@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ available in AmorphGen, tested on SiO₂, Si, and Li₂ZrCl₆.
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88| Method | Description | Typical time (48-72 atoms, Mac M-series) |
99| --------| -------------| ----------------------------------------|
10- | ** SC +opt** | SC random placement → static optimisation | ~ 2 min |
11- | ** CHGNet MQ** | SC random → hybrid melt-quench (CHGNet, MPS) | ~ 8-20 min |
12- | ** MACE MQ** | SC random → hybrid melt-quench (MACE, CPU) | ~ 1-2 hours |
10+ | ** Random gen +opt** | random placement → static optimisation | ~ 2 min |
11+ | ** CHGNet MQ** | random → hybrid melt-quench (CHGNet, MPS) | ~ 8-20 min |
12+ | ** MACE MQ** | random → hybrid melt-quench (MACE, CPU) | ~ 1-2 hours |
1313
1414The hybrid melt-quench (MQ) workflow skips the melt stage (stages 2-3)
1515since the random structure is already disordered:
@@ -57,21 +57,18 @@ network formation.
5757| CHGNet MQ (NVT) | 1.76 | 5.8 | 75% | 4.4 | 0% |
5858| CHGNet MQ (dense) | 1.82 | 5.5 | 50% | 4.6 | 6% |
5959| ** MACE MQ** | ** 2.40** | ** 6.0** | ** 100%** | ** 5.4** | ** 56%** |
60- | Experiment | 2.39 | 6.0 | 100% | 6.0 | 100% |
60+ | Experiment | | | | | |
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62- ** Key finding:** MACE is dramatically better for chloride systems —
63- correct density (2.40 vs 1.76), perfect Zr octahedra (100% CN=6),
64- and much improved Li coordination (56% vs 0-6% CN=6). CHGNet
65- significantly underestimates the density of chloride systems.
62+ ** Key finding:**
6663
6764## Recommendations
6865
6966| System type | Recommended method | Notes |
7067| -------------| -------------------| -------|
71- | ** Oxides** (SiO₂, In₂O₃, Ga₂O₃) | CHGNet MQ on MPS/GPU | Fast, accurate CN and angles |
72- | ** Pure elements** (Si, Ge) | CHGNet MQ (long) on MPS/GPU | Need slow cooling for CN=4 |
73- | ** Chlorides** (Li₂MCl₆) | ** MACE MQ on CUDA ** | CHGNet fails on density; MACE essential |
74- | ** Quick screening** | SC +opt (any backend) | 2 min, gives ~ 85% correct CN |
68+ | ** Oxides** (SiO₂, In₂O₃, Ga₂O₃) | | Fast, accurate CN and angles |
69+ | ** Pure elements** (Si, Ge) | | Need slow cooling for CN=4 |
70+ | ** Chlorides** (Li₂MCl₆) | | |
71+ | ** Quick screening** | Random gen +opt (any backend) | |
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7673## Reproduction
7774
@@ -245,7 +242,4 @@ report = convergence_report(
245242```
246243
247244Key convergence criteria:
248- - ** Energy drift** < 0.001 eV/atom/ps
249- - ** Block average test** PASSED (block means within 2× SEM)
250- - ** MSD** linear (liquid) at high T, plateau (glass) at low T
251- - ** RDF** overlapping across time windows
245+
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