Low-Cost Vibrational Free Energies in Solid Solutions with Machine Learning Force Fields
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- OA유형 Hybrid Gold Open Access
- 발행기관 American Chemical Society
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000213858
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03083
- PubMed 38100379
초록/요약
The rational design of alloys and solid solutions relies on accurate computational predictions of phase diagrams. The cluster expansion method has proven to be a valuable tool for studying disordered crystals. However, the effects of vibrational entropy are commonly neglected due to the computational cost. Here, we devise a method for including the vibrational free energy in cluster expansions with a low computational cost by fitting a machine learning force field (MLFF) to the relaxation trajectories available from cluster expansion construction. We demonstrate our method for two (pseudo)binary systems, Na1-xKxCl and Ag1-xPdx, for which accurate phonon dispersions and vibrational free energies are derived from the MLFF. For both systems, the inclusion of vibrational effects results in significantly better agreement with miscibility gaps in experimental phase diagrams. This methodology can allow routine inclusion of vibrational effects in calculated phase diagrams and thus more accurate predictions of properties and stability for mixtures of materials. © 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society
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