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Structured Representation of Methods

In order to organize and store the information about Methods on our platform, we employ the Exabyte Data Convention, as explained elsewhere in the documentation.

Below, the user can find an example JSON structured representation of a Method. 

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{
    "schemaId": "method", 
    "required": [
        "type", 
        "subtype"
    ], 
    "properties": {
        "subtype": {
            "type": "string", 
            "description": "general subtype of this method, eg. `ultra-soft`"
        }, 
        "type": {
            "type": "string", 
            "description": "general type of this method, eg. `pseudopotential`"
        }, 
        "precision": {
            "type": "object", 
            "description": "Object showing the actual possible precision based on theory and implementation"
        }, 
        "data": {
            "type": "object", 
            "description": "additional data specific to method, eg. array of pseudopotentials"
        }
    }, 
    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#", 
    "title": "method schema (base)"
}

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{
    "subtype": "us", 
    "data": {
        "dataset": {
            "files": [
                {
                    "valenceElectrons": 4, 
                    "name": "pseudopotential file", 
                    "electronicConfiguration": "s2p2", 
                    "generationDate": "05Jan2001", 
                    "textHeading": "PAW_PBE Si 05Jan2001\n   4.00000000000000\nparameters from PSCTR are:\n   VRHFIN =Si: s2p2\n   LEXCH  = PE\n   EATOM  =   103.0669 eV,    7.5752 Ry\n \n   TITEL  = PAW_PBE Si 05Jan2001\n   LULTRA =        F    use ultrasoft PP ?\n   IUNSCR =        1    unscreen: 0-lin 1-nonlin 2-no\n   RPACOR =    1.500    partial core radius\n   POMASS =   28.085; ZVAL   =    4.000    mass and valenz\n   RCORE  =    1.900    outmost cutoff radius\n   RWIGS  =    2.480; RWIGS  =    1.312    wigner-seitz radius (au A)\n   ENMAX  =  245.345; ENMIN  =  184.009 eV\n   ICORE  =        2    local potential\n   LCOR   =        T    correct aug charges\n   LPAW   =        T    paw PP\n   EAUG   =  322.069\n   DEXC   =    0.000\n   RMAX   =    1.950    core radius for proj-oper\n   RAUG   =    1.300    factor for augmentation sphere\n   RDEP   =    1.993    radius for radial grids\n   RDEPT  =    1.837    core radius for aug-charge\n \n   Atomic configuration\n    6 entries     n  l   j            E        occ.\n     1  0  0.50     -1785.8828   2.0000\n     2  0  0.50      -139.4969   2.0000\n     2  1  1.50       -95.5546   6.0000\n     3  0  0.50       -10.8127   2.0000\n     3  1  0.50        -4.0811   2.0000\n     3  2  1.50        -4.0817   0.0000\n   Description\n     l       E           TYP  RCUT    TYP  RCUT\n     0    -10.8127223     23  1.900\n     0     -7.6451159     23  1.900\n     1     -4.0811372     23  1.900\n     1      2.4879257     23  1.900\n     2     -4.0817478      7  1.900\n   Error from kinetic energy argument (eV)\n", 
                    "title": "Si paw pbe vasp 5.2", 
                    "apps": [
                        "vasp"
                    ], 
                    "element": "Si", 
                    "source": "vasp", 
                    "radii": {
                        "units": "angstrom", 
                        "cutoff": 1.9, 
                        "wignerSeitz": 1.312, 
                        "name": "radii", 
                        "partialCore": 1.5
                    }, 
                    "mass": 28.085, 
                    "energyCutoff": {
                        "units": "eV", 
                        "max": 245.345, 
                        "name": "energy cutoff", 
                        "min": 184.009
                    }, 
                    "path": "/export/share/pseudo/ag/gga/pbe/gbrv/1.4/us/ag_pbe_gbrv_1.4.upf", 
                    "type": "paw", 
                    "exchangeCorrelation": {
                        "approximation": "gga", 
                        "functional": "pbe"
                    }
                }
            ], 
            "elements": [
                "Si", 
                "Ge", 
                "As"
            ], 
            "name": "my set", 
            "format": "upf", 
            "apps": [
                "espresso"
            ], 
            "source": "gbrv", 
            "version": "1.5", 
            "type": "us", 
            "exchangeCorrelation": {
                "approximation": "gga", 
                "functional": "pbe"
            }
        }
    }, 
    "type": "pseudopotential"
}