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An energy basin finding algorithm for kinetic Monte Carlo acceleration.

Brian Puchala¹, Michael L Falk, Krishna Garikipati

¹Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. puchala@wisc.edu

The Journal of Chemical Physics

|April 15, 2010

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We developed an energy basin finding algorithm to accelerate simulations by identifying trapping states. This method significantly speeds up kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations, especially for complex systems like vacancy-As clusters in silicon.

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Area of Science:

Computational Physics
Materials Science
Chemical Kinetics

Background:

Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulations are crucial for modeling dynamic processes in materials.
Trapping energy basins can significantly slow down KMC simulations, hindering accurate predictions.
Efficiently escaping these basins is essential for accelerating simulations.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel energy basin finding algorithm for accelerating KMC simulations.
To identify and characterize trapping energy basins within absorbing Markov chains.
To enhance the efficiency of KMC simulations by enabling faster escape from energy minima.

Main Methods:

Developed an algorithm to identify energy basins based on minimum energy saddle points and energy landscape characteristics.
Implemented strategies for merging identified basins to facilitate escape from complex trapping potentials.
Integrated exact and approximate methods for accelerating KMC simulations within the proposed algorithm.
Identified energy basins by tracking system states or exploring neighboring states proactively.

Main Results:

The algorithm successfully identifies and saves states corresponding to basic energy basins.
It demonstrates flexibility in storing varying numbers of states and merging them as needed.
Simulations of vacancy-As cluster dissolution in silicon showed speedups of several orders of magnitude compared to standard KMC.
The algorithm efficiently escapes complicated trapping energy basins.

Conclusions:

The presented energy basin finding algorithm effectively accelerates KMC simulations.
It offers a flexible and efficient approach to overcome limitations imposed by trapping energy basins.
This method holds significant potential for improving the computational efficiency of materials simulations.