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In this letter we propose a new methodology for crystal structure prediction, which is based on the evolutionary algorithm USPEX and the machine-learning interatomic potentials actively learning on-the-fly. Our methodology allows for an…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-03-06 Evgeny V. Podryabinkin , Evgeny V. Tikhonov , Alexander V. Shapeev , Artem R. Oganov

We propose a method for crystal structure prediction based on a new structure generation algorithm and on-lattice machine learning interatomic potentials. Our algorithm generates the atomic configurations assigning atomic species to sites…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-06-08 Vadim Sotskov , Alexander V. Shapeev , Evgeny V. Podryabinkin

Accurate molecular crystal structure prediction is a fundamental goal in academic and industrial condensed matter research and polymorphism is arguably the biggest obstacle on the way. We tackle this challenge in the difficult case of the…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-05-04 Cong Huy Pham , Emine Kucukbenli , Stefano de Gironcoli

Prediction of the stable crystal structure for multinary (ternary or higher) compounds with unexplored compositions demands fast and accurate evaluation of free energies in exploring the vast configurational space. The machine-learning…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Changho Hong , Jeong Min Choi , Wonseok Jeong , Sungwoo Kang , Suyeon Ju , Kyeongpung Lee , Jisu Jung , Yong Youn , Seungwu Han

Crystal property prediction, governed by quantum mechanical principles, is computationally prohibitive to solve exactly for large many-body systems using traditional density functional theory. While machine learning models have emerged as…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-28 Bin Cao , Yang Liu , Longhan Zhang , Yifan Wu , Zhixun Li , Yuyu Luo , Hong Cheng , Yang Ren , Tong-Yi Zhang

Due to their ability to recognize complex patterns, neural networks can drive a paradigm shift in the analysis of materials science data. Here, we introduce ARISE, a crystal-structure identification method based on Bayesian deep learning.…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-11-09 Andreas Leitherer , Angelo Ziletti , Luca M. Ghiringhelli

Experimentally obtained X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns can be difficult to solve, precluding the full characterization of materials, pharmaceuticals, and geological compounds. Herein, we propose a method based upon a multi-objective…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-07-09 Stefano Racioppi , Alberto Otero De la Roza , Samad Hajinazar , Eva Zurek

Atomic-level modeling performed at large scales enables the investigation of mesoscale materials properties with atom-by-atom resolution. The spatial complexity of such cross-scale simulations renders them unsuitable for simple human visual…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-04-05 Heejung Chung , Rodrigo Freitas , Gowoon Cheon , Evan J. Reed

Characterizing crystal structures and interfaces down to the atomic level is an important step for designing advanced materials. Modern electron microscopy routinely achieves atomic resolution and is capable to resolve complex arrangements…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-09-07 Andreas Leitherer , Byung Chul Yeo , Christian H. Liebscher , Luca M. Ghiringhelli

Crystal structure determination from powder diffraction patterns is a complex challenge in materials science, often requiring extensive expertise and computational resources. This study introduces DiffractGPT, a generative pre-trained…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-13 Kamal Choudhary

Geometric information such as the space groups and crystal systems plays an important role in the properties of crystal materials. Prediction of crystal system and space group thus has wide applications in crystal material property…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-05-18 Yuxin Li , Rongzhi Dong , Wenhui Yang , Jianjun Hu

A fundamental challenge in materials design is linking building block attributes to crystal structure. Addressing this challenge is particularly difficult for systems that exhibit emergent order, such as entropy-stabilized colloidal…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-01-22 Yina Geng , Greg van Anders , Sharon C. Glotzer

We present a high-throughput, end-to-end pipeline for organic crystal structure prediction (CSP) -- the problem of identifying the stable crystal structures that will form from a given molecule based only on its molecular composition. Our…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-12 Amit Kadan , Kevin Ryczko , Andrew Wildman , Rodrigo Wang , Adrian Roitberg , Takeshi Yamazaki

In computational molecular and materials science, determining equilibrium structures is the crucial first step for accurate subsequent property calculations. However, the recent discovery of millions of new crystals and complex twisted…

Detecting structures at the particle scale within plastically deformed crystalline materials allows a better understanding of the occurring phenomena. While previous approaches mostly relied on applying hand-chosen criteria on different…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-05-15 Armand Barbot , Riccardo Gatti

Crystal structure generation is fundamental to materials science, enabling the discovery of novel materials with desired properties. While existing approaches leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) through extensive fine-tuning on materials…

Crystal structure prediction is a long-standing challenge in materials science, with most data-driven methods developed for inorganic systems. This leaves an important gap for organic crystals, which are central to pharmaceuticals,…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-25 Mohammadmahdi Vahediahmar , Matthew A. McDonald , Feng Liu

Colloidal self-assembly -- the spontaneous organization of colloids into ordered structures -- has been considered key to produce next-generation materials. However, the present-day staggering variety of colloidal building blocks and the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-06-29 Gabriele Maria Coli , Emanuele Boattini , Laura Filion , Marjolein Dijkstra

Global optimization of crystal compositions is a significant yet computationally intensive method to identify stable structures within chemical space. The specific physical properties linked to a three-dimensional atomic arrangement make…

Determination of crystal structures of nanocrystalline or amorphous compounds is a great challenge in solid states chemistry and physics. Pair distribution function (PDF) analysis of X-Ray or neutron total scattering data has proven to be a…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-14 Magnus Kløve , Sanna Sommer , Bo B. Iversen , Bjørk Hammer , Wilke Dononelli