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Pavlo O Dral^1,2, Fuchun Ge^1,2, Yi-Fan Hou^1,2

¹State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China.

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MLatom 3 is an open-source software package enhancing computational chemistry simulations. It enables custom workflows for molecular dynamics, spectra simulation, and property calculations using machine learning (ML) and quantum mechanics.

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Area of Science:

Computational Chemistry
Machine Learning Applications

Background:

Machine learning (ML) is a growing tool in computational chemistry.
Rapid ML development necessitates flexible software for custom workflows.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce MLatom 3, an open-source package for computational chemistry.
Enable users to leverage ML for enhanced simulations and complex workflows.

Main Methods:

MLatom 3 offers command-line, input file, and Python scripting options.
Supports simulations on local machines and the XACS cloud computing service.
Integrates with external software and libraries for flexibility.

Main Results:

Enables calculations of energies, thermochemical properties, and geometry optimizations.
Facilitates molecular dynamics, quantum dynamics, and spectral simulations (rovibrational, UV/vis, TPA).
Provides pretrained ML models (e.g., AIQM1) and allows custom model development.

Conclusions:

MLatom 3 provides a flexible, open-source framework for computational chemistry.
It empowers users to perform diverse simulations using ML and quantum mechanical methods.
Extensive interfaces enhance its adaptability and integration capabilities.