[lammps-users] construct H-terminated diamond film

Dear all,

I am trying to construct a Hydrogen-terminated diamond film. First I use the ‘diamond’ lattice to construct the diamond matrix in lammps, and then put a layer of hydrogen atoms on the top of the matrix at a distance of 1.09A (which is the C-H bond length). I use Airebo potential. During the equilibrium process (NVE), some hydrogen atoms move far away from the surface. I wonder if there is a better way to put hydrogen atoms to the free end of diamond matrix? How to get a stable system in this situation?

Thanks a lot.

Best,
Elaine

Building a hybrid system like this is up to you. You can create
a data file as input to LAMMPS that has the various atom
types in whatever position you want. You might try minimizing
the system and see where the H atoms want to be.

Steve