How to Cite MedeA
We recommend citing the original references describing the theoretical methods used when reporting results obtained from one of the Engines or any other module in MedeA, as well as giving the citation for the program itself.
Below, you can find how to cite MedeA and included modules appropriately. If you have any questions, please forward these to support@materialsdesign.com.
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1 MedeA Environment
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MedeA version 3.10; MedeA is a registered trademark of Materials Design, Inc., San Diego, USA.
2 Engines
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2.1 VASP
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA VASP using the ab-initio total-energy and molecular dynamics
package VASP (Vienna ab-initio simulation package) developed at the Institut für Materialphysik of
the Universität Wien [1,2].​
[1] G. Kresse and J. Furthmüller, Phys. Rev. B 54, 11169 (1996).
[2] G. Kresse and J. Furthmüller, Comput. Mat. Sci. 6, 15 (1996).
If the PAW potentials are used, in addition reference need to be to:
[3] G. Kresse and D. Joubert, Phys. Rev. 59, 1758 (1999).
If special features implemented in VASP have been used, reference should be made to the relevant publications
as listed on the VASP website.
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2.2 PhaseField
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA PhaseField which uses the MFEM discretization library.
[1] Anderson, R. et al. MFEM: A modular finite element methods library. Computers & Mathematics with Applications 81, 42–74 (2021).
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2.3 GIBBS
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA GIBBS, using: Gibbs 9.7, IFP Energies Nouvelles,
Rueil-Malmaison & Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique, Université Paris Sud, CNRS, France.
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2.4 LAMMPS
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA LAMMPS , using: LAMMPS 17-Apr-2024. LAMMPS
stands for Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator.
Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation. Under the terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation,
the U.S. Government retains certain rights in this software. This software is distributed under the
GNU General Public License.
The following CPC paper [1] is the canonical reference to use for citing LAMMPS. It gives an overview of
the code including its parallel algorithms, design features, performance, and brief highlights of many of its
materials modeling capabilities. If you wish, you can also mention the URL of the LAMMPS website in your
paper, namely https://www.lammps.org.
[1] A. P. Thompson, H. M. Aktulga, R. Berger, D. S. Bolintineanu, W. M. Brown, P. S. Crozier, P. J. in ‘t Veld,
A. Kohlmeyer, S. G. Moore, T. D. Nguyen, R. Shan, M. J. Stevens, J. Tranchida, C. Trott, and S. J. Plimpton,
Comp. Phys. Comm. 271, 10817 (2022).
This earlier JCP paper [2] was the original citation for LAMMPS. You can cite it if you want to refer to the
parallel spatial-decomposition strategy LAMMPS still uses:
[2] S. Plimpton, J. Comp. Phys. 117, 1-19 (1995).
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If special features implemented in LAMMPS have been used, reference should be made to the relevant
publications as listed on the LAMMPS website.
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2.5 Gaussian
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA Gaussian, using: Gaussian 16
For proper citation of Gaussian 16, see https://gaussian.com/citation/
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2.6 MOPAC
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA MOPAC , using: MOPAC2016 17.048 [1]
[1] James J. P. Stewart, Stewart Computational Chemistry, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, HTTP://
OpenMOPAC.net (2016).
3 InfoMaticA & Databases
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MedeA InfoMaticA version 3.1
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3.1 ICSD
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ICSD Copyright © FIZ Karlsruhe and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (2019)
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3.2 Pearson
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Pearson’s Data File Copyright © Material Phases Data Systems (MPDS) (2017)
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3.3 NIST
NCD Copyright © National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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4 Property Modules
4.1 MT
The calculations have been performed with MedeA MT. The symmetry-general methodology employed by
MedeA MT is described in:
[1] Y. Le Page and P.W. Saxe, Phys. Rev. B 63, 174103 (2001).
[2] Y. Le Page and P.W. Saxe, Phys. Rev. B 65, 104104 (2002).
When sampling sets of structures, MedeA MT employs the Hill-Walpole method, as described in:
[3] U.W. Suter and B.E. Eichinger, Polymer 43, 575 (2002).
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4.2 Phonon
The calculations have been performed with MedeA Phonon using: PHONON Software 6.14, Copyright ©
Prof. Krzysztof PARLINSKI [1].
[1] K. Parlinski, Z.Q. Li and Y. Kawazoe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 4063 (1997).
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4.3 Transition State Search
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA Transition State Search.
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4.4 Electronics
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA Electronics.
If transport functions are calculated, reference should be made to the Boltzmann Transport Properties (Boltz-
TraP) code version 1.2.2 [1].
[1] G.K.H. Madsen, D.J. Singh, Comput. Phys. Commun. 175, 67 (2006)
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4.5 MLPG
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If a Neural Network Potential has been generated please cite as follows:
The calculations have been performed with MedeA MLPG, using a Neural Network Potential (NNP) as generated by the n2p2 code [1], [2] with symmetry functions defined in [3], [4], and [5].​
[1] A. Singraber, J. Behler, and C. Dellago,
Library-Based LAMMPS Implementation of High-Dimensional Neural Network Potentials. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 15, 1827-1840 (2019) (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00770)
[2] A. Singraber, T. Morawietz, J. Behler, and C. Dellago,
Parallel Multistream Training of High-Dimensional Neural Network Potentials. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 15, 3075-3092 (2019) (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.8b01092)
[3] J. Behler and M. Parrinello, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 146401 (2007)
[4] G. Imbalzano et al., J. Chem. Phys. 148, 241730 (2018)
[5] M. Gastegger et al., J. Chem. Phys. 148, 241709 (2018)
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In contrast, if a Spectral Neighbor Analysis Potential has been generated please cite as follows:
The calculations have been performed with MedeA MLPG, using a Spectral Neighbor Analysis Potential (SNAP) as generated by the FitSNAP code [1], [2], and [3].
[1] A. P. Thompson, L. P. Swiler, C. R. Trott, S. M. Foiles, and G. J. Tucker,
Spectral neighbor analysis method for automated generation of quantum-accurate interatomic potentials, J. Comp. Phys. 285, 316-330 (2015) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2014.12.018)
[2] M. A. Wood and A. P. Thompson,
Extending the accuracy of the SNAP interatomic potential form, J. Chem. Phys. 148, 241721 (2018) (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5017641)
[3] M. A. Cusentino, M. A. Wood, and A. P. Thompson,
Explicit Multielement Extension of the Spectral Neighbor Analysis Potential for Chemically Complex Systems, J. Phys. Chem. A 124, 5456-5464 (2020) (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02450)
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4.6 UNCLE
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA UNCLE, using the UNiversal CLuster Expansion (UNCLE)
code [1].
[1] D. Lerch, O. Wieckhorst, G.L.W. Hart, R.W. Forcade and S. Müller, “UNCLE: a code for constructing
cluster expansions for arbitrary lattices with minimal user-input”, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 17,
055003 (2009).
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4.7 P3C
The calculations have been performed with MedeA P3C, using Correlations as those developed by J. Bicerano
[1].
[1] Prediction of Polymer Properties (Third Edition), Jozef Bicerano, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2002
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4.8 QSPR
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The calculations have been performed with MedeA QSPR, using the Group Contribution method of Joback
[1].
[1] Joback K.G., Reid R.C., Estimation of Pure-Component Properties from Group-Contributions, Chem. Eng.
Commun. 57, p. 233-243 (1987).
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