Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 27, 2025
Machine
learning
potentials
(MLPs)
have
revolutionized
molecular
simulation
by
providing
efficient
and
accurate
models
for
predicting
atomic
interactions.
MLPs
continue
to
advance
had
profound
impact
in
applications
that
include
drug
discovery,
enzyme
catalysis,
materials
design.
The
current
landscape
of
MLP
software
presents
challenges
due
the
limited
interoperability
between
packages,
which
can
lead
inconsistent
benchmarking
practices
necessitates
separate
interfaces
with
dynamics
(MD)
software.
To
address
these
issues,
we
present
DeePMD-GNN,
a
plugin
DeePMD-kit
framework
extends
its
capabilities
support
external
graph
neural
network
(GNN)
potentials.DeePMD-GNN
enables
seamless
integration
popular
GNN-based
models,
such
as
NequIP
MACE,
within
ecosystem.
Furthermore,
new
infrastructure
allows
GNN
be
used
combined
quantum
mechanical/molecular
mechanical
(QM/MM)
using
range
corrected
ΔMLP
formalism.We
demonstrate
application
DeePMD-GNN
performing
benchmark
calculations
NequIP,
DPA-2
developed
under
consistent
training
conditions
ensure
fair
comparison.
Precision Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(11), P. 570 - 586
Published: Sept. 11, 2024
This
Perspective
explores
the
integration
of
machine
learning
potentials
(MLPs)
in
research
heterogeneous
catalysis,
focusing
on
their
role
identifying
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(47), P. 45115 - 45128
Published: Nov. 14, 2023
Computational
modeling
of
atmospheric
molecular
clusters
requires
a
comprehensive
understanding
their
complex
configurational
spaces,
interaction
patterns,
stabilities
against
fragmentation,
and
even
dynamic
behaviors.
To
address
these
needs,
we
introduce
the
Jammy
Key
framework,
collection
automated
scripts
that
facilitate
streamline
cluster
workflows.
handles
file
manipulations
between
varieties
integrated
third-party
programs.
The
framework
is
divided
into
three
main
functionalities:
(1)
for
sampling
(JKCS)
to
perform
systematic
clusters,
(2)
quantum
chemistry
(JKQC)
analyze
commonly
used
output
files
database
construction,
handling,
analysis,
(3)
machine
learning
(JKML)
manage
methods
in
optimizing
modeling.
This
automation
utilization
significantly
reduces
manual
labor,
greatly
speeds
up
search
configurations,
thus
increases
number
systems
can
be
studied.
Following
example
Atmospheric
Cluster
Database
(ACDB)
Elm
(ACS
Omega,
4,
10965–10984,
2019),
modeled
our
group
using
have
been
stored
an
improved
online
GitHub
repository
named
ACDB
2.0.
In
this
work,
present
package
alongside
its
assorted
applications,
which
underline
versatility.
Using
several
illustrative
examples,
discuss
how
choose
appropriate
combinations
methodologies
treating
particular
types,
including
reactive,
multicomponent,
charged,
or
radical
as
well
containing
flexible
multiconformer
monomers
heavy
atoms.
Finally,
detailed
tools
acid–base
clusters.
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(11), P. 4703 - 4710
Published: June 3, 2024
In
recent
years,
machine
learning
(ML)
surrogate
models
have
emerged
as
an
indispensable
tool
to
accelerate
simulations
of
physical
and
chemical
processes.
However,
there
is
still
a
lack
ML
that
can
accurately
predict
molecular
vibrational
spectra.
Here,
we
present
highly
efficient
multitask
model
termed
Vibrational
Spectra
Neural
Network
(VSpecNN),
calculate
infrared
(IR)
Raman
spectra
based
on
dipole
moments
polarizabilities
obtained
on-the-fly
via
ML-enhanced
dynamics
simulations.
The
methodology
applied
pyrazine,
prototypical
polyatomic
chromophore.
VSpecNN-predicted
energies
are
well
within
the
accuracy
(1
kcal/mol),
errors
for
forces
only
half
those
from
popular
high-performance
model.
Compared
ab
initio
reference,
frequencies
IR
differ
by
less
than
5.87
cm–1,
intensities
depolarization
ratios
reproduced.
