.382718
BFGS:    3 00:00:06     -104.926053        0.441386
BFGS:    4 00:00:06     -105.022117        0.447652
BFGS:    5 00:00:06     -105.082314        0.322310
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/3752951811.py:22: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  adslab.set_calculator(calc)
WARNING:root:The UMA fast path (merge_mole + compile) is only available for fixed composition, task, charge, and spin. This is optimized for MD applications. Falling back to a less optimized version for subsequent evaluations. Reason: 'Compositions differ from merged model'.
Use inference_settings='batch' for heterogeneous batched evaluations.
BFGS:    6 00:00:06     -105.111679        0.162520
BFGS:    7 00:00:06     -105.122289        0.038242
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:11     -110.077201        1.746972
BFGS:    1 00:00:11     -110.258223        0.993461
BFGS:    2 00:00:11     -110.405518        0.740253
BFGS:    3 00:00:12     -110.453436        0.792029
BFGS:    4 00:00:12     -110.570003        0.602221
BFGS:    5 00:00:12     -110.638272        0.491856
BFGS:    6 00:00:12     -110.695130        0.598342
BFGS:    7 00:00:12     -110.741333        0.612743
BFGS:    8 00:00:13     -110.772909        0.428329
BFGS:    9 00:00:13     -110.788240        0.191991
BFGS:   10 00:00:13     -110.791604        0.095431
BFGS:   11 00:00:13     -110.792270        0.094852
BFGS:   12 00:00:13     -110.793025        0.085643
BFGS:   13 00:00:14     -110.793671        0.071267
BFGS:   14 00:00:14     -110.794202        0.053572
BFGS:   15 00:00:14     -110.794439        0.042701
-1.4981492181065827

It is good practice to look at your geometries to make sure they are what you expect.

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from ase.visualize.plot import plot_atoms

fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2)
plot_atoms(slab, axs[0])
plot_atoms(slab, axs[1], rotation=("-90x"))
axs[0].set_axis_off()
axs[1].set_axis_off()
<Figure size 640x480 with 2 Axes>
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from ase.visualize.plot import plot_atoms

fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 2)
plot_atoms(adslab, axs[0])
plot_atoms(adslab, axs[1], rotation=("-90x"))
axs[0].set_axis_off()
axs[1].set_axis_off()
<Figure size 640x480 with 2 Axes>

How did we do? We need a reference point. In the paper below, there is an atomic adsorption energy for O on Pt(111) of about -4.264 eV. This is for the reaction O + * -> O*. To convert this to the dissociative adsorption energy, we have to add the reaction:

1/2 O2 -> O   D = 2.58 eV (expt)

to get a comparable energy of about -1.68 eV. There is about ~0.2 eV difference (we predicted -1.47 eV above, and the reference comparison is -1.68 eV) to account for. The biggest difference is likely due to the differences in exchange-correlation functional. The reference data used the PBE functional, and eSCN was trained on RPBE data. To additional places where there are differences include:

  1. Difference in lattice constant

  2. The reference energy used for the experiment references. These can differ by up to 0.5 eV from comparable DFT calculations.

  3. How many layers are relaxed in the calculation

Some of these differences tend to be systematic, and you can calibrate and correct these, especially if you can augment these with your own DFT calculations.

See convergence study for some additional studies of factors that influence this number.

Exercises

  1. Explore the effect of the lattice constant on the adsorption energy.

  2. Try different sites, including the bridge and top sites. Compare the energies, and inspect the resulting geometries.

Xu, Z., & Kitchin, J. R. (2014). Probing the coverage dependence of site and adsorbate configurational correlations on (111) surfaces of late transition metals. J. Phys. Chem. C, 118(44), 25597–25602. Xu & Kitchin (2014)

Supporting information.

These are atomic adsorption energies:

O + * -> O*

We have to do some work to get comparable numbers from OCP

H2 + 1/2 O2 -> H2O  re1 = -3.03 eV
H2O + * -> O* + H2  re2   # Get from UMA
O -> 1/2 O2         re3 = -2.58 eV

Then, the adsorption energy for

O + * -> O*

is just re1 + re2 + re3.

