The previous plan shipped 2 of 4 items: Zurek/Errea follow-ups were sent (already done in a prior tick), and cycle 23 paper selection completed with a strong pick (Ershadrad et al. on 2D ferromagnets, 6 FeXZ₂ compounds, corresponding author Biplab Sanyal at Uppsala). The cycle 23 analysis pipeline and email draft remain pending, blocked first by a 402 credits error and then by Resend MCP tool loading failures. The lesson is to keep scope tight: one cycle, fully scoped, with room for tool issues.
A single new outreach cycle (cycle 24) in #photovoltaics, the last untouched domain alongside #catalysis (which has a blocked prospect research item on quest 019f4ddc). The cycle follows the established compact pipeline: paper selection, CIF generation and route execution, analysis post publication, and email draft to the corresponding author.
#photovoltaics (team 019f4c4e-73f2-7dcb-a0a9-daf9840b712e) has had no outreach cycles yet. The domain is a natural fit for the Ouro MLIP pipeline: absorber materials (perovskites, kesterites, chalcogenides) often have well-published crystallographic data suitable for CIF generation, and stability under relaxation is an open question for layered and hybrid structures.
Cycle 23 analysis pipeline and email (items 3-4 on quest 019f53a3) stay there. The Okabe/Li follow-up wave (due July 12, tracked on quest 019f42b4 item 2) and Yuk/Lee follow-ups (due July 14, same item) stay there. The Robredo email approval (quest 019f42b4 item 4) stays there. The catalysis prospect research (quest 019f4ddc) stays there. None are copied forward.
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Cycle 24 Paper Selection: X₂TlAgCl₆ Double Perovskites Paper: "First-principles study of X₂TlAgCl₆ (X = K, Rb, Cs) double perovskites for high-performance optoelectronic and thermoelectric devices" Authors: Syed Hatim Shah, Muneerah Alomar, Maryam Al Huwayz, Wubshet Mekonnen Girma, Akif Safeen Corresponding authors: Shah ([email protected]) and Girma ([email protected]) Journal: Scientific Reports, Volume 16, Article 6324 (2026) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-36650-8 3 Selected Compounds | # | Compound | Space Group | Lattice a (Å) | Band Gap TB-mBJ (eV) | Band Gap HSE06 (eV) | |---|----------|-------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------| | 1 | K₂TlAgCl₆ | Fm-3m (225) | 10.42 | 0.91 | 0.27 | | 2 | Rb₂TlAgCl₆ | Fm-3m (225) | 10.45 | 0.89 | 0.23 | | 3 | Cs₂TlAgCl₆ | Fm-3m (225) | 10.51 | 0.86 | 0.21 | Atomic positions (all compounds): X at 8c (0.25, 0.25, 0.75), Tl at 4a (0,0,0), Ag at 4b (0.5,0,0), Cl at 24e (0.248,0,0) CRM Dedup All 5 authors checked against CRM dataset 019ee292 (matched on email then name): [email protected]: NOT FOUND ✓ [email protected]: NOT FOUND ✓ Syed Hatim Shah: NOT FOUND ✓ Wubshet Mekonnen Girma: NOT FOUND ✓ Muneerah Alomar: NOT FOUND ✓ Maryam Al Huwayz: NOT FOUND ✓ Akif Safeen: NOT FOUND ✓ All authors are new contacts. Primary email target: Syed Hatim Shah ([email protected], Yunnan University). Paper Selection Notes The primary candidate (A₂GaAgF₆ perovskites, Shimul et al.) was rejected because both corresponding authors (Shimul, Alemu) are already in CRM with status=sent (July 8). Paper 2 (X₂TlAgCl₆) was selected as the alternative. While the band gaps (0.21-0.91 eV) are narrower than ideal for single-junction photovoltaics, the paper discusses optoelectronic applications and the Fm-3m cubic structure provides an interesting comparison point for Orb v3 behavior across structural families. The narrow-gap Cl-based double perovskites also offer a test of whether ALIGNN hull energies behave differently for compounds with small band gaps. CIF Generation 3 CIFs generated locally at /workspace/cycle24cifs/ using pymatgen Structure.fromspacegroup with Fm-3m symmetry and explicit lattice constants. All verified as Fm-3m by SpacegroupAnalyzer. Upload to Ouro as file assets blocked by SDK Content-Type header bug — will be uploaded in next tick. Note: Paper 1 (A₂GaAgF₆) dedup The research subagent also found "First principles and machine learning investigation of structural stability and optoelectronic behavior in A₂GaAgF₆ (A = Na, K, Rb, Cs) double perovskite solar cells" (Shimul et al., Sci. Rep. 2026, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-49631-8). Both corresponding authors ([email protected], [email protected]) are already in CRM as sent (2026-07-08, batch scigen-kagome). This paper is the one we already contacted them about. Rejected for cycle 24.
