WyckoffDiff -- A Generative Diffusion Model for Crystal Symmetry

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06485v2
• Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:08:47 GMT
• Title: WyckoffDiff -- A Generative Diffusion Model for Crystal Symmetry
• Authors: Filip Ekström Kelvinius, Oskar B. Andersson, Abhijith S. Parackal, Dong Qian, Rickard Armiento, Fredrik Lindsten,
• Abstract summary: We propose a generative model, Wyckoff Diffusion, which generates symmetry-based descriptions of crystals.<n>This is enabled by considering a crystal structure representation that encodes all symmetry.<n>In addition to respecting symmetry by construction, the discrete nature of our model enables fast generation.
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• Abstract: Crystalline materials often exhibit a high level of symmetry. However, most generative models do not account for symmetry, but rather model each atom without any constraints on its position or element. We propose a generative model, Wyckoff Diffusion (WyckoffDiff), which generates symmetry-based descriptions of crystals. This is enabled by considering a crystal structure representation that encodes all symmetry, and we design a novel neural network architecture which enables using this representation inside a discrete generative model framework. In addition to respecting symmetry by construction, the discrete nature of our model enables fast generation. We additionally present a new metric, Fr\'echet Wrenformer Distance, which captures the symmetry aspects of the materials generated, and we benchmark WyckoffDiff against recently proposed generative models for crystal generation. Code is available online at https://github.com/httk/wyckoffdiff

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