PET-MAD, a lightweight universal interatomic potential for advanced materials modeling

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Autori principali: Mazitov, Arslan, Bigi, Filippo, Kellner, Matthias, Pegolo, Paolo, Tisi, Davide, Fraux, Guillaume, Pozdnyakov, Sergey, Loche, Philip, Ceriotti, Michele
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author Mazitov, Arslan
Bigi, Filippo
Kellner, Matthias
Pegolo, Paolo
Tisi, Davide
Fraux, Guillaume
Pozdnyakov, Sergey
Loche, Philip
Ceriotti, Michele
author_facet Mazitov, Arslan
Bigi, Filippo
Kellner, Matthias
Pegolo, Paolo
Tisi, Davide
Fraux, Guillaume
Pozdnyakov, Sergey
Loche, Philip
Ceriotti, Michele
contents Machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) have greatly extended the reach of atomic-scale simulations, offering the accuracy of first-principles calculations at a fraction of the cost. Leveraging large quantum mechanical databases and expressive architectures, recent ''universal'' models deliver qualitative accuracy across the periodic table but are often biased toward low-energy configurations. We introduce PET-MAD, a generally applicable MLIP trained on a dataset combining stable inorganic and organic solids, systematically modified to enhance atomic diversity. Using a moderate but highly-consistent level of electronic-structure theory, we assess PET-MAD's accuracy on established benchmarks and advanced simulations of six materials. Despite the small training set and lightweight architecture, PET-MAD is competitive with state-of-the-art MLIPs for inorganic solids, while also being reliable for molecules, organic materials, and surfaces. It is stable and fast, enabling the near-quantitative study of thermal and quantum mechanical fluctuations, functional properties, and phase transitions out of the box. It can be efficiently fine-tuned to deliver full quantum mechanical accuracy with a minimal number of targeted calculations.
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spellingShingle PET-MAD, a lightweight universal interatomic potential for advanced materials modeling
Mazitov, Arslan
Bigi, Filippo
Kellner, Matthias
Pegolo, Paolo
Tisi, Davide
Fraux, Guillaume
Pozdnyakov, Sergey
Loche, Philip
Ceriotti, Michele
Materials Science
Machine Learning
Chemical Physics
Machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) have greatly extended the reach of atomic-scale simulations, offering the accuracy of first-principles calculations at a fraction of the cost. Leveraging large quantum mechanical databases and expressive architectures, recent ''universal'' models deliver qualitative accuracy across the periodic table but are often biased toward low-energy configurations. We introduce PET-MAD, a generally applicable MLIP trained on a dataset combining stable inorganic and organic solids, systematically modified to enhance atomic diversity. Using a moderate but highly-consistent level of electronic-structure theory, we assess PET-MAD's accuracy on established benchmarks and advanced simulations of six materials. Despite the small training set and lightweight architecture, PET-MAD is competitive with state-of-the-art MLIPs for inorganic solids, while also being reliable for molecules, organic materials, and surfaces. It is stable and fast, enabling the near-quantitative study of thermal and quantum mechanical fluctuations, functional properties, and phase transitions out of the box. It can be efficiently fine-tuned to deliver full quantum mechanical accuracy with a minimal number of targeted calculations.
title PET-MAD, a lightweight universal interatomic potential for advanced materials modeling
topic Materials Science
Machine Learning
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14118