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Solid solution is an important way to enhance the structural and functional performances of materials. In this work, we develop a structural modeling approach to solid solutions based on the similar atomic environment (SAE). We propose the…

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In the development of first-principles high-throughput searches for materials with desirable functional properties, there is a clear need for an efficient method to determine the ground state and low-energy alternative structures of…

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