Cycle 24 CIF generation and route execution — complete CIFs created (3 compounds) All A₂TlAgCl₆ vacancy-ordered double perovskite halides (Fm-3m, SG 225) for photovoltaic applications: K₂TlAgCl₆ CIF Rb₂TlAgCl₆ CIF Cs₂TlAgCl₆ CIF Orb v3 relaxation (3 executions, route d040d3b6) Model: orb-v3-conservative-inf-mpa, fmax=0.03 eV/Å, cell+ionic relaxation. | Compound | Input SG → Output SG | P1 Collapse? | Steps | ΔE (eV) | Final Energy (eV) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | K₂TlAgCl₆ | Fm-3m → Fm-3m | No | 10 | -0.376 | -119.942 | | Rb₂TlAgCl₆ | Fm-3m → Fm-3m | No | 9 | -0.433 | -120.272 | | Cs₂TlAgCl₆ | Fm-3m → Fm-3m | No | 9 | -0.529 | -120.986 | Action IDs: , , Relaxed CIFs: K₂TlAgCl₆ relaxed, Rb₂TlAgCl₆ relaxed, Cs₂TlAgCl₆ relaxed ALIGNN formation energy (3 executions, route de2d96c5, model mpeform_alignn) | Compound | Prediction (eV/atom) | Action ID | |---|---|---| | K₂TlAgCl₆ | -1.440 | 019f5829-8d58 | | Rb₂TlAgCl₆ | -1.456 | 019f5829-dbe5 | | Cs₂TlAgCl₆ | -1.493 | 019f5829-d8dd | MP convex hull (3 executions, route 75fe7f4b) | Compound | eabovehull (eV/atom) | Predicted Stable | MP Entry | Formation E (eV/atom) | |---|---|---|---|---| | K₂TlAgCl₆ | 0.017 | Yes | mp-1112081 | -1.158 | | Rb₂TlAgCl₆ | 0.010 | Yes | mp-1111629 | -1.190 | | Cs₂TlAgCl₆ | 0.012 | Yes | mp-1113442 | -1.227 | Phase diagrams: K₂TlAgCl₆, Rb₂TlAgCl₆, Cs₂TlAgCl₆ Key findings Zero P1 collapse — all three Fm-3m structures preserved symmetry through Orb v3 relaxation. Only 9-10 steps needed with small energy changes (0.38-0.53 eV). All predicted stable by MP convex hull (eabovehull < 0.02 eV/atom). K₂TlAgCl₆ has a decomposition pathway (KCl + AgCl + KTlCl₄), while Rb and Cs compounds are essentially on the hull. ALIGNN overestimates stability by ~0.27-0.30 eV/atom compared to MP ground truth, even with the MP-trained model. Cubic elpasolite halides are structurally robust under MLIP relaxation, contrasting sharply with dense intermetallics (C14 Laves, Cu₂Sb-type) and GPSK-generated structures that collapsed in prior cycles.
Analysis post published in #photovoltaics Post: A₂TlAgCl₆ double perovskite halides under Orb v3: symmetry preserved, stability confirmed Published in #photovoltaics team (019f4c4e-73f2-7dcb-a0a9-daf9840b712e). The post includes: Orb v3 relaxation results — all 3 Fm-3m compounds preserved symmetry (zero P1 collapse), with typed links to all 3 relaxed CIFs ALIGNN formation energy comparison showing ~0.27 eV/atom systematic overestimation vs MP ground truth, with route action embed MP convex hull results confirming all 3 compounds as stable (eabovehull < 0.02 eV/atom), with typed links to all 3 phase diagram HTML files Cross-cycle comparison — the survivor/casualty pattern across 15+ cycles, linking to cycle 18 (inverse Heuslers), cycle 11 (A₂GaAgF₆ fluoride perovskites), and the cross-domain ML failure audit Trend analysis — non-monotonic stability across the alkali metal series, matching the pattern from the prior A₂GaAgF₆ cycle Engagement: 1 view at time of completion (just published).
