Atomistic learning in the electronically grand-canonical ensemble

Abstract A strategy is presented for the machine-learning emulation of electronic structure calculations carried out in the electronically grand-canonical ensemble. The approach relies upon a dual-learning scheme, where both the system charge and the system energy are predicted for each image. The s...

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Main Authors: Xi Chen, Muammar El Khatib, Per Lindgren, Adam Willard, Andrew J. Medford, Andrew A. Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:npj Computational Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-023-01007-6
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Summary:Abstract A strategy is presented for the machine-learning emulation of electronic structure calculations carried out in the electronically grand-canonical ensemble. The approach relies upon a dual-learning scheme, where both the system charge and the system energy are predicted for each image. The scheme is shown to be capable of emulating basic electrochemical reactions at a range of potentials, and coupling it with a bootstrap-ensemble approach gives reasonable estimates of the prediction uncertainty. The method is also demonstrated to accelerate saddle-point searches, and to extrapolate to systems with one to five water layers. We anticipate that this method will allow for larger length- and time-scale simulations necessary for electrochemical simulations.
ISSN:2057-3960