Machine-learning methods for structure prediction of multi-component perovskites

Subproject P09

The connection between the composition and function of complex multi-component oxides is intricate, and our knowledge about it is extremely limited. Current models can at most predict the stability of a stoichiometric composition, a very general structural feature. P09 will develop accelerated ML models to predict the structural details that determine the functionality of perovskites. We will implement two approaches:

First, EAs will be combined with an NN potential trained on the fly to quickly explore the energy landscape of perovskite surfaces and predict their detailed structures. In collaboration with experimental partners (P02 Diebold, P04 Parkinson), those structures will be falsified by direct comparison with diffraction data on existing surfaces. Additionally, the implementation, inputs, and results of the machine-learned force fields (MLFFs) will be shared with the theoretical partners for cross-validation.

Second, GANs will be trained on known compositions to identify the key features of real perovskite structures and propose new stable ones.

Georg Madsen
PI

Expertise

We develop and apply atomistic models for theoretical chemistry and materials science. Our expertise covers both classical and quantum methods, as well as multiscale calculations and machine-learning techniques. The group has taken part in the development and public release of a range of packages for atomistic calculations, including:

  • WIEN2k, a popular all-electron density functional theory implementation;
  • BoltzTraP and BoltzTraP2, two packages used to interpolate electronic band structures and calculate transport coefficients;
  • ShengBTE, the first open-source solver of the Boltzmann transport for phonons, which enables predictive calculations of the thermal conductivity of nanostructures;
  • almaBTE, a software package for multiscale thermal transport simulation based on first principles;
  • Clinamen, an implementation of the covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary algorithm that helps explore complex energy landscapes.

These are some of the methods we have used to study solids, liquids, surfaces, and nanostructures:

  • Density functional theory (DFT);
  • Classical and ab-initio molecular dynamics (MD);
  • Self-consistent anharmonic free energy calculations;
  • The Boltzmann transport equation (BTE);
  • Traditional and particle-filter Monte Carlo (MC);
  • Covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary algorithm (CMA-ES);
  • Classification and regression random forests based on phenomenological information;
  • Algorithmically differentiable machine-learning (ML) force fields based on JAX;
  • High-throughput (HT) materials screening.

Team

Georg Madsen
PI

Jesús Carrete
co-PI

Florian Buchner
PhD Student

Ralf Wanzenböck
PhD Student

Associates

Péter Kovács
PostDoc

Nico Unglert
PhD Student

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2021

Ni-modified Fe3O4(001) surface as a simple model system for understanding the oxygen evolution reaction

Mirabella, Francesca; Müllner, Matthias; Touzalin, Thomas; Riva, Michele; Jakub, Zdenek; Kraushofer, Florian; Schmid, Michael; Koper, Marc T M; Parkinson, Gareth S.; Diebold, Ulrike

Ni-modified Fe3O4(001) surface as a simple model system for understanding the oxygen evolution reaction

Journal ArticleOpen Access

In: Electrochimica Acta, vol. 389, pp. 138638, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P02, P04, pre-TACO

Emerging applications of MXene materials in CO2 photocatalysis

Shen, Jiahui; Wu, Zhiyi; Li, Chaoran; Zhang, Chengcheng; Genest, Alexander; Rupprechter, Günther; He, Le

Emerging applications of MXene materials in CO2 photocatalysis

Journal Article

In: FlatChem, vol. 28, pp. 100252, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P08, pre-TACO

Resolving multifrequential oscillations and nanoscale interfacet communication in single-particle catalysis

Suchorski, Yuri; Zeininger, Johannes; Buhr, Sebastian; Raab, Maximilian; Stöger-Pollach, Michael; Bernardi, Johannes; Grönbeck, Henrik; Rupprechter, Günther

Resolving multifrequential oscillations and nanoscale interfacet communication in single-particle catalysis

Journal Article

In: Science, vol. 372, no. 6548, pp. 1314–1318, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P08, pre-TACO

Improved description of atomic environments using low-cost polynomial functions with compact support

Bircher, Martin P; Singraber, Andreas; Dellago, Christoph

Improved description of atomic environments using low-cost polynomial functions with compact support

Journal ArticleOpen Access

In: Machine Learning: Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 035026, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P12, pre-TACO

α-β phase transition of zirconium predicted by on-the-fly machine-learned force field

Liu, Peitao; Verdi, Carla; Karsai, Ferenc; Kresse, Georg

α-β phase transition of zirconium predicted by on-the-fly machine-learned force field

Journal Article

In: Physical Review Materials, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 053804, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P03, pre-TACO

Evolutionary computing and machine learning for discovering of low-energy defect configurations

Arrigoni, Marco; Madsen, Georg K. H.

Evolutionary computing and machine learning for discovering of low-energy defect configurations

Journal ArticleOpen Access

In: npj Computational Materials, vol. 7, no. 1, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P09, pre-TACO

Co3O4-CeO2 Nanocomposites for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

Yang, Jingxia; Yigit, Nevzat; Möller, Jury; Rupprechter, Günther

Co3O4-CeO2 Nanocomposites for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

Journal ArticleOpen Access

In: Chemistry A European Journal, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P08, pre-TACO

Direct CO2 capture and conversion to fuels on magnesium nanoparticles under ambient conditions simply using water

Rawool, Sushma A; Belgamwar, Rajesh; Jana, Rajkumar; Maity, Ayan; Bhumla, Ankit; Yigit, Nevzat; Datta, Ayan; Rupprechter, Günther; Polshettiwar, Vivek

Direct CO2 capture and conversion to fuels on magnesium nanoparticles under ambient conditions simply using water

Journal ArticleOpen Access

In: Chemical Science, vol. 12, no. 16, pp. 5774–5786, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P08, pre-TACO

Polarons in materials

Franchini, Cesare; Reticcioli, Michele; Setvin, Martin; Diebold, Ulrike

Polarons in materials

Journal Article

In: Nature Reviews Materials, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P02, P07, pre-TACO

Operando Surface Spectroscopy and Microscopy during Catalytic Reactions: From Clusters via Nanoparticles to Meso-Scale Aggregates

Rupprechter, Günther

Operando Surface Spectroscopy and Microscopy during Catalytic Reactions: From Clusters via Nanoparticles to Meso-Scale Aggregates

Journal ArticleOpen Access

In: Small, 2021.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: P08, pre-TACO

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