25.2.8 Keywords for tb

Module tb which performs GFN-xTB or GFN2-xTB extended tight binding calculations reads in the keyword $tb

$tb
  charge <number>
  gfn <method-number>
  accuracy <number>
  etemp <number>
  broydamp <number>
  maxiter <number>

The options are:

charge -1

sets the molecular total charge. ...,-2, -1, 0, 1, 2,... If not specified, a neutral input is assumed: charge 0

gfn 2

choose method, GFN-xTB (1) or GFN2-xTB (2), default is 2

accuracy 1.0

accuracy for SCC calculations, lower value means higher accuracy. Default is 1.0

etemp 300

electronic temperature in Kelvin, default is 300K

broydamp 0.4

Broyden damping for charge mixing, default is 0.4

maxiter 250

maximum number of SCC iterations, default is 250