Email draft and CRM logging — complete Email draft posted for approval Comment on quest: 019f5833 Target: Wubshet Mekonnen Girma (Wollo University, Ethiopia, [email protected]) Paper: Shah et al., "First-principles study of X₂TlAgCl₆ (X = K, Rb, Cs) double perovskites for high-performance optoelectronic and thermoelectric devices," Sci Rep 16, 6324 (2026) The email references: The cycle 24 analysis post (A₂TlAgCl₆ double perovskite halides under Orb v3) Specific results: symmetry preservation (Fm-3m maintained), convex hull stability (all < 0.02 eV/atom), ALIGNN ~0.27 eV/atom offset Connects to #photovoltaics team and platform capabilities (ML screening pipeline) Dual optoelectronic + thermoelectric angle matching the paper's scope One clear next step: skim the analysis post, offer to run additional compositions CRM row created Dataset: Unified Outreach Tracker Row ID: b4e1038a-4ca1-448e-875b-fd7504e343cb name: Wubshet Mekonnen Girma type: researcher institution: Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia email: [email protected] focus: X₂TlAgCl₆ double perovskite DFT (WIEN2k), optoelectronic + thermoelectric, Sci Rep 2026 batch: pv-1 status: drafted next_action: Send email once @mmoderwell approves draft. Follow up ~7 days after send. Next step Awaiting @mmoderwell approval to send. Once approved, load Resend tool, send email, capture message ID, update CRM row to status=sent with follow-up reminder ~7 days out (July 19).
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Target: Wubshet Mekonnen Girma (Wollo University, Ethiopia) Email: [email protected] Paper: Shah et al., "First-principles study of X₂TlAgCl₆ (X = K, Rb, Cs) double perovskites for high-performance optoelectronic and thermoelectric devices," Sci Rep 16, 6324 (2026). DOI
Subject: Your X₂TlAgCl₆ perovskites under ML screening — stability confirmed
Dear Wubshet,
I came across your recent Scientific Reports paper on X₂TlAgCl₆ (X = K, Rb, Cs) double perovskites and wanted to share what happened when I ran your three compounds through our ML-based screening pipeline at Ouro.
The short version: your DFT predictions hold up. All three compounds preserved Fm-3m symmetry under ML interatomic potential relaxation with no structural collapse, matching your formation energy and phonon stability analysis. MP convex hull analysis places all three within 0.02 eV/atom of the thermodynamic hull, with Rb₂TlAgCl₆ closest at 0.010 eV/atom. The ALIGNN graph neural network predicts formation energies about 0.27 eV/atom more stable than MP ground truth, a systematic offset worth noting for future ML-assisted screening.
I published the full analysis here: https://ouro.foundation/posts/hermes/atlagcl-double-perovskite-halides-under-orb-v3-symmetry-preserved-stability-confirmed
What I find interesting about your work is the dual optoelectronic and thermoelectric angle. The bandgap trend (K 0.91 eV → Cs 0.86 eV) and the ZT reaching 0.73 at 800 K suggest there's room to explore related compositions, maybe substituting the B-site metals or switching halides. Ouro can screen dozens of such variations in minutes using ML potentials before you commit to full WIEN2k calculations, and there's a growing community working on perovskite photovoltaics and thermoelectric materials on the platform.
If that sounds useful, the easiest first step is to skim the analysis post and see if the ML results track with what you found. I'd be happy to run additional compositions from your group through the pipeline.
Best, Hermes
CRM row will be created with status drafted pending approval. Batch tag: pv-1.
Cycle 24 ran the A₂TlAgCl₆ (A = K, Rb, Cs) vacancy-ordered double perovskite halide series through the full Ouro ML screening pipeline, inspired by Shah et al. (Sci Rep 2026).
Paper: Shah et al., "First-principles study of X₂TlAgCl₆ (X = K, Rb, Cs) double perovskites for high-performance optoelectronic and thermoelectric devices," Scientific Reports 16, 6324 (2026).
Key findings:
Zero P1 collapse across all three Fm-3m compounds under Orb v3 relaxation — high-symmetry cubic elpasolite halides are structurally robust under MLIP, adding to the survivor pattern (alongside inverse Heuslers F-43m and TMD 1T-phase P-3m1 from prior cycles)
All three predicted stable by MP convex hull (e_above_hull < 0.02 eV/atom), confirming the paper's DFT stability analysis
ALIGNN MP-trained model overestimates stability by ~0.27 eV/atom — smaller than the JARVIS model's known ~1.6 eV/atom bias, but still systematic
Non-monotonic stability across the alkali series (Rb closest to hull, not Cs), matching the pattern from cycle 11's A₂GaAgF₆ fluoride perovskites
Artifacts produced:
3 input CIFs + 3 relaxed CIFs + 3 phase diagram HTMLs = 9 file assets
9 route executions (3 Orb v3 relaxation + 3 ALIGNN + 3 MP convex hull)
Email draft for Wubshet Mekonnen Girma (Wollo University) — awaiting
CRM row created (b4e1038a, status=drafted, batch=pv-1)
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