Here we just look at the fcc site on Pt. First, we get the data stored in the paper.

Next we get the structures and compute their energies. Some subtle points are that we have to account for stoichiometry, and normalize the adsorption energy by the number of oxygens.

First we get a reference energy from the paper (PBE, 0.25 ML O on Pt(111)).

import json

with open("energies.json") as f:
    edata = json.load(f)

with open("structures.json") as f:
    sdata = json.load(f)

edata["Pt"]["O"]["fcc"]["0.25"]
-4.263842000000002

Next, we load data from the SI to get the geometry to start from.

with open("structures.json") as f:
    s = json.load(f)

sfcc = s["Pt"]["O"]["fcc"]["0.25"]

Next, we construct the atomic geometry, run the geometry optimization, and compute the energy.

re3 = -2.58  # O -> 1/2 O2         re3 = -2.58 eV

from ase import Atoms

adslab = Atoms(sfcc["symbols"], positions=sfcc["pos"], cell=sfcc["cell"], pbc=True)

# Grab just the metal surface atoms
slab = adslab[adslab.arrays["numbers"] == adslab.arrays["numbers"][0]]
adsorbates = adslab[~(adslab.arrays["numbers"] == adslab.arrays["numbers"][0])]
slab.set_calculator(calc)
opt = BFGS(slab)
opt.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)

adslab.set_calculator(calc)
opt = BFGS(adslab)

opt.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
re2 = (
    adslab.get_potential_energy()
    - slab.get_potential_energy()
    - sum([atomic_reference_energies[x] for x in adsorbates.get_chemical_symbols()])
)

nO = 0
for atom in adslab:
    if atom.symbol == "O":
        nO += 1
        re2 += re1 + re3

print(re2 / nO)
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/647904475.py:10: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  slab.set_calculator(calc)
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:16      -82.881492        1.012517
BFGS:    1 00:00:16      -82.940117        0.758967
BFGS:    2 00:00:16      -83.035745        0.334363
BFGS:    3 00:00:16      -83.039932        0.304527
BFGS:    4 00:00:17      -83.049373        0.206965
BFGS:    5 00:00:17      -83.054436        0.140383
BFGS:    6 00:00:17      -83.057106        0.076567
BFGS:    7 00:00:17      -83.057955        0.064846
BFGS:    8 00:00:17      -83.058538        0.066524
BFGS:    9 00:00:17      -83.058829        0.045637
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/647904475.py:14: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  adslab.set_calculator(calc)
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:18      -88.773355        0.334878
BFGS:    1 00:00:18      -88.777414        0.290913
BFGS:    2 00:00:18      -88.789784        0.119410
BFGS:    3 00:00:18      -88.791838        0.124365
BFGS:    4 00:00:18      -88.795399        0.130636
BFGS:    5 00:00:18      -88.797987        0.118737
BFGS:    6 00:00:19      -88.800128        0.085206
BFGS:    7 00:00:19      -88.801291        0.091587
BFGS:    8 00:00:19      -88.802145        0.065006
BFGS:    9 00:00:19      -88.802709        0.042340
-4.149879842802698

Site correlations

This cell reproduces a portion of a figure in the paper. We compare oxygen adsorption energies in the fcc and hcp sites across metals and coverages. These adsorption energies are highly correlated with each other because the adsorption sites are so similar.

At higher coverages, the agreement is not as good. This is likely because the model is extrapolating and needs to be fine-tuned.

import time

from tqdm import tqdm

t0 = time.time()

data = {"fcc": [], "hcp": []}

refdata = {"fcc": [], "hcp": []}


for metal in ["Cu", "Ag", "Pd", "Pt", "Rh", "Ir"]:
    print(metal)
    for site in ["fcc", "hcp"]:
        for adsorbate in ["O"]:
            for coverage in tqdm(["0.25"]):

                entry = s[metal][adsorbate][site][coverage]

                adslab = Atoms(
                    entry["symbols"],
                    positions=entry["pos"],
                    cell=entry["cell"],
                    pbc=True,
                )

