INDEEDopt: a deep learning-based ReaxFF parameterization framework

Abstract Empirical interatomic potentials require optimization of force field parameters to tune interatomic interactions to mimic ones obtained by quantum chemistry-based methods. The optimization of the parameters is complex and requires the development of new techniques. Here, we propose an INiti...

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Main Authors: Mert Y. Sengul, Yao Song, Nadire Nayir, Yawei Gao, Ying Hung, Tirthankar Dasgupta, Adri C. T. van Duin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e38e18c02dd2449aa860d83c0501a7d3
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Summary:Abstract Empirical interatomic potentials require optimization of force field parameters to tune interatomic interactions to mimic ones obtained by quantum chemistry-based methods. The optimization of the parameters is complex and requires the development of new techniques. Here, we propose an INitial-DEsign Enhanced Deep learning-based OPTimization (INDEEDopt) framework to accelerate and improve the quality of the ReaxFF parameterization. The procedure starts with a Latin Hypercube Design (LHD) algorithm that is used to explore the parameter landscape extensively. The LHD passes the information about explored regions to a deep learning model, which finds the minimum discrepancy regions and eliminates unfeasible regions, and constructs a more comprehensive understanding of physically meaningful parameter space. We demonstrate the procedure here for the parameterization of a nickel–chromium binary force field and a tungsten–sulfide–carbon–oxygen–hydrogen quinary force field. We show that INDEEDopt produces improved accuracies in shorter development time compared to the conventional optimization method.