SOF-8014: SE band structure of twisted MoS2 bilayers - #358
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Replace the pairwise clause comparison with the article's own Fig. 4b: gaps against twist angle, plotted with the shared plot_series helper. The invented TWISTED/REGISTERED naming, the interpolation and the pass/fail verdict are gone -- N materials in, N results out. Carry the twist angle alongside the k-grid in MATERIALS so the results can be plotted against it. Correct two k-grids that could never sample K: a Gamma-centred n x n mesh contains the (1/3, 1/3) point only when 3 divides n, so the sqrt(7) supercells need [6, 6, 1] rather than [5, 5, 1]. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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168-176: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winPair coordinates and elements with
strict=True.If
coordinates.valuesandelements.valuesever differ in length,ziptruncates silently andSLAB_THICKNESSbecomes wrong, which then shifts every interfacegap. Ruff flags the missing parameter.♻️ Proposed change
- return [z for (_, _, z), name in zip(basis.coordinates.values, basis.elements.values) - if element is None or name == element] + return [z for (_, _, z), name in zip(basis.coordinates.values, basis.elements.values, strict=True) + if element is None or name == element]🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 88-98: Activate the three configurations expected by section 9 by
uncommenting “MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.1” and “MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.5” in MATERIALS;
also update
other/materials_designer/specific_examples/interface_bilayer_twisted_commensurate_lattices_molybdenum_disulfide.ipynb
lines 51-52 so its statement matches the three active configurations or
references cell 1.2 of the band structure notebook instead.
- Around line 660-677: The series construction and output loop must handle
missing ARTICLE_INDIRECT_GAP entries without formatting errors: provide a
numeric NaN fallback for the “article indirect” value so the existing .3f
formatting remains valid. Also add a separate plot_series call for the “article
indirect” y_key, preserving the existing indirect and direct plots.
- Around line 121-129: The DFT methodology text must match the implementation:
in the notebook section describing pseudopotentials, refer to the LDA ultrasoft
pseudopotentials selected by PSEUDOPOTENTIAL_TYPE, and update the k-point
explanation around section 4.2 to derive grids from a shared KPOINT_DENSITY and
each material’s lattice vectors, retaining in-plane divisions as multiples of 3
for Γ-centered sampling instead of using hardcoded MATERIALS kgrid values.
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- Around line 54-61: Update the bilayer example entries and construction flow so
names do not claim an uncontrolled registry: either assert after construction
that measured registry matches AB1/AA3 for the 0°/60° cases, or remove those
registry labels and report the measured registry instead. Preserve the existing
article-distance values and use the builder and registry-measurement symbols
already present in Section 2.2.
- Around line 213-217: Update mo_mo_separation to validate that the sorted
Mo-plane coordinate list can be split into two equal, non-empty halves before
calculating means; reject uneven or insufficient counts explicitly, and divide
each half’s sum by its own length.
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| "# Name of each structure saved by the structure notebook, its twist angle, and the k-grid to\n", | ||
| "# compute it on.\n", | ||
| "MATERIALS = {\n", | ||
| " \"MoS2 bilayer 21.8deg d6.5\": {\"angle\": 21.8, \"kgrid\": [6, 6, 1]},\n", | ||
| " # \"MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.1\": {\"angle\": 60.0, \"kgrid\": [12, 12, 1]},\n", | ||
| " # \"MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.5\": {\"angle\": 60.0, \"kgrid\": [12, 12, 1]},\n", | ||
| " # \"MoS2 bilayer AA3 d6.8\": {\"angle\": 0.0, \"kgrid\": [12, 12, 1]},\n", | ||
| " # \"MoS2 bilayer 13.2deg d6.5\": {\"angle\": 13.2, \"kgrid\": [3, 3, 1]},\n", | ||
| " # \"MoS2 bilayer 38.2deg d6.5\": {\"angle\": 38.2, \"kgrid\": [6, 6, 1]},\n", | ||
| " # \"MoS2 bilayer 46.8deg d6.5\": {\"angle\": 46.8, \"kgrid\": [3, 3, 1]},\n", | ||
| "}\n", |
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The two notebooks disagree on which configurations are active. The structure notebook builds three configurations and states that these three are the ones the band structure notebook compares, while the band structure notebook activates only one. The result is a single-point table and single-point plots in section 9.
other/materials_designer/specific_examples/interface_bilayer_twisted_commensurate_lattices_molybdenum_disulfide_SIMULATION.ipynb#L88-L98: uncommentMoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.1andMoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.5so the active set matches the structure notebook and section 9 shows the registered-versus-twisted contrast.other/materials_designer/specific_examples/interface_bilayer_twisted_commensurate_lattices_molybdenum_disulfide.ipynb#L51-L52: keep the comment accurate for the final active set, or point the reader to cell 1.2 of the band structure notebook instead of naming a count.
