arXiv:2604.13354cond-mat.mtrl-scics.AI2026-04

无需微调,用自适应约束生成符合化学要求的晶体结构

Finetuning-Free Diffusion Model with Adaptive Constraint Guidance for Inorganic Crystal Structure Generation

论文配图:Finetuning-Free Diffusion Model with Adaptive Constraint Guidance for Inorganic Crystal Structure Generation
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  • 采样时嵌入可微分约束函数,引导生成目标结构
  • 生成结构在多阶段验证后仍保持能量与热力学稳定性
  • 适合材料科学家快速探索满足特定条件的晶体构型

生成式扩散模型已成为发现无机晶体结构的强大工具,但如何引导其采样过程以满足用户定义的物理化学目标仍具挑战。本文提出一种计算框架,将自适应约束引导整合至预训练晶体扩散模型中,可在不重新训练模型的情况下生成满足特定结构与化学要求的候选结构。该方法在采样过程中直接引入可微分约束函数,提供可解释的机制,支持专家驱动的晶体结构空间探索。为评估生成候选结构的可靠性,我们设计了多阶段验证流程:包括描述符分析、重复项剔除、与参考晶体数据库对比、图神经网络能量预测,以及通过凸包分析进行热力学稳定性评估。该框架应用于多种无机化合物类别,针对原子体积、局部配位环境及近邻结构基元等约束条件。结果表明,自适应引导能有效调整采样分布,生成具有目标特性的结构,同时保持化学合理性;后续验证显示,部分生成结构在能量与热力学筛选后仍具备可行性。本方法为将专家知识融入晶体生成模型提供了实用且透明的策略,并建立了一种通用的约束材料发现计算框架。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Generative diffusion models have emerged as powerful tools for the discovery of inorganic crystal structures, yet steering their sampling process toward user-defined physical and chemical objectives remains challenging. We present a computational framework that integrates adaptive constraint guidance into a pre-trained crystal diffusion model, enabling the generation of candidate structures that satisfy targeted structural and chemical requirements without model retraining. The approach incorporates differentiable constraint functions directly during sampling, providing an interpretable mechanism for expert-driven exploration of the crystal structure space. To assess the reliability of generated candidates, we introduce a multi-stage validation workflow combining descriptor-based analysis, duplicate removal, comparison with reference crystal databases, graph neural network energy prediction, and thermodynamic stability evaluation through convex-hull analysis. The framework is applied to several classes of inorganic compounds and to constraints involving atomic volume, local coordination environments, and near-neighbor structural motifs. Results demonstrate that adaptive guidance effectively redirects the sampling distribution toward structures exhibiting the desired characteristics while preserving chemical plausibility. Subsequent validation reveals which generated candidates remain viable after energetic and thermodynamic screening. The proposed methodology provides a practical and transparent strategy for incorporating expert knowledge into crystal generative models and establishes a general computational framework for constrained materials discovery.

晶体生成扩散模型材料发现约束引导

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