A Universal Deep Learning Force Field for Molecular Dynamic Simulation and Vibrational Spectra Prediction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04227v1
• Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:36:33 GMT
• Title: A Universal Deep Learning Force Field for Molecular Dynamic Simulation and Vibrational Spectra Prediction
• Authors: Shengjiao Ji, Yujin Zhang, Zihan Zou, Bin Jiang, Jun Jiang, Yi Luo, Wei Hu,
• Abstract summary: We integrate our deep equivariant tensor attention network (DetaNet) with a velocity-Verlet integrator to enable machine learning molecular dynamics (MLMD) simulations for spectral prediction.<n>We show that the DetaNet-based MD approach achieves near-experimental spectral accuracy with speedups up to three orders of magnitude over AIMD.<n>Overall, this work establishes a universal machine learning force field and framework that enable fast, accurate, and broadly applicable dynamic simulations and IR/Raman spectral predictions.
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• Abstract: Accurate and efficient simulation of infrared (IR) and Raman spectra is essential for molecular identification and structural analysis. Traditional quantum chemistry methods based on the harmonic approximation neglect anharmonicity and nuclear quantum effects, while ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) remains computationally expensive. Here, we integrate our deep equivariant tensor attention network (DetaNet) with a velocity-Verlet integrator to enable fast and accurate machine learning molecular dynamics (MLMD) simulations for spectral prediction. Trained on the QMe14S dataset containing energies, forces, dipole moments, and polarizabilities for 186,102 small organic molecules, DetaNet yields a universal and transferable force field with high-order tensor prediction capability. Using time-correlation functions derived from MLMD and ring-polymer molecular dynamics (RPMD) trajectories, we computed IR and Raman spectra that accurately reproduce anharmonic and nuclear quantum effects. Benchmark tests on isolated molecules, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, demonstrate that the DetaNet-based MD approach achieves near-experimental spectral accuracy with speedups up to three orders of magnitude over AIMD. Furthermore, the framework extends seamlessly to molecular and inorganic crystals, molecular aggregates, and biological macromolecules such as polypeptides with minimal fine-tuning. In all systems, DetaNet maintains high accuracy while significantly reducing computational cost. Overall, this work establishes a universal machine learning force field and tensor-aware MLMD framework that enable fast, accurate, and broadly applicable dynamic simulations and IR/Raman spectral predictions across diverse molecular and material systems.

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