Machine learning interatomic potential for modeling uranium mononitride

Uranium mononitride (UN) is a promising accident tolerant fuel due to its high fissile density and high thermal conductivity. In this study, we developed the first machine learning interatomic potentials for reliable atomic-scale modeling of UN at finite temperatures. We constructed a training set u...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-11
Main Authors: Alzate-Vargas, Lorena, Subedi, Kashi N, Lubbers, Nicholas, Cooper, Michael W D, Tutchton, Roxanne M, Gibson, Tammie, Messerly, Richard A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Defects
Density functional theory
Machine learning
Modelling
Neural networks
Temperature dependence
Thermal conductivity
Thermophysical properties
Uranium
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Summary:Uranium mononitride (UN) is a promising accident tolerant fuel due to its high fissile density and high thermal conductivity. In this study, we developed the first machine learning interatomic potentials for reliable atomic-scale modeling of UN at finite temperatures. We constructed a training set using density functional theory (DFT) calculations that was enriched through an active learning procedure and two neural network potentials were generated. We found that both potentials can reproduce some thermophysical properties of interest such as temperature dependent heat capacity. We also evaluated the energy of stoichiometric defect reactions and defect migration barriers and found close agreement with DFT values demonstrating that our potentials can be used for a description of defects in UN.
ISSN:2331-8422