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LLM agents enable interpretable inverse design of MOFs

Researchers have developed LLM4MOF, a framework that uses large language model agents for the inverse design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). This system autonomously reasons about chemistry, generates candidate MOFs, and tests them through simulation, refining hypotheses over multiple iterations. LLM4MOF proposes interpretable design hypotheses and uses them to guide the search for high-performing structures across various tasks, significantly reducing the number of property evaluations needed. The framework can also generate novel MOFs and adapt their geometry to specific conditions, outperforming traditional search methods. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates LLM agents' capability for complex scientific discovery and inverse design, potentially accelerating research in materials science.

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LLM agents enable interpretable inverse design of MOFs

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyungmin Nam, Seunghee Han, Jihan Kim ·

    Interpretable Inverse Design of Metal-Organic Frameworks with Large Language Model Agents

    arXiv:2606.29459v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Inverse design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) requires searching a combinatorially vast space where property labels are expensive and most machine-learning models reveal little about why a structure succeeds. We introduce LLM4…