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5 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Temperature-Induced Reorganization of Supported Zn Clusters on Cu(111): From Minimum-Energy Structures to Finite-Temperature Ensembles

Jiayan Xu, Zheng Yu, Abhirup Patra +4

Understanding the nature of catalytic active sites under reaction conditions remains a central challenge in heterogeneous catalysis. In industrial copper/zinc oxide/alumina catalys…

physics.chem-ph2026

Harnessing AtomisticSkills for Agentic Atomistic Research

Bowen Deng, Bohan Li, Matthew Cox +20

Computational materials science and chemistry span vast knowledge domains and fractured software ecosystems. Although large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated research capabi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

From Bulk to Surface: Structure and Dynamics of Amorphous Alumina from Deep Potential Molecular Dynamics

Zheng Yu, Jiayan Xu, Abhirup Patra +3

Understanding the atomic-scale structure and dynamics of amorphous oxide surfaces is essential for interpreting their chemical reactivity, mechanical stability, and interfacial beh…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Benchmarking Universal Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Supported Nanoparticles: Decoupling Energy Accuracy from Structural Exploration

Jiayan Xu, Abhirup Patra, Amar Deep Pathak +3

Supported nanoparticle catalysts are widely used in the chemical industry. Computational modeling of supported nanoparticles based on density functional theory (DFT) often involves…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Dynamic Metal-Support Interaction Dictates Cu Nanoparticle Sintering on AlO Surfaces

Jiayan Xu, Shreeja Das, Amar Deep Pathak +4

Nanoparticle sintering remains a critical challenge in heterogeneous catalysis. In this work, we present a unified deep potential (DP) model for Cu nanoparticles on three AlO$_…