                # Grab just the metal surface atoms
                adsorbates = adslab[
                    ~(adslab.arrays["numbers"] == adslab.arrays["numbers"][0])
                ]

                slab = adslab[adslab.arrays["numbers"] == adslab.arrays["numbers"][0]]
                slab.set_calculator(calc)
                opt = BFGS(slab)
                opt.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)

                adslab.set_calculator(calc)
                opt = BFGS(adslab)
                opt.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)

                re2 = (
                    adslab.get_potential_energy()
                    - slab.get_potential_energy()
                    - sum(
                        [
                            atomic_reference_energies[x]
                            for x in adsorbates.get_chemical_symbols()
                        ]
                    )
                )

                nO = 0
                for atom in adslab:
                    if atom.symbol == "O":
                        nO += 1
                        re2 += re1 + re3

                data[site] += [re2 / nO]
                refdata[site] += [edata[metal][adsorbate][site][coverage]]

f"Elapsed time = {time.time() - t0} seconds"
Cu
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:19      -48.890191        0.646801
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/1356342052.py:33: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  slab.set_calculator(calc)
BFGS:    1 00:00:20      -48.913215        0.542334
BFGS:    2 00:00:20      -48.978855        0.272943
BFGS:    3 00:00:20      -48.980963        0.248401
BFGS:    4 00:00:20      -48.989844        0.142195
BFGS:    5 00:00:20      -48.994133        0.109509
BFGS:    6 00:00:21      -48.995942        0.057372
BFGS:    7 00:00:21      -48.996412        0.052335
BFGS:    8 00:00:21      -48.996839        0.050481
BFGS:    9 00:00:21      -48.997190        0.037864
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/1356342052.py:37: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  adslab.set_calculator(calc)
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:21      -55.183792        0.317002
BFGS:    1 00:00:21      -55.186079        0.260545
BFGS:    2 00:00:22      -55.194760        0.163267
BFGS:    3 00:00:22      -55.196862        0.156292
BFGS:    4 00:00:22      -55.200264        0.089519
BFGS:    5 00:00:22      -55.202050        0.085341
BFGS:    6 00:00:22      -55.203481        0.085306
BFGS:    7 00:00:23      -55.204714        0.106559
BFGS:    8 00:00:23      -55.206073        0.098624
BFGS:    9 00:00:23      -55.206942        0.055596
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:04<00:00,  4.15s/it]
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:04<00:00,  4.15s/it]

BFGS:   10 00:00:23      -55.207302        0.041437
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:24      -48.915497        0.555938
BFGS:    1 00:00:24      -48.933106        0.473539
BFGS:    2 00:00:24      -48.987176        0.208265
BFGS:    3 00:00:24      -48.988350        0.196053
BFGS:    4 00:00:24      -48.996556        0.040859
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:24      -55.087818        0.314616
BFGS:    1 00:00:25      -55.089884        0.253627
BFGS:    2 00:00:25      -55.096718        0.155817
BFGS:    3 00:00:25      -55.098611        0.158030
BFGS:    4 00:00:25      -55.101906        0.102147
BFGS:    5 00:00:25      -55.103300        0.061643
BFGS:    6 00:00:26      -55.104082        0.058925
BFGS:    7 00:00:26      -55.104754        0.080595
BFGS:    8 00:00:26      -55.105736        0.089866
BFGS:    9 00:00:26      -55.106588        0.063184
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.10s/it]
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.10s/it]