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In
`@other/materials_designer/specific_examples/interface_bilayer_twisted_commensurate_lattices_molybdenum_disulfide_SIMULATION.ipynb`
around lines 88 - 98, Activate the three configurations expected by section 9 by
uncommenting “MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.1” and “MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.5” in MATERIALS;
also update
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| "### 1.3. Set the DFT parameters\n", | ||
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| "The article used LDA with norm-conserving pseudopotentials, no spin-orbit coupling and no spin\n", | ||
| "polarization, and 20 Å between periodic images along z. Its 140 Ry cutoff belongs to an older\n", | ||
| "norm-conserving set; the ONCV pseudopotentials used here converge well below that.\n", | ||
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| "The comparison is between cells of two different sizes, so the k-point sampling has to be\n", | ||
| "equivalent rather than equal: it is set from a fixed linear density in section 4.2, and every other\n", | ||
| "setting is identical across all jobs, which is what makes the differences meaningful." |
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Align the DFT methodology text with the implementation
- Replace “the ONCV pseudopotentials used here” with “the LDA ultrasoft pseudopotentials used here”;
PSEUDOPOTENTIAL_TYPE = "us"selects ultrasoft pseudopotentials. - Replace the fixed-linear-density statement. Section 4.2 uses the hardcoded
kgridvalues fromMATERIALS, which do not implement a shared density. Derive the grids from a commonKPOINT_DENSITYand each material’s lattice vectors, while keeping in-plane divisions as multiples of 3 for Γ-centered K-point sampling.
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`@other/materials_designer/specific_examples/interface_bilayer_twisted_commensurate_lattices_molybdenum_disulfide_SIMULATION.ipynb`
around lines 121 - 129, The DFT methodology text must match the implementation:
in the notebook section describing pseudopotentials, refer to the LDA ultrasoft
pseudopotentials selected by PSEUDOPOTENTIAL_TYPE, and update the k-point
explanation around section 4.2 to derive grids from a shared KPOINT_DENSITY and
each material’s lattice vectors, retaining in-plane divisions as multiples of 3
for Γ-centered sampling instead of using hardcoded MATERIALS kgrid values.
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| " \"article indirect\": ARTICLE_INDIRECT_GAP.get(MATERIALS[name][\"angle\"]),\n", | ||
| " }\n", | ||
| " for name in gaps\n", | ||
| " ),\n", | ||
| " key=lambda item: item[\"angle\"],\n", | ||
| ")\n", | ||
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| "print(f\"{'angle':>7} {'indirect':>10} {'direct':>10} {'article indirect':>18}\")\n", | ||
| "for item in series:\n", | ||
| " print(f\"{item['angle']:>7} {item['indirect']:>10.3f} {item['direct']:>10.3f} \"\n", | ||
| " f\"{item['article indirect']:>18}\")\n", | ||
| "\n", | ||
| "plot_series(series=series, x_key=\"angle\", y_key=\"indirect\",\n", | ||
| " xlabel=\"Twist angle (degrees)\", ylabel=\"Indirect band gap (eV)\",\n", | ||
| " title=\"Indirect band gap vs twist angle\")\n", | ||
| "plot_series(series=series, x_key=\"angle\", y_key=\"direct\",\n", | ||
| " xlabel=\"Twist angle (degrees)\", ylabel=\"K-valley direct band gap (eV)\",\n", | ||
| " title=\"Direct band gap vs twist angle\")" |
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Handle missing article values and plot the comparison
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MATERIALScontains an angle absent fromARTICLE_INDIRECT_GAP, use a numeric fallback such asfloat("nan")and format it with.3f; otherwise, the print raisesTypeError. plot_seriesaccepts oney_key. Add a separate call to plotarticle indirect.
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around lines 660 - 677, The series construction and output loop must handle
missing ARTICLE_INDIRECT_GAP entries without formatting errors: provide a
numeric NaN fallback for the “article indirect” value so the existing .3f
formatting remains valid. Also add a separate plot_series call for the “article
indirect” y_key, preserving the existing indirect and direct plots.
