Highlights with ‘Parametrization’

Parametrizing GFN1-xTB for hybrid perovskites

Halide perovskites are promising materials for optoelectronic applications in solar cell devices due to their excellent optoelectronic performance. However, they suffer from several dynamical degradation problems, which are difficult to characterize. Atomistic simulations can provide...

AMS2022 Webinar series (fall)

Following the spring series of AMS2022 webinars (see also the AMS2022 webinar playlist), we are organizing a new series of webinars this fall. We will again have experts on a range of different topics presenting...

Loïc Dumortier wins ParAMS Challenge

Congratulations, Loïc Dumortier, winner of the SCM ParAMS Challenge 2022! Who are you?I am a second-year PhD student, supervised by Professor Toon Verstraelen (Ghent University, Belgium), and Dr. Benoit Creton and Dr. Theodorus de Bruin...

AMS & Science Webinar Series (spring 2022)

Note: new webinars can be found at the fall 2022 webinar page Following the release of AMS2022, we are organizing a new series of webinars. We thereby aim to combine scientific presentations and lectures from...

The ReaxFF parametrization challenge (video tip of the week)

In this 8th video tip of the week, Ole introduces the ParAMS ReaxFF parametrization challenge. Take a look at the release notes of AMS2022 and the new ParAMS tutorials to see how ParAMS can help...

AMS2022 Released: Easier Parametrization ReaxFF & DFTB, reaction mapping, OLED tools

The SCM team proudly announce our new AMS2022 release, with many new features and improvements. The new ParAMS parametrization toolkit, including graphical interface, will make it easier for you to develop new or improve existing...

ParAMS ReaxFF parametrization challenge

What: Fit a ReaxFF force field using the new ParAMS module of AMS2022. Prizes:1st prize: 300 Euro discount on the next AMS license fee + 250 Euro Amazon voucher or equivalent2nd prize: 200 Euro discount...

Advanced ReaxFF workshop

On 8-9 December an advanced ReaxFF workshop will be held in person in Ghent as well as virtually. The workshop is part of the training series for the AutoCheMo ITN, however, we encourage active participation from other...

AMS2021: automatic reaction pathways, new excited state functionality

The SCM team is happy to announce the 2021.1 release of the Amsterdam Modeling Suite. This release features new potential energy surface exploration tools to automatically locate minima, transition states, and binding sites with all...

New tutorial: visualizing and editing ReaxFF force fields with ADFtrain

Researchers who are building new reactive force fields will benefit from the command line ReaxFF utils. They could also enjoy the graphical user interface tool ADFtrain, which helps to set up training data for ReaxFF...