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New generative model CG-OMatG advances molecular crystal structure prediction

Researchers have developed a new generative model called Coarse-Grained Open Materials Generation (CG-OMatG) to tackle the challenge of predicting molecular crystal structures. This model utilizes an equivariant Riemannian flow-based approach with a hierarchical representation, treating molecules as rigid bodies and predicting their positions, orientations, and lattice parameters. Trained on the Open Molecular Crystals (OMC25) and Cambridge Structural Database (CSD), CG-OMatG is further refined using reinforcement learning to generate lower-energy structures. The model's performance was validated on a crystal structure prediction benchmark, showing promise for accelerating materials discovery. AI

IMPACT This research could accelerate the discovery of new organic solid-state materials by improving the efficiency of polymorph screening.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Thomas Egg, Harry Winston Sullivan, Maya M. Martirossyan, Philipp H\"ollmer, Cheng Zeng, Adrian Roitberg, Mingjie Liu, Richard Hennig, Sapna Sarupria, Ellad B. Tadmor, Stefano Martiniani ·

    Riemannian Flow Models with Reinforcement Learning for Molecular Crystal Structure Prediction

    arXiv:2609.39773v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Crystal structure governs material properties, making crystal structure prediction (CSP) a fundamental problem in materials science. Generative models are a promising approach for solving this problem, but the prevalence of polymorp…