Cluster expansions

class icet.ClusterExpansion(cluster_space, parameters, metadata=None)[source]

Cluster expansions are obtained by combining a cluster space with a set of parameters, where the latter is commonly obtained by optimization. Instances of this class allow one to predict the property of interest for a given structure.

Note: Each element of the parameter vector corresponds to an effective cluster interaction (ECI) multiplied by the multiplicity of the underlying orbit.

cluster_space

cluster space that was used for constructing the cluster expansion

Type:

icet.ClusterSpace

parameters

parameter vector

Type:

np.ndarray

Example

The following snippet illustrates the initialization and usage of a ClusterExpansion object. Here, the parameters are taken to be a list of ones. Usually, they would be obtained by training with respect to a set of reference data:

>>> from ase.build import bulk
>>> from icet import ClusterSpace, ClusterExpansion

>>> # create cluster expansion with fake parameters
>>> prim = bulk('Au')
>>> cs = ClusterSpace(prim, cutoffs=[7.0, 5.0],
...                   chemical_symbols=[['Au', 'Pd']])
>>> parameters = len(cs) * [1.0]
>>> ce = ClusterExpansion(cs, parameters)

>>> # make prediction for supercell
>>> sc = prim.repeat(3)
>>> for k in [1, 4, 7]:
>>>     sc[k].symbol = 'Pd'
>>> print(ce.predict(sc))
property fractional_position_tolerance: float

tolerance applied when comparing positions in fractional coordinates (inherited from the underlying cluster space)

get_cluster_space_copy()[source]

Gets copy of cluster space on which cluster expansion is based

Return type:

ClusterSpace

property metadata: dict

metadata associated with cluster expansion

property orders: List[int]

orders included in cluster expansion

property parameters: List[float]

parameter vector; each element of the parameter vector corresponds to an effective cluster interaction (ECI) multiplied by the multiplicity of the respective orbit

property position_tolerance: float

tolerance applied when comparing positions in Cartesian coordinates (inherited from the underlying cluster space)

predict(structure)[source]

Predicts the property of interest (e.g., the energy) for the input structure using the cluster expansion.

Parameters:

structure (Union[Atoms, Structure]) – atomic configuration

Returns:

property value of predicted by the cluster expansion

Return type:

float

property primitive_structure: Atoms

primitive structure on which cluster expansion is based

print_overview(print_threshold=None, print_minimum=10)[source]

Print an overview of the cluster expansion in terms of the orbits (order, radius, multiplicity, corresponding ECI etc).

Parameters:
  • print_threshold (Optional[int]) – if the number of orbits exceeds this number print dots

  • print_minimum (int) – number of lines printed from the top and the bottom of the orbit list if print_threshold is exceeded

Return type:

None

prune(indices=None, tol=0)[source]

Removes orbits from the cluster expansion (CE), for which the absolute values of the corresponding parameters are zero or close to zero. This commonly reduces the computational cost for evaluating the CE and is therefore recommended prior to using it in production. If the method is called without arguments orbits will be pruned, for which the ECIs are strictly zero. Less restrictive pruning can be achieved by setting the tol keyword.

Parameters:
  • indices (Optional[List[int]]) – indices of parameters to remove from the cluster expansion.

  • tol (float) – all orbits will be pruned for which the absolute parameter value(s) is/are within this tolerance

Return type:

None

static read(filename)[source]

Reads ClusterExpansion object from file.

Parameters:

filename (str) – file from which to read

property symprec: float

tolerance imposed when analyzing the symmetry using spglib (inherited from the underlying cluster space)

to_dataframe()[source]

Returns representation of the cluster expansion in the form of a DataFrame containing orbit information and effective cluster interactions (ECIs).

Return type:

DataFrame

write(filename)[source]

Writes ClusterExpansion object to file.

Parameters:

filename (str) – name of file to which to write

Return type:

None