BFGS:   10 00:00:26      -55.106974        0.033878
Ag
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:27      -33.015774        0.626056
BFGS:    1 00:00:27      -33.034755        0.545928
BFGS:    2 00:00:27      -33.103217        0.188722
BFGS:    3 00:00:27      -33.104919        0.179779
BFGS:    4 00:00:28      -33.106624        0.166504
BFGS:    5 00:00:28      -33.109909        0.127308
BFGS:    6 00:00:28      -33.113531        0.109338
BFGS:    7 00:00:28      -33.115653        0.053176
BFGS:    8 00:00:28      -33.116104        0.039456
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:28      -38.158732        0.127417
BFGS:    1 00:00:28      -38.159782        0.119851
BFGS:    2 00:00:29      -38.170043        0.074140
BFGS:    3 00:00:29      -38.171023        0.083947
BFGS:    4 00:00:29      -38.174083        0.098330
BFGS:    5 00:00:29      -38.176471        0.091278
BFGS:    6 00:00:29      -38.178598        0.074017
BFGS:    7 00:00:30      -38.179925        0.083167
BFGS:    8 00:00:30      -38.180628        0.065157
BFGS:    9 00:00:30      -38.180973        0.037532
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.38s/it]
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.38s/it]

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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:30      -33.037808        0.552148
BFGS:    1 00:00:30      -33.052341        0.486542
BFGS:    2 00:00:30      -33.108823        0.155455
BFGS:    3 00:00:31      -33.109719        0.145457
BFGS:    4 00:00:31      -33.111363        0.118068
BFGS:    5 00:00:31      -33.113395        0.079858
BFGS:    6 00:00:31      -33.115417        0.053421
BFGS:    7 00:00:31      -33.116023        0.030041
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:31      -38.073489        0.119078
BFGS:    1 00:00:32      -38.074444        0.115486
BFGS:    2 00:00:32      -38.085485        0.074975
BFGS:    3 00:00:32      -38.086457        0.080957
BFGS:    4 00:00:32      -38.088451        0.081868
BFGS:    5 00:00:33      -38.089964        0.070829
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.15s/it]
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.15s/it]

BFGS:    6 00:00:33      -38.091908        0.042941
Pd
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:33      -70.174811        0.646926
BFGS:    1 00:00:34      -70.200771        0.520373
BFGS:    2 00:00:34      -70.253580        0.195411
BFGS:    3 00:00:34      -70.255195        0.188046
BFGS:    4 00:00:34      -70.262548        0.137570
BFGS:    5 00:00:34      -70.265013        0.106889
BFGS:    6 00:00:34      -70.266655        0.074815
BFGS:    7 00:00:35      -70.267605        0.061561
BFGS:    8 00:00:35      -70.268390        0.035483
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:35      -76.139649        0.221609
BFGS:    1 00:00:35      -76.142816        0.197612
BFGS:    2 00:00:35      -76.157140        0.181487
BFGS:    3 00:00:35      -76.159369        0.159807
BFGS:    4 00:00:36      -76.163718        0.132236
BFGS:    5 00:00:36      -76.166339        0.105140
BFGS:    6 00:00:36      -76.168582        0.099649
BFGS:    7 00:00:36      -76.169881        0.098462
BFGS:    8 00:00:36      -76.170693        0.077182
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.71s/it]
100%|██████████| 1/1 [00:03<00:00,  3.71s/it]

