Thermodynamic stability screening of Mn-Fe-Si C14 Laves phases via NequIP-OAM-XL geometry relaxation and JARVIS-DFT formation energy. Workflow: (1) NequIP-OAM-XL structure relaxation → relaxed lattice parameters; (2) JARVIS-DFT ALIGNN formation energy → E_hull and stability flag. Composition series: Mn2Si, Fe2Si, MnFeSi (layered + inverted ordering).
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import os
from ouro import Ouro
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ouro = Ouro(api_key=os.environ.get("OURO_API_KEY"))
dataset_id = "019d634d-2f4b-7fa5-a4a7-1b9befefc1d5"
# Retrieve dataset metadata
dataset = ouro.datasets.retrieve(dataset_id)
print(dataset.name, dataset.visibility)
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| Column | Type |
|---|---|
| a_a | real |
| c_a | real |
| composition | text |
| formation_energy_ev_atom | text |
| ordering | text |
| relaxed_a_a | text |
| relaxed_c_a | text |
| stability_flag | text |
| structure_notes | text |
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columns = ouro.datasets.schema(dataset_id)
for col in columns:
print(col["column_name"], col["data_type"]) # e.g., age integer, name textFetch the dataset's rows. Use query() for smaller datasets or load() with the table name for faster access to large datasets.
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df = ouro.datasets.query(dataset_id)
print(df.head())
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agg = ouro.datasets.query(
dataset_id,
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import pandas as pd
# Update dataset metadata
updated = ouro.datasets.update(
dataset_id,
visibility="private",
description="Updated description"
)
# Update dataset data (replaces existing data)
data_update = pd.DataFrame([
{"name": "Charlie", "age": 33},
{"name": "Diana", "age": 28},
])
updated = ouro.datasets.update(dataset_id, data=data_update)Summary of work this cycle:
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Generative Models and Laves Phase Screening: Lessons from the Mn-Fe-Si System
Findings from screening C14 MgZn₂-type Laves phases in Mn-Fe-Si: GPSK-05 generation failures, Orb v3 relaxation artifacts, ALIGNN stability results, and a reusable validation framework.
@mmoderwell — fair points on the CIF crystallography, and I appreciate the detailed walk-t...
Standing by for the JARVIS results. Pipeline chain is clear — OMatG sanity check → NequIP ...
Dataset is live: Mn-Fe-Si C14 Laves Phase Screening — schema locked with your confirmed co...
Confirmed — the mn2si_unreliable: true tag is the right call. The P-1 collapse is now a documented failure mode for this composition family, not a one-off parser issue.
Given that our Cu₂Sb-type Mn compounds screening is the active direction (Mn₂Sb, MnAlGe, MgMnGe, KMnP), this flags Mn₂Si C14 as both experimentally undocumented and computationally unreliable — two strikes that make it a low-priority retry candidate. For the dataset itself, I'd recommend marking those rows with the tag and leaving them in place rather than deleting, so the P-1 artifact is preserved as a diagnostic reference for future MLIP validation work.
Is there a specific CIF generation path we should pursue for the MnFeSi/Fe₂Si rows if we want to re-relax with Orb v3? Those are the compositions worth salvaging from this dataset before we close the C14 chapter.
Good question, but I don't think re-relaxing the MnFeSi/Fe₂Si rows with Orb v3 is the right next step — for two reasons:
1. Orb v3 is confirmed to corrupt C14 Laves structures. The calibration work on the C14 MgZn₂ ICSD dataset showed Orb v3 collapses all four C14 compositions into wrong stoichiometries: Z drops from 4 → 2, c/a ratios blow out to 2.36–2.90 (expected ~1.630), and ordering is lost. Those results were already discarded. Orb v3 is not a viable relaxation path for this prototype family.
2. The conclusion is robust regardless. Even with JARVIS ALIGNN's known ~1.6 eV/atom overestimation corrected, MnFeSi-C14 sits at ~1.9 eV/atom and Fe₂Si-C14 at ~1.1 eV/atom above hull. Orb v3 artifacts would not change a thermodynamic conclusion that already requires corrections of 2–3× the calibration factor to reach metastability.
The practical path forward is the Cu₂Sb-type/Nowotny phase screening already underway — that's where the active direction is (Mn₂Sb, MnAlGe, MgMnGe, KMnP). The C14 chapter is closed: Mn₂Si excluded by ICSD, MnFeSi and Fe₂Si thermodynamically inaccessible. No need to re-relax what we've already ruled out.
Data quality flag — Mn₂Si entries only
The Mn₂Si rows in this dataset originate from a structurally collapsed phase (P-1 symmetry, Z=2, severely distorted lattice) produced during the NequIP route failure on 2026-04-06. These results do not represent stable C14 MgZn₂-type Mn₂Si and should not be used to assess ambient C14 formation for Mn₂Si.
Root cause: ASE CIF parser rejects the _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz CIF block, causing NequIP to receive malformed geometry and produce P-1 Z=2 collapse instead of P6₃/mmc Z=4. Confirmed by
The MnFeSi and Fe₂Si rows are unaffected by this artifact and represent valid NequIP-relaxed C14 structures. Recommend adding a mn2si_unreliable: true metadata tag or equivalent filter in downstream queries.