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Jonas A. Oldenstaedt

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Hamiltonian learning reveals optoelectronic mechanisms across thermodynamic state space in soft semiconductors

Predicting optoelectronic response across thermodynamic state space requires coupling finite-temperature nuclear dynamics to electronic structure at scales where direct first-principles calculations are impractical. Machine-learning force fields and Hamiltonian-learning models provide scalable predictions, but integrating them into reliable and interpretable workflows remains challenging. Here, we introduce FLOW-OTTER, a modular, model-agnostic framework that automates molecular dynamics, Hamiltonian prediction, observable extraction, reliability assessment, and Hamiltonian-level interpretation. We demonstrate FLