XDecomposer: Learning Prior-Free Set Decomposition for Multiphase X-ray Diffraction

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Main Authors: Gao, Hanyu, Cao, Bin, Su, Yunyue, Zhang, Tong-Yi, Liu, Qiang
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author Gao, Hanyu
Cao, Bin
Su, Yunyue
Zhang, Tong-Yi
Liu, Qiang
author_facet Gao, Hanyu
Cao, Bin
Su, Yunyue
Zhang, Tong-Yi
Liu, Qiang
contents Multiphase powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis remains a fundamental bottleneck in structure identification, as real-world synthesis often produces complex mixtures whose constituent phases (components) cannot be reliably disentangled. While recent advances in representation-based crystal retrieval and generation suggest the possibility of inferring structures directly from PXRD, existing approaches largely assume single-phase inputs and break down in multiphase settings. Here, we present XDecomposer, a prior-free framework for joint decomposition and identification of multiphase XRD patterns without requiring candidate phase lists, structural templates, or prior knowledge of phase number. We formulate multiphase diffraction analysis as a set prediction problem, where the model infers an unordered set of phase-resolved components, their mixture proportions, and corresponding structural representations within a unified architecture. A phase-query-driven decomposition mechanism, together with diffraction-consistent physical reconstruction, enables accurate source separation while preserving crystallographic fidelity. Extensive experiments on both simulated and experimental datasets show that XDecomposer substantially improves reconstruction accuracy and phase identification across diverse chemical systems, while maintaining strong generalization to unseen mixtures. These results provide a practical route toward data-driven, source-resolved multiphase XRD analysis and reduce long-standing dependence on prior-guided iteratively phase matching. The code is openly available at https://github.com/Licht0812/XDecomposer
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spellingShingle XDecomposer: Learning Prior-Free Set Decomposition for Multiphase X-ray Diffraction
Gao, Hanyu
Cao, Bin
Su, Yunyue
Zhang, Tong-Yi
Liu, Qiang
Artificial Intelligence
Materials Science
Machine Learning
I.2.6; I.2.7; J.2
Multiphase powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) analysis remains a fundamental bottleneck in structure identification, as real-world synthesis often produces complex mixtures whose constituent phases (components) cannot be reliably disentangled. While recent advances in representation-based crystal retrieval and generation suggest the possibility of inferring structures directly from PXRD, existing approaches largely assume single-phase inputs and break down in multiphase settings. Here, we present XDecomposer, a prior-free framework for joint decomposition and identification of multiphase XRD patterns without requiring candidate phase lists, structural templates, or prior knowledge of phase number. We formulate multiphase diffraction analysis as a set prediction problem, where the model infers an unordered set of phase-resolved components, their mixture proportions, and corresponding structural representations within a unified architecture. A phase-query-driven decomposition mechanism, together with diffraction-consistent physical reconstruction, enables accurate source separation while preserving crystallographic fidelity. Extensive experiments on both simulated and experimental datasets show that XDecomposer substantially improves reconstruction accuracy and phase identification across diverse chemical systems, while maintaining strong generalization to unseen mixtures. These results provide a practical route toward data-driven, source-resolved multiphase XRD analysis and reduce long-standing dependence on prior-guided iteratively phase matching. The code is openly available at https://github.com/Licht0812/XDecomposer
title XDecomposer: Learning Prior-Free Set Decomposition for Multiphase X-ray Diffraction
topic Artificial Intelligence
Materials Science
Machine Learning
I.2.6; I.2.7; J.2
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05866