Computer Physics Communications, volume 184, issue 4, pages 1172-1182

New developments in evolutionary structure prediction algorithm USPEX

Lyakhov Andriy O. 1
Oganov Artem R.
Zhu Q. 1
Stokes Harold T.
Oganov A. R. 2
Stokes Harold T. 3
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2013-04-01
Quartile SCImago
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Quartile WOS
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Impact factor6.3
ISSN00104655
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Abstract
We present new developments of the evolutionary algorithm USPEX for crystal structure prediction and its adaptation to cluster structure prediction. We show how to generate randomly symmetric structures, and how to introduce ‘smart’ variation operators, learning about preferable local environments. These and other developments substantially improve the efficiency of the algorithm and allow reliable prediction of structures with up to ∼200 atoms in the unit cell. We show that an advanced version of the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) can be created on the basis of our method, but PSO is strongly outperformed by USPEX. We also show how ideas from metadynamics can be used in the context of evolutionary structure prediction for escaping from local minima. Our cluster structure prediction algorithm, using the ideas initially developed for crystals, also shows excellent performance and outperforms other state-of-the-art algorithms.

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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.cpc.2012.12.009
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cpc.2012.12.009
TI - New developments in evolutionary structure prediction algorithm USPEX
T2 - Computer Physics Communications
AU - Lyakhov, Andriy O.
AU - Stokes, Harold T.
AU - Zhu, Q.
AU - Oganov, Artem R.
AU - Oganov, A. R.
AU - Stokes, Harold T.
PY - 2013
DA - 2013/04/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 1172-1182
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VL - 184
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@article{2013_Lyakhov,
author = {Andriy O. Lyakhov and Harold T. Stokes and Q. Zhu and Artem R. Oganov and A. R. Oganov and Harold T. Stokes},
title = {New developments in evolutionary structure prediction algorithm USPEX},
journal = {Computer Physics Communications},
year = {2013},
volume = {184},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cpc.2012.12.009},
number = {4},
pages = {1172--1182},
doi = {10.1016/j.cpc.2012.12.009}
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Lyakhov, Andriy O., et al. “New developments in evolutionary structure prediction algorithm USPEX.” Computer Physics Communications, vol. 184, no. 4, Apr. 2013, pp. 1172-1182. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cpc.2012.12.009.
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