BFGS:    9 00:00:37      -76.171128        0.049090
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:37      -70.208058        0.465459
BFGS:    1 00:00:37      -70.222888        0.381518
BFGS:    2 00:00:37      -70.257807        0.181345
BFGS:    3 00:00:38      -70.259015        0.170180
BFGS:    4 00:00:38      -70.266016        0.073035
BFGS:    5 00:00:38      -70.266660        0.070114
BFGS:    6 00:00:38      -70.267869        0.048762
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:38      -75.957683        0.183791
BFGS:    1 00:00:38      -75.960869        0.164287
BFGS:    2 00:00:38      -75.970372        0.169077
BFGS:    3 00:00:38      -75.972328        0.164646
BFGS:    4 00:00:39      -75.977418        0.120438
BFGS:    5 00:00:39      -75.979833        0.110608
BFGS:    6 00:00:39      -75.981659        0.082718
BFGS:    7 00:00:39      -75.982829        0.078025
BFGS:    8 00:00:39      -75.983552        0.046149
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Pt
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:40      -82.881492        1.012517
BFGS:    1 00:00:40      -82.940117        0.758967
BFGS:    2 00:00:40      -83.035745        0.334363
BFGS:    3 00:00:40      -83.039932        0.304527
BFGS:    4 00:00:40      -83.049373        0.206965
BFGS:    5 00:00:40      -83.054436        0.140382
BFGS:    6 00:00:41      -83.057106        0.076568
BFGS:    7 00:00:41      -83.057955        0.064846
BFGS:    8 00:00:41      -83.058537        0.066525
BFGS:    9 00:00:41      -83.058829        0.045637
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:41      -88.773355        0.334878
BFGS:    1 00:00:41      -88.777414        0.290913
BFGS:    2 00:00:42      -88.789784        0.119410
BFGS:    3 00:00:42      -88.791837        0.124366
BFGS:    4 00:00:42      -88.795399        0.130638
BFGS:    5 00:00:42      -88.797988        0.118733
BFGS:    6 00:00:42      -88.800127        0.085211
BFGS:    7 00:00:43      -88.801290        0.091583
BFGS:    8 00:00:43      -88.802144        0.065005
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BFGS:    9 00:00:43      -88.802710        0.042339
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:43      -82.968454        0.688065
BFGS:    1 00:00:44      -82.995520        0.558978
BFGS:    2 00:00:44      -83.049826        0.200180
BFGS:    3 00:00:44      -83.051294        0.185780
BFGS:    4 00:00:44      -83.057463        0.066862
BFGS:    5 00:00:44      -83.057908        0.055435
BFGS:    6 00:00:44      -83.058685        0.031714
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:45      -88.396682        0.203984
BFGS:    1 00:00:45      -88.400063        0.174390
BFGS:    2 00:00:45      -88.408719        0.136409
BFGS:    3 00:00:45      -88.410333        0.134080
BFGS:    4 00:00:46      -88.414340        0.095111
BFGS:    5 00:00:46      -88.415783        0.090180
BFGS:    6 00:00:46      -88.417002        0.104762
BFGS:    7 00:00:46      -88.417818        0.094165
BFGS:    8 00:00:46      -88.418373        0.051473
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BFGS:    9 00:00:47      -88.418638        0.031993
Rh
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:47     -100.191090        0.703650
BFGS:    1 00:00:47     -100.219546        0.608665
BFGS:    2 00:00:47     -100.286016        0.178447
BFGS:    3 00:00:47     -100.289171        0.138491
BFGS:    4 00:00:48     -100.299063        0.074319
BFGS:    5 00:00:48     -100.300012        0.067005
BFGS:    6 00:00:48     -100.301062        0.062655
BFGS:    7 00:00:48     -100.301787        0.049560
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:48     -106.949006        0.238786
BFGS:    1 00:00:49     -106.954055        0.199552
BFGS:    2 00:00:49     -106.963647        0.066009
BFGS:    3 00:00:49     -106.963941        0.058097
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BFGS:    4 00:00:49     -106.964804        0.029321
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:50     -100.169507        0.774354
BFGS:    1 00:00:50     -100.204660        0.634293
BFGS:    2 00:00:50     -100.287440        0.228397
BFGS:    3 00:00:50     -100.290400        0.177250
BFGS:    4 00:00:50     -100.298466        0.080649
BFGS:    5 00:00:51     -100.299792        0.067136
BFGS:    6 00:00:51     -100.300910        0.052046
BFGS:    7 00:00:51     -100.301597        0.051986
BFGS:    8 00:00:51     -100.302238        0.043632
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:51     -106.904528        0.271607
BFGS:    1 00:00:52     -106.909937        0.214886
BFGS:    2 00:00:52     -106.920133        0.083912
BFGS:    3 00:00:52     -106.920387        0.076302
BFGS:    4 00:00:52     -106.921195        0.030129
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Ir
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:52     -124.226220        1.208047
BFGS:    1 00:00:53     -124.303068        0.944243
BFGS:    2 00:00:53     -124.413829        0.177421
BFGS:    3 00:00:53     -124.417069        0.150391
BFGS:    4 00:00:53     -124.423699        0.053158
BFGS:    5 00:00:53     -124.424242        0.050764
BFGS:    6 00:00:53     -124.424757        0.044990
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:53     -130.642842        0.410127
BFGS:    1 00:00:54     -130.656118        0.294537
BFGS:    2 00:00:54     -130.672540        0.084505
BFGS:    3 00:00:54     -130.673412        0.070181
BFGS:    4 00:00:54     -130.674100        0.062828
BFGS:    5 00:00:55     -130.675015        0.055397
BFGS:    6 00:00:55     -130.675473        0.050562
BFGS:    7 00:00:55     -130.675726        0.043156
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      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:55     -124.219232        1.178119
BFGS:    1 00:00:56     -124.302855        0.920683
BFGS:    2 00:00:56     -124.415676        0.214575
BFGS:    3 00:00:56     -124.418175        0.200550
BFGS:    4 00:00:56     -124.424015        0.075790
BFGS:    5 00:00:56     -124.424558        0.045440
      Step     Time          Energy          fmax
BFGS:    0 00:00:57     -130.530228        0.471262
BFGS:    1 00:00:57     -130.546421        0.333597
BFGS:    2 00:00:57     -130.565047        0.073568
BFGS:    3 00:00:57     -130.566054        0.078632
BFGS:    4 00:00:57     -130.566520        0.069134
BFGS:    5 00:00:57     -130.567331        0.073884
BFGS:    6 00:00:57     -130.567674        0.065454
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BFGS:    7 00:00:58     -130.567875        0.043100

