MLPotential Keywords

Engine MLPotential

AIMNet2
Type:

Block

Recurring:

False

Description:

Options for the AIMNet2 machine learning potential backend.

Version
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, v1, v1-cpu, v1-cu128]

Description:

Version of SCM AIMNet2 environment to use. Defaults to Auto i.e. the best match for a given model, or the latest installed version. Selecting v1 uses any available v1 environment, v1-cpu the CPU-only version, v1-cu128 the CUDA 12.8 version.

Backend
Type:

Multiple Choice

Options:

[M3GNet, MACE, NequIP, TorchANI]

Description:

The machine learning potential backend.

Device
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Options:

[, cpu, cuda:0, cuda:1]

Description:

Device on which to run the calculation (e.g. cpu, cuda:0).

If empty, the device can be controlled using environment variables for TensorFlow or PyTorch.

M3GNet
Type:

Block

Recurring:

False

Description:

Options for the M3GNet machine learning potential backend.

Version
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, v1]

Description:

Version of SCM M3GNet environment to use. Defaults to Auto i.e. the best match for a given model, or the latest installed version. Selecting v1 uses the available v1 environment.

MACE
Type:

Block

Recurring:

False

Description:

Options for the MACE machine learning potential backend.

DataType
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

float32

Options:

[float32, float64]

Description:

Using float32 is faster but less accurate, and generally recommended for MD. Conversely using float64 is slower but more accurate, and recommended for geometry optimization.

EnableCuEquivariance
Type:

Bool

Default value:

No

Description:

Enable CUDA-accelerated cuEquivariance library for equivariant neural networks (requires CUDA).

Version
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, v1, v1-cpu, v1-cu128]

Description:

Version of SCM MACE environment to use. Defaults to Auto i.e. the best match for a given model or the latest installed version. Selecting v1 uses any available v1 environment, v1-cpu the CPU-only version, v1-cu128 the CUDA 12.8 version.

MLDistanceUnit
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, angstrom, bohr]

GUI name:

Internal distance unit

Description:

Unit of distances expected by the ML backend (not the ASE calculator). The ASE calculator may require this information.

MLEnergyUnit
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, Hartree, eV, kcal/mol, kJ/mol]

GUI name:

Internal energy unit

Description:

Unit of energy output by the ML backend (not the unit output by the ASE calculator). The ASE calculator may require this information.

Model
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

ANI-2x

Options:

[Custom, AIMNet2-B973c, AIMNet2-wB97MD3, ANI-1ccx, ANI-1x, ANI-2x, M3GNet-UP-2022, MACE-MP-0-large, MACE-MP-0-medium, MACE-MP-0-small, MACE-MPA-0]

Description:

Select a particular parameterization.

ANI-1x and ANI-2x: based on DFT (wB97X)

ANI-1cxx: based on DLPNO-CCSD(T)/CBS

MACE-MP-0/MACE-MPA-0: based on DFT (PBE+U) data.

M3GNet-UP-2022: based on DFT (PBE and PBE+U) data.

AIMNet2: based on ωB97m-D3 or B97-3c data.

ANI-1x and ANI-1ccx have been parameterized to give good geometries, vibrational frequencies, and reaction energies for gasphase organic molecules containing H, C, O, and N. ANI-2x can also handle the atoms F, S, and Cl.

MACE-MP-0 is a pre-trained foundation model for materials chemistry, parameterised for 89 chemical elements. It is available in three sizes (small/medium/large) which balance accuracy vs. compute.

M3GNet-UP-2022 is a universal potential (UP) for the entire periodic table and has been primarily trained to crystal data (energies, forces, stresses) from the Materials Project.

AIMNet2 has been parametrized to give good geometries and reaction energies for gasphase molecules and ions containing H, B, C, N, O, F, Si, P, S, Cl, As, Se, Br, I.

Set to Custom to specify the backend and parameter files yourself.

NequIP
Type:

Block

Recurring:

False

Description:

Options for the NequIP machine learning potential backend.

Version
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, v1, v1-cpu, v1-cu128]

Description:

Version of SCM NequIP environment to use. Defaults to Auto i.e. the best match for a given model or the latest installed version. Selecting v1 uses any available v1 environment, v1-cpu the CPU-only version, v1-cu128 the CUDA 12.8 version.

NumThreads
Type:

String

Default value:

GUI name:

Number of threads

Description:

Number of threads.

If not empty, OMP_NUM_THREADS will be set to this number; for PyTorch-engines, torch.set_num_threads() will be called.

ParameterDir
Type:

String

Default value:

GUI name:

Parameter directory

Description:

Path to a set of parameters for the backend, if it expects to read from a directory.

ParameterFile
Type:

String

Default value:

Description:

Path to a set of parameters for the backend, if it expects to read from a file.

TorchANI
Type:

Block

Recurring:

False

Description:

Options for the TorchANI machine learning potential backend.

Version
Type:

Multiple Choice

Default value:

Auto

Options:

[Auto, v1, v1-cpu, v1-cu128]

Description:

Version of SCM TorchANI environment to use. Defaults to Auto i.e. the best match for a given model or the latest installed version. Selecting v1 uses any available v1 environment, v1-cpu the CPU-only version, v1-cu128 the CUDA 12.8 version.