Cluster expansion toward nonlinear modeling and classification

A quantitative first-principles description of complex substitutional materials such as alloys is challenging due to the vast number of configurations and the high computational cost of solving the quantum mechanical problem. Therefore, materials properties must be modeled. The cluster expansion (CE...

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Main Authors: Adrian Stroth, Claudia Draxl, Santiago Rigamonti
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-07-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/68lv-86k6
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description A quantitative first-principles description of complex substitutional materials such as alloys is challenging due to the vast number of configurations and the high computational cost of solving the quantum mechanical problem. Therefore, materials properties must be modeled. The cluster expansion (CE) method is widely used for this purpose, but it struggles with properties that exhibit nonlinear dependencies on composition, often failing even in a qualitative description. By looking at CE through the lens of machine learning, we resolve this severe problem and introduce a nonlinear CE approach, yielding extremely accurate and computationally efficient results as demonstrated by distinct examples.
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spelling doaj-art-563cea04bb9d4ee6b961811de62311132025-08-20T02:47:06ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-07-017303309110.1103/68lv-86k6Cluster expansion toward nonlinear modeling and classificationAdrian StrothClaudia DraxlSantiago RigamontiA quantitative first-principles description of complex substitutional materials such as alloys is challenging due to the vast number of configurations and the high computational cost of solving the quantum mechanical problem. Therefore, materials properties must be modeled. The cluster expansion (CE) method is widely used for this purpose, but it struggles with properties that exhibit nonlinear dependencies on composition, often failing even in a qualitative description. By looking at CE through the lens of machine learning, we resolve this severe problem and introduce a nonlinear CE approach, yielding extremely accurate and computationally efficient results as demonstrated by distinct examples.http://doi.org/10.1103/68lv-86k6
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