'Elapsed time = 38.43838667869568 seconds'

First, we compare the computed data and reference data. There is a systematic difference of about 0.5 eV due to the difference between RPBE and PBE functionals, and other subtle differences like lattice constant differences and reference energy differences. This is pretty typical, and an expected deviation.

plt.plot(refdata["fcc"], data["fcc"], "r.", label="fcc")
plt.plot(refdata["hcp"], data["hcp"], "b.", label="hcp")
plt.plot([-5.5, -3.5], [-5.5, -3.5], "k-")
plt.xlabel("Ref. data (DFT)")
plt.ylabel("UMA-OC20 prediction");
<Figure size 640x480 with 1 Axes>

Next we compare the correlation between the hcp and fcc sites. Here we see the same trends. The data falls below the parity line because the hcp sites tend to be a little weaker binding than the fcc sites.

plt.plot(refdata["hcp"], refdata["fcc"], "r.")
plt.plot(data["hcp"], data["fcc"], ".")
plt.plot([-6, -1], [-6, -1], "k-")
plt.xlabel("$H_{ads, hcp}$")
plt.ylabel("$H_{ads, fcc}$")
plt.legend(["DFT (PBE)", "UMA-OC20"]);
<Figure size 640x480 with 1 Axes>

Exercises

  1. You can also explore a few other adsorbates: C, H, N.

  2. Explore the higher coverages. The deviations from the reference data are expected to be higher, but relative differences tend to be better. You probably need fine tuning to improve this performance. This data set doesn’t have forces though, so it isn’t practical to do it here.

Next steps

In the next step, we consider some more complex adsorbates in nitrogen reduction, and how we can leverage OCP to automate the search for the most stable adsorbate geometry. See the next step.

Convergence study

In the adsorption energies section we discussed some possible reasons we might see a discrepancy. Here we investigate some factors that impact the computed energies.

In this section, the energies refer to the reaction 1/2 O2 -> O*.

Effects of number of layers

Slab thickness could be a factor. Here we relax the whole slab, and see by about 4 layers the energy is converged to ~0.02 eV.

for nlayers in [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]:
    slab = fcc111("Pt", size=(2, 2, nlayers), vacuum=10.0)

    slab.pbc = True
    slab.set_calculator(calc)
    opt_slab = BFGS(slab, logfile=None)
    opt_slab.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
    slab_e = slab.get_potential_energy()

    adslab = slab.copy()
    add_adsorbate(adslab, "O", height=1.2, position="fcc")

    adslab.pbc = True
    adslab.set_calculator(calc)
    opt_adslab = BFGS(adslab, logfile=None)
    opt_adslab.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
    adslab_e = adslab.get_potential_energy()

    print(
        f"nlayers = {nlayers}: {adslab_e - slab_e - atomic_reference_energies['O'] + re1:1.2f} eV"
    )
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/338101817.py:5: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  slab.set_calculator(calc)
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/338101817.py:14: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  adslab.set_calculator(calc)
nlayers = 3: -1.64 eV
nlayers = 4: -1.47 eV
nlayers = 5: -1.50 eV
nlayers = 6: -1.48 eV
nlayers = 7: -1.49 eV
nlayers = 8: -1.49 eV

