About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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AI/ML/Data Informatics for Materials Discovery: Bridging Experiment, Theory, and Modeling
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Presentation Title |
Machine learning-driven exploration of temperature and pressure dependent phase transitions in ferroelectric Hafnium dioxide |
Author(s) |
Yasantha Migara Hetti Kankanamalage, Yufeng Xi, Shuai Zhang, Sobhit Singh, Niaz Abdolrahim |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yasantha Migara Hetti Kankanamalage |
Abstract Scope |
We developed a machine learning-based interatomic potential (MLIP) for Hafnium dioxide (HfO2), trained on density functional theory (DFT) datasets and validated through benchmarks including lattice parameters, equations of state, and elastic constants. Molecular dynamics simulations using the validated MLIP explored the stability and behavior of the ferroelectric Pca21 phase at elevated temperatures and varying pressure conditions. To correctly classify newly formed phases during the temperature ramping simulations, additional machine learning models analyzing local symmetry, radial distribution functions, and simulated X-ray diffraction patterns were implemented. Our results highlight distinct energy pathways dependent on pressure conditions: under an isobaric ensemble with purely deviatoric stress, the ferroelectric Pca21 phase transitions preferentially to the tetragonal P42/nmc phase, whereas under a constant-stress ensemble with zero stress conditions, the Pbcn phase becomes energetically favorable. These findings enhance our understanding of pressure-dependent phase stabilization mechanisms in the ferroelectric phase of HfO2, crucial for electronics and memory applications. |
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Keywords |
Machine Learning, Modeling and Simulation, Computational Materials Science & Engineering |