smearing width unit is Hatree and actually i was trying to replicate a literature:@
Ren, B., Dong, X., Yu, Y., Wen, G., & Zhang, M. (2017). A density functional theory study on the carbon chain growth of ethanol formation on Cu-Co (111) and (211) surfaces. Applied Surface Science, 412, 374-384.
I see that Ren et al. also used DMol3, so presumably the k-point sampling and smearing width are not a problem. Have you double-checked your initial geometry, for example to ensure none of the bonds are too short? You also write "Cu+2" metal slab; what does the "+2" refer to?