Effects of relaxation

It is common to only relax a few layers, and constrain lower layers to bulk coordinates. We do that here. We only relax the adsorbate and the top layer.

This has a small effect (0.1 eV).

from ase.constraints import FixAtoms

for nlayers in [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]:
    slab = fcc111("Pt", size=(2, 2, nlayers), vacuum=10.0)

    slab.set_constraint(FixAtoms(mask=[atom.tag > 1 for atom in slab]))
    slab.pbc = True
    slab.set_calculator(calc)
    opt_slab = BFGS(slab, logfile=None)
    opt_slab.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
    slab_e = slab.get_potential_energy()

    adslab = slab.copy()
    add_adsorbate(adslab, "O", height=1.2, position="fcc")

    adslab.set_constraint(FixAtoms(mask=[atom.tag > 1 for atom in adslab]))
    adslab.pbc = True
    adslab.set_calculator(calc)
    opt_adslab = BFGS(adslab, logfile=None)
    opt_adslab.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
    adslab_e = adslab.get_potential_energy()

    print(
        f"nlayers = {nlayers}: {adslab_e - slab_e - atomic_reference_energies['O'] + re1:1.2f} eV"
    )
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/1426773950.py:8: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  slab.set_calculator(calc)
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/1426773950.py:18: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  adslab.set_calculator(calc)
nlayers = 3: -1.54 eV
nlayers = 4: -1.35 eV
nlayers = 5: -1.38 eV
nlayers = 6: -1.37 eV
nlayers = 7: -1.38 eV
nlayers = 8: -1.38 eV

Unit cell size

Coverage effects are quite noticeable with oxygen. Here we consider larger unit cells. This effect is large, and the results don’t look right, usually adsorption energies get more favorable at lower coverage, not less. This suggests fine-tuning could be important even at low coverages.

for size in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:

    slab = fcc111("Pt", size=(size, size, 5), vacuum=10.0)

    slab.set_constraint(FixAtoms(mask=[atom.tag > 1 for atom in slab]))
    slab.pbc = True
    slab.set_calculator(calc)
    opt_slab = BFGS(slab, logfile=None)
    opt_slab.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
    slab_e = slab.get_potential_energy()

    adslab = slab.copy()
    add_adsorbate(adslab, "O", height=1.2, position="fcc")

    adslab.set_constraint(FixAtoms(mask=[atom.tag > 1 for atom in adslab]))
    adslab.pbc = True
    adslab.set_calculator(calc)
    opt_adslab = BFGS(adslab, logfile=None)
    opt_adslab.run(fmax=0.05, steps=100)
    adslab_e = adslab.get_potential_energy()

    print(
        f"({size}x{size}): {adslab_e - slab_e - atomic_reference_energies['O'] + re1:1.2f} eV"
    )
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/3371624330.py:7: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  slab.set_calculator(calc)
/tmp/ipykernel_9846/3371624330.py:17: FutureWarning: Please use atoms.calc = calc
  adslab.set_calculator(calc)
(1x1): -0.22 eV
(2x2): -1.38 eV
(3x3): -1.43 eV
(4x4): -1.45 eV
(5x5): -1.46 eV

Summary

As with DFT, you should take care to see how these kinds of decisions affect your results, and determine if they would change any interpretations or not.

References
  1. Xu, Z., & Kitchin, J. R. (2014). Probing the Coverage Dependence of Site and Adsorbate Configurational Correlations on (111) Surfaces of Late Transition Metals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(44), 25597–25602. 10.1021/jp508805h