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First-Principles-Based Machine Learning Models for Phase Behavior and Transport Properties of CO2
Reha Mathur1, Maria Carolina Muniz1, Shuwen Yue1
1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|May 17, 2023
Summary
Machine learning models for carbon dioxide (CO2) offer computational efficiency for molecular dynamics simulations. These models accurately predict liquid-phase, interfacial, and transport properties, advancing materials science research.
Area of Science:
- Computational Chemistry and Materials Science
- Machine Learning Applications in Physics
Background:
- Accurate simulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) properties is crucial for understanding chemical processes and designing new materials.
- Traditional *ab initio* molecular dynamics (AIMD) methods are computationally expensive, limiting system size and simulation time.
- Developing efficient, accurate models for CO2 is essential for exploring its behavior under various conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To construct first-principles-based machine learning models for CO2.
- To reproduce potential energy surfaces from various density functional theory (DFT) approximations (PBE-D3, BLYP-D3, SCAN, SCAN-rvv10).
- To enable computationally efficient simulations for exploring larger system sizes and longer time scales.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Deep Potential methodology to develop machine learning models for CO2.
- Trained models using liquid-phase configurations.
- Performed simulations to predict interfacial and vapor-liquid equilibrium properties, as well as transport properties (viscosity, diffusion coefficients).
Main Results:
- Developed computationally efficient models that significantly outperform AIMD.
- Models accurately simulate interfacial systems and predict vapor-liquid equilibrium properties, consistent with literature.
- Identified varying performance across DFT approximations: SCAN-based models showed temperature shifts in critical points, BLYP-D3 excelled in liquid/VLE properties, and PBE-D3 was superior for transport properties.
Conclusions:
- First-principles-based machine learning models provide a computationally efficient alternative to AIMD for CO2 simulations.
- The choice of DFT approximation impacts model performance for different properties.
- These models facilitate the study of CO2's thermodynamic and transport properties, enabling broader exploration of its behavior.
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