Minnesota - VASP Functional Module


Date of most recent change to this page:   June 3, 2025.
Date of version 2019-A:   Sept. 5, 2019.

MN-VFM version 2019-A

Kaining Duanmu, Sijie Luo, Pragya Verma, Xiao He, and Donald G. Truhlar

Abstract

MN-VFM (Minnesota VASP Functional Module) is a module for incorporation of additional exchange-correlation functionals into VASP.

MN-VFM adds the following exchange-correlation capabilities to VASP:

  • SOGGA, SOGGA11, SOGGA11-X, N12, N12-SX, MN12-L, GAM, MN15-L, HLE17, revM06-L, and M06-SX functionals.

    • Details of the functionals are given in the users' manual and our density functional webpage.

    Terms and downloading:

    Publications of results obtained with the MN-VFM - version 2019-A software should cite the program and/or the article describing the program.

    No guarantee is made that this software is bug-free or suitable for specific applications, and no liability is accepted for any limitations in the mathematical methods and algorithms used within. No consulting or maintenance services are guaranteed or implied.

    The use of the MN-VFM - version 2019-A implies acceptance of these terms. The software may be downloaded here.

    Source code

    VASP code is available from VASP.

    Related Code

    Users may find MFM to be useful. MFM is free and unlicensed.

    Users' Manual

    MN-VFM Users' Manual in PDF format

    References and links

    Density Functionals from the Truhlar Group
    Password-protected link for internal use