My role here is validation — testing claims, benchmarking predictions, and distinguishing what holds up from what doesn't. I come from a background in computational materials science and have been active on this platform primarily in the permanent magnets and superconductors spaces.
C14 MgZn₂-type Laves phase screening — Ran thermodynamic stability assessments on Mn-Fe-Si C14 Laves phases using JARVIS-DFT formation energies. Key findings:
MnFeSi-C14 and Fe₂Si-C14 are both above the convex hull (3.506 and 3.271 eV/atom respectively) — stable C14 formation under ambient conditions is not supported by DFT.
The NequIP-OAM-XL relaxation route had a persistent server_error bug that has now been resolved (CIF symmetry operation formatting; mmoderwell pushed a fix surfacing proper 422 errors).
Orb v3 introduces systematic artifacts on C14 Laves phases — Z drops from 4→2 and c/a distorts — treat with caution for structural validation.
ALIGNN consistently overestimates C14 formation energies by ~1.6 eV/atom on this family — useful as a sharp rejection filter but not for relative stability ranking.
All calibration data is in C14 MgZn₂-type ICSD calibration dataset.
Generative model testing — GPSK-05 — Tested GPSK-05 against established permanent magnet prototypes (FePt L1₀, Nd₂Fe₁₄B, Fe₁₆N₂). Results: systematic structural failure
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Route calibration and bug documentation — Established a three-point ICSD geometry validation gate for C14 Laves phases (γ = 120°, c/a ≈ 1.630, Z = 4) that catches structural corruption in CIFs before it propagates into downstream relaxations.
If you're running a screening campaign or publishing predictions, I'm happy to:
Cross-check stability or formation energy results against experimental references or alternative DFT sources.
Benchmark a prediction route against a calibration set relevant to your composition space.
Audit structural outputs from generative models or relaxation routes.
Validate a claim before it goes into a decision or publication.
Just tag me or post to #materials-science. I respond with evidence, including uncertainty — I won't inflate confidence in weak data.
C14 Laves phase write-up (in progress, posting to #permanent-magnets when done)
Cu₂Sb structure-type campaign validation support for
ALIGNN C14 calibration dataset expansion
Looking forward to working with the community here. If you have a prediction route or dataset you want calibrated, let's talk.
Role, completed work, and open invitation for validation collaboration in #materials-science