allomorph 0.2.0

Toolkit for generating monometallic to trimetallic nanoparticle structural datasets for machine learning.

AlloMorph

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Description

AlloMorph is a Python toolkit for generating initial structural models of monometallic, bimetallic, and trimetallic nanoparticles. It is designed to create large-scale datasets for atomistic simulations and machine learning applications.

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Installation

This package uses uv for dependency management and packaging. For detailed information on external tool requirements (LAMMPS, NCPac, etc.), see DEPENDENCIES.md.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jonathan-ting/allomorph.git
cd allomorph

# Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
uv venv
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

Alternatively, you can install directly with pip:

pip install allomorph

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Usage

The core allomorph command provides a streamlined interface for structure generation:

# Generate a full suite of nanoparticles (MNP, BNP, TNP)
allomorph init-struct --stage all

# Generate only monometallic nanoparticles
allomorph init-struct --stage mnp

# Generate bimetallic nanoparticles with visual check (ASE GUI)
allomorph init-struct --stage bnp --vis

Check out the basic demonstration notebook for further explanations and demonstrations!

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Features

Core Package Structure

• allomorph.init_struct — Generation logic for monometallic, bimetallic, and trimetallic structures.
• allomorph.constants — Physical constants, element properties, and global configuration.

Project Extras & Research Tools

While the core allomorph package focuses on structure generation, this repository includes additional tools and legacy resources used in the original research pipeline:

1. Research Extras (extras/)

These are standalone Python modules for managing the full simulation lifecycle:

• extras/eam/ — Creation of EAM alloy potential files.
• extras/md_sim/ — Management of LAMMPS simulations and HPC job submission.
• extras/feat_ext_eng/ — Integration with NCPac for structural feature extraction.

2. Physical Resources

• InitStruct: LAMMPS and Bash scripts for alternative structure generation workflows.
• EAM: Reference databases and tools for interatomic potentials.
• MDsim: LAMMPS templates and scripts for simulation orchestration.
• FeatExtEng: Source code and configuration for NCPac.

Degrees of Freedom

AlloMorph supports a wide range of configurable parameters:

• Elemental composition: Supports 1–3 arbitrary metallic elements (e.g., Au, Pt, Pd, Cu, Ni, Ag).
• Size: Configurable diameter range (default: 10–30 Å).
• Shape: CU (Cube), TH (Tetrahedron), RD (Rhombic Dodecahedron), OT (Octahedron), TO (Truncated Octahedron), CO (Cuboctahedron), DH (Decahedron), IC (Icosahedron), SP (Sphere).
• Ratio: Arbitrary stoichiometric ratios (e.g., 20:40:40).
• Atomic ordering:
  • BNP: L10 (Ordered), RAL (Random), RCS (Random Core-Shell).
  • TNP: L10R, CS, CL10S, CRALS, RRAL, CSRAL, CSL10, CRSR, LL10.

Future Enhancements

• Support >3 metals: Extend logic to quadrimetallic and beyond.
• Non-FCC lattice support: Support for BCC, HCP, and other lattices.
• Modern Formats: Support for HDF5 and ASE trajectory outputs.

Documentation

Detailed documentations are hosted by Read the Docs.

Contributing

Sphractal appreciates your enthusiasm and welcomes your expertise!

Please check out the contributing guidelines and code of conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.

License

The project is distributed under an MIT License.