An Encoder-Decoder Foundation Chemical Language Model for Generative Polymer Design

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Main Authors: Sahu, Harikrishna, Xiong, Wei, Savit, Anagha, Shukla, Shivank S, Ramprasad, Rampi
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author Sahu, Harikrishna
Xiong, Wei
Savit, Anagha
Shukla, Shivank S
Ramprasad, Rampi
author_facet Sahu, Harikrishna
Xiong, Wei
Savit, Anagha
Shukla, Shivank S
Ramprasad, Rampi
contents Traditional machine learning has advanced polymer discovery, yet direct generation of chemically valid and synthesizable polymers without exhaustive enumeration remains a challenge. Here we present polyT5, an encoder-decoder chemical language model based on the T5 architecture, trained to understand and generate polymer structures. polyT5 enables both property prediction and the targeted generation of polymers conditioned on desired property values. We demonstrate its utility for dielectric polymer design, seeking candidates with dielectric constant >3, bandgap >4 eV, and glass transition temperature >400 K, alongside melt-processability and solubility requirements. From over 20,000 generated promising candidates, one was experimentally synthesized and validated, showing strong agreement with predictions. To further enhance usability, we integrated polyT5 within an agentic AI framework that couples it with a general-purpose LLM, allowing natural language interaction for property prediction and generative design. Together, these advances establish a versatile and accessible framework for accelerated polymer discovery.
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spellingShingle An Encoder-Decoder Foundation Chemical Language Model for Generative Polymer Design
Sahu, Harikrishna
Xiong, Wei
Savit, Anagha
Shukla, Shivank S
Ramprasad, Rampi
Materials Science
Soft Condensed Matter
Traditional machine learning has advanced polymer discovery, yet direct generation of chemically valid and synthesizable polymers without exhaustive enumeration remains a challenge. Here we present polyT5, an encoder-decoder chemical language model based on the T5 architecture, trained to understand and generate polymer structures. polyT5 enables both property prediction and the targeted generation of polymers conditioned on desired property values. We demonstrate its utility for dielectric polymer design, seeking candidates with dielectric constant >3, bandgap >4 eV, and glass transition temperature >400 K, alongside melt-processability and solubility requirements. From over 20,000 generated promising candidates, one was experimentally synthesized and validated, showing strong agreement with predictions. To further enhance usability, we integrated polyT5 within an agentic AI framework that couples it with a general-purpose LLM, allowing natural language interaction for property prediction and generative design. Together, these advances establish a versatile and accessible framework for accelerated polymer discovery.
title An Encoder-Decoder Foundation Chemical Language Model for Generative Polymer Design
topic Materials Science
Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18860