Quantum ESPRESSO Executor

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Quantum ESPRESSO calculation skill for DFT simulations with pseudopotential management

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Quantum ESPRESSO Executor skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/domains/science/nanotechnology/skills/quantum-espresso-executor/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

The Quantum ESPRESSO Executor skill provides DFT calculation capabilities using Quantum ESPRESSO for nanomaterial simulations, with specialized support for phonon calculations, reaction pathways, and time-dependent phenomena.

Capabilities

  • PWscf calculations
  • Phonon calculations (DFPT)
  • NEB reaction pathway modeling
  • Time-dependent DFT
  • Pseudopotential library management
  • Wannier function analysis

Usage Guidelines

QE Calculation Workflow

  1. Input Preparation

    • Generate input files
    • Select pseudopotentials
    • Set k-point grids
  2. Calculation Types

    • SCF for ground state
    • Phonon for vibrational
    • NEB for barriers
  3. Post-Processing

    • Extract band structure
    • Calculate Wannier functions
    • Analyze phonon dispersions

Process Integration

  • DFT Calculation Pipeline for Nanomaterials
  • Multiscale Modeling Integration

Input Schema

{
  "structure_file": "string",
  "calculation": "scf|relax|nscf|bands|phonon|neb",
  "ecutwfc": "number (Ry)",
  "ecutrho": "number (Ry)",
  "kpoints": {"grid": [3, 3, 3], "shift": [0, 0, 0]}
}

Output Schema

{
  "total_energy": "number (Ry)",
  "fermi_energy": "number (eV)",
  "forces": [{"atom": "number", "force": []}],
  "phonon_frequencies": ["number (cm-1)"],
  "neb_barrier": "number (eV)",
  "wannier_centers": [{"orbital": "string", "center": []}]
}

Signals

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