VSpecNN
developed
in
this
work
highlights
importance
constructing
accurate
neural
network
potentials
predicting
The Journal of Chemical Physics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
161(4)
Published: July 25, 2024
Neural
network
interatomic
potentials
(NNPs)
have
recently
proven
to
be
powerful
tools
accurately
model
complex
molecular
systems
while
bypassing
the
high
numerical
cost
of
ab
initio
dynamics
simulations.
In
recent
years,
numerous
advances
in
architectures
as
well
development
hybrid
models
combining
machine-learning
(ML)
with
more
traditional,
physically
motivated,
force-field
interactions
considerably
increased
design
space
ML
potentials.
this
paper,
we
present
FeNNol,
a
new
library
for
building,
training,
and
running
force-field-enhanced
neural
It
provides
flexible
modular
system
building
models,
allowing
us
easily
combine
state-of-the-art
embeddings
ML-parameterized
physical
interaction
terms
without
need
explicit
programming.
Furthermore,
FeNNol
leverages
automatic
differentiation
just-in-time
compilation
features
Jax
Python
enable
fast
evaluation
NNPs,
shrinking
performance
gap
between
standard
force-fields.
This
is
demonstrated
popular
ANI-2x
reaching
simulation
speeds
nearly
on
par
AMOEBA
polarizable
commodity
GPUs
(graphics
processing
units).
We
hope
that
will
facilitate
application
NNP
wide
range
problems.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(38), P. 15880 - 15890
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
S
pai
NN
employs
ch
N
et
P
ack
to
train
electronic
properties
across
various
potential
energy
curves,
including
energies,
gradients,
and
couplings,
while
integrating
with
SHARC
for
excited
state
molecular
dynamics
simulations.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(3), P. 717 - 724
Published: Jan. 11, 2025
Graph
Neural
Networks
(GNNs)
have
emerged
as
powerful
tools
for
predicting
material
properties,
yet
they
often
struggle
to
capture
many-body
interactions
and
require
extensive
manual
feature
engineering.
Here,
we
present
EOSnet
(Embedded
Overlap
Structures
Networks),
a
novel
approach
that
addresses
these
limitations
by
incorporating
Gaussian
Matrix
(GOM)
fingerprints
node
features
within
the
GNN
architecture.
Unlike
models
rely
on
explicit
angular
terms
or
human-engineered
features,
efficiently
encodes
through
orbital
overlap
matrices,
providing
rotationally
invariant
transferable
representation
of
atomic
environments.
The
model
demonstrates
superior
performance
across
various
prediction
tasks
materials'
achieving
particularly
notable
results
in
properties
sensitive
interactions.
For
band
gap
prediction,
achieves
mean
absolute
error
0.163
eV,
surpassing
previous
state-of-the-art
models.
also
excels
mechanical
classifying
materials,
with
97.7%
accuracy
metal/nonmetal
classification.
These
demonstrate
embedding
GOM
into
enhances
ability
GNNs
complex
interactions,
making
tool
discovery
property
prediction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 17, 2025
We
present
the
design
and
implementation
of
a
novel
neural
network
potential
(NNP)
its
combination
with
an
electrostatic
embedding
scheme,
commonly
used
within
context
hybrid
quantum-mechanical/molecular-mechanical
(QM/MM)
simulations.
Substitution
computationally
expensive
QM
Hamiltonian
by
NNP
same
accuracy
largely
reduces
computational
cost
enables
efficient
sampling
in
prospective
MD
simulations,
main
limitation
faced
traditional
QM/MM
setups.
The
model
relies
on
recently
introduced
anisotropic
message
passing
(AMP)
formalism
to
compute
atomic
interactions
encode
symmetries
found
systems.
AMP
is
shown
be
highly
terms
both
data
costs
can
readily
scaled
sample
systems
involving
more
than
350
solute
40,000
solvent
atoms
for
hundreds
nanoseconds
using
umbrella
sampling.
Most
deviations
predictions
from
underlying
DFT
ground
truth
lie
chemical
(4.184
kJ
mol–1).
performance
broad
applicability
our
approach
are
showcased
calculating
free-energy
surface
alanine
dipeptide,
preferred
ligation
states
nickel
phosphine
complexes,
dissociation
free
energies
charged
pyridine
quinoline
dimers.
Results
this
ML/MM
show
excellent
agreement
experimental
reach
most
cases.
In
contrast,
calculated
static
calculations
paired
implicit
models
or
simulations
cheaper
semiempirical
methods
up
ten
times
higher
deviation
sometimes
even
fail
reproduce
qualitative
trends.