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This research aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of defect calculations in materials using a machine learning Hamiltonian.

July 14, 2026npj Computational MaterialsOpen Access

Machine learning Hamiltonian enables scalable and accurate defect calculations: the case of oxygen vacancies in amorphous SiO2

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ZDZhenxing DaiFudan University YZYang ZhongChinese Academy of Sciences MNMingjue NiFudan University

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Randomized trial demonstrates accurate formation energy predictions in defect calculations, indicating significant improvements in computational efficiency.

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This research aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of defect calculations in materials using a machine learning Hamiltonian.
Utilized a machine learning Hamiltonian (MLH) for defect supercell calculations.
Trained the MLH model on 95-atom supercells using data from 120 self-consistent field calculations and 12 structural relaxations.
Analyzed oxygen vacancies in amorphous SiO2 as a specific case.
Achieved accurate formation energy predictions with deviations from DFT under 50 meV.
Demonstrated the MLH model's ability to enable efficient structural relaxations in larger supercells.
Avoided systematic energy errors seen in traditional machine learning interatomic potentials.

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Dai et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a55d1475aafca87247f8590 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-026-02217-4

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Randomized trial demonstrates accurate formation energy predictions in defect calculations, indicating significant improvements in computational efficiency.

Machine learning Hamiltonian enables scalable and accurate defect calculations: the case of oxygen vacancies in amorphous SiO2

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Machine learning Hamiltonian enables scalable and accurate defect calculations: the case of oxygen vacancies in amorphous SiO2

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