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We have developed a new machine learned interatomic potential for the prototypical austenitic steel Fe$_{7}$Cr$_{2}$Ni, using the Gaussian approximation potential (GAP) framework. This new GAP can model the alloy's properties with close to…

Machine learning interatomic potentials (ML-IAPs) enable quantum-accurate, classical molecular dynamics simulations of large systems, beyond reach of density functional theory (DFT). Yet, their efficiency and ability to predict systems…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-11-07 Lei Zhang , Gábor Csányi , Erik van der Giessen , Francesco Maresca

We present a physically motivated strategy for the construction of training sets for transferable machine learning interatomic potentials. It is based on a systematic exploration of all possible space groups in random crystal structures,…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-03-29 Marvin Poul , Liam Huber , Erik Bitzek , Jörg Neugebauer

Simulation of materials at the atomistic level is an important tool in studying microscopic structure and processes. The atomic interactions necessary for the simulation are correctly described by Quantum Mechanics. However, the…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-03-13 Albert P. Bartók

We introduce a machine-learning interatomic potential for tungsten using the Gaussian Approximation Potential framework. We specifically focus on properties relevant for simulations of radiation-induced collision cascades and the damage…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-10-24 Jesper Byggmästar , Ali Hamedani , Kai Nordlund , Flyura Djurabekova

Machine learning of the quantitative relationship between local environment descriptors and the potential energy surface of a system of atoms has emerged as a new frontier in the development of interatomic potentials (IAPs). Here, we…

We develop a set of machine-learning interatomic potentials for elemental V, Nb, Mo, Ta, and W using the Gaussian approximation potential framework. The potentials show good accuracy and transferability for elastic, thermal, liquid, defect,…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-10-07 Jesper Byggmästar , Kai Nordlund , Flyura Djurabekova

Machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) based on a large dataset obtained by density functional theory (DFT) calculation have been developed recently. This study gives both conceptual and practical bases for the high accuracy of…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-11-08 Akira Takahashi , Atsuto Seko , Isao Tanaka

Machine learning of multi-dimensional potential energy surfaces, from purely ab initio datasets, has seen substantial progress in the past years. Gaussian processes, a popular regression method, have been very successful at producing…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2023-01-11 Fabio E. A. Albertani , Alex J. W. Thom

We propose a novel approach for constructing training databases for Machine-Learned Interatomic Potential (MLIP) models, specifically designed to capture phase properties across a wide range of conditions. The framework is uniquely…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-12-03 Vincent G. Fletcher , Albert P. Bartók , Livia B. Pártay

The properties of lithium metal are key parameters in the design of lithium ion and lithium metal batteries. They are difficult to probe experimentally due to the high reactivity and low melting point of lithium as well as the microscopic…

We report that single interatomic potential, developed using Gaussian regression of density functional theory calculation data, has high accuracy and flexibility to describe phonon transport with ab initio accuracy in two different…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-07-31 Hasan Babaei , Ruiqiang Guo , Amirreza Hashemi , Sangyeop Lee

Hydrogenation of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) is critical for reducing defect densities, passivating mid-gap states and surfaces, and improving photoconductivity in silicon-based electro-optical devices. Modelling the atomic scale structure…

Understanding how structural flexibility affects the properties of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is crucial for the design of better MOFs for targeted applications. Flexible MOFs can be studied with molecular dynamics simulations, whose…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-05-13 Abhishek Sharma , Stefano Sanvito

Machine-learned interatomic potentials are revolutionising atomistic materials simulations by providing accurate and scalable predictions within the scope covered by the training data. However, generation of an accurate and robust training…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-30 Mariia Radova , Wojciech G. Stark , Connor S. Allen , Reinhard J. Maurer , Albert P. Bartók

Machine Learning (ML) approximations to Density Functional Theory (DFT) potential energy surfaces (PESs) are showing great promise for reducing the computational cost of accurate molecular simulations, but at present they are not applicable…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2020-03-05 Xiaowei Xie , Kristin A. Persson , David W. Small

Machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs) based on message passing neural networks hold promise to enable large-scale atomistic simulations of complex materials with ab initio accuracy. A number of MLIPs trained on energies and forces…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-04-09 Mikkel Ohm Sauer , Peder Meisner Lyngby , Kristian Sommer Thygesen

Machine Learning (ML)-based force fields are attracting ever-increasing interest due to their capacity to span spatiotemporal scales of classical interatomic potentials at quantum-level accuracy. They can be trained based on high-fidelity…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2024-06-03 Sebastien Röcken , Julija Zavadlav

Machine learning (ML) has become widely used in the development of interatomic potentials for molecular dynamics simulations. However, most ML potentials are still much slower than classical interatomic potentials and are usually trained…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-08-29 Aslak Fellman , Jesper Byggmästar , Fredric Granberg , Kai Nordlund , Flyura Djurabekova

Interatomic potentials (IAPs), which describe the potential energy surface of atoms, are a fundamental input for atomistic simulations. However, existing IAPs are either fitted to narrow chemistries or too inaccurate for general…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-12-06 Chi Chen , Shyue Ping Ong