Crystal structure prediction with host-guided inpainting generation and foundation potentials
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| author | Zhong, Peichen Dai, Xinzhe Deng, Bowen Ceder, Gerbrand Persson, Kristin A. |
| author_facet | Zhong, Peichen Dai, Xinzhe Deng, Bowen Ceder, Gerbrand Persson, Kristin A. |
| contents | Unconditional crystal structure generation with diffusion models faces challenges in identifying symmetric crystals as the unit cell size increases. We present the Crystal Host-Guided Generation (CHGGen) framework to address this challenge through conditional generation using an inpainting method, which optimizes a fraction of atomic positions within a predefined and symmetrized host structure to improve the success rate for symmetric structure generation. By integrating inpainting structure generation with a foundation potential for structure optimization, we demonstrate the method on the ZnS-P$_2$S$_5$ and Li-Si chemical systems, where the inpainting method generates a higher fraction of symmetric structures than unconditional generation. The practical significance of CHGGen extends to enabling the structural modification of crystal structures, particularly for systems with partial occupancy or intercalation chemistry. The inpainting method also allows for seamless integration with other generative models, providing a versatile framework for accelerating materials discovery. |
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| spellingShingle | Crystal structure prediction with host-guided inpainting generation and foundation potentials Zhong, Peichen Dai, Xinzhe Deng, Bowen Ceder, Gerbrand Persson, Kristin A. Materials Science Computational Physics Unconditional crystal structure generation with diffusion models faces challenges in identifying symmetric crystals as the unit cell size increases. We present the Crystal Host-Guided Generation (CHGGen) framework to address this challenge through conditional generation using an inpainting method, which optimizes a fraction of atomic positions within a predefined and symmetrized host structure to improve the success rate for symmetric structure generation. By integrating inpainting structure generation with a foundation potential for structure optimization, we demonstrate the method on the ZnS-P$_2$S$_5$ and Li-Si chemical systems, where the inpainting method generates a higher fraction of symmetric structures than unconditional generation. The practical significance of CHGGen extends to enabling the structural modification of crystal structures, particularly for systems with partial occupancy or intercalation chemistry. The inpainting method also allows for seamless integration with other generative models, providing a versatile framework for accelerating materials discovery. |
| title | Crystal structure prediction with host-guided inpainting generation and foundation potentials |
| topic | Materials Science Computational Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16893 |