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| " {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer 21.8deg d6.5\", \"angle\": 21.8, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.5},\n", | ||
| " {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.1\", \"angle\": 60.0, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.1},\n", | ||
| " {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.5\", \"angle\": 60.0, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.5},\n", | ||
| " # {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer AA3 d6.8\", \"angle\": 0.0, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.8},\n", | ||
| " # {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer 13.2deg d6.5\", \"angle\": 13.2, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.5},\n", | ||
| " # {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer 38.2deg d6.5\", \"angle\": 38.2, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.5},\n", | ||
| " # {\"name\": \"MoS2 bilayer 46.8deg d6.5\", \"angle\": 46.8, \"d_mo_mo\": 6.5},\n", | ||
| "]" |
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The names assert a registry that the builder does not control.
AB1 and AA3 encode a registry, and each registry is paired with its article distance. Section 2.2 measures the registry instead of setting it, so a measured registry can contradict the name. Add an assertion after construction that the measured registry matches the name for the 0°/60° entries, or drop the registry label from the name and report the measured registry only.
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around lines 54 - 61, Update the bilayer example entries and construction flow
so names do not claim an uncontrolled registry: either assert after construction
that measured registry matches AB1/AA3 for the 0°/60° cases, or remove those
registry labels and report the measured registry instead. Preserve the existing
article-distance values and use the builder and registry-measurement symbols
already present in Section 2.2.
The article sets the out-of-plane cell dimension to 20 A. The builder stacks slab, gap, slab, gap, vacuum, so the vacuum needed is the cell height less twice the monolayer thickness plus gap. Every structure now comes out at c = 20.00 A with its Mo-Mo separation unchanged, and the cell height is printed alongside it. Also raise a clear error if the Mo count is odd rather than silently averaging over the wrong number of planes, and state the ultrasoft charge-density ratio correctly (8-12x, not the norm-conserving 4x). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The 1.3 markdown still described ONCV pseudopotentials and a k-point linear density, neither of which the notebook uses. An angle absent from ARTICLE_INDIRECT_GAP produced None, which the table's format spec rejects; fall back to nan. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The commented KPATH examples in these four workflow notebooks spell the zone centre with Cyrillic Ghe (U+0413) instead of Greek capital gamma (U+0393). The server matches the label against the reciprocal lattice by string, so uncommenting one as-is fails at pw_bands with "Point Г not found in reciprocal lattice". 02e788a fixed the live occurrence in the graphene notebook; this fixes the examples it was copied from, so the character stops propagating into notebooks written from them. Only the character changes. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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SOF-8014 — Specific Example: band structure of twisted MoS2 bilayers
Reproduces the electronic-structure result of Liu et al., Evolution of interlayer coupling in
twisted molybdenum disulfide bilayers, Nat. Commun. 5, 4966 (2014) —
10.1038/ncomms5966.
The article's claim: the indirect gap of a MoS2 bilayer is set by the interlayer distance.
Registered stacking sits closer together and has a smaller indirect gap; twisted stackings sit
further apart and land higher. The K-valley direct gap barely moves.
What is here
specific_examples/…_molybdenum_disulfide_SIMULATION.ipynbband_structure_dosper material, plots gaps against twist anglespecific_examples/…_molybdenum_disulfide.ipynbspecific_examples/Introduction.ipynbC-2D-INT-Crow's Simulation columnThe structure notebook creates and names the materials; the simulation notebook consumes them by
name from
uploads/. Tutorial page and nav entry are in a companiondocumentationPR.Results on a real cluster
Two of the structures completed (LDA, ultrasoft GBRV, 40/320 Ry, 12×12×1):
MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.1MoS2 bilayer AB1 d6.5Between them — same stacking, different interlayer distance — the indirect gap shifts +0.199 eV
against the +0.20 eV of the article's Fig. 4c, and the K-valley gap moves 0.012 eV against
~0.02 eV. Band edges came out at Γ (valence) and K (conduction), as the article describes.
Absolute gaps sit ~0.2 eV below the article's: it used norm-conserving pseudopotentials, and the
platform carries none for Mo or S under LDA, so this uses the ultrasoft GBRV set at the same
functional. Keeping the functional is what matters — LDA is what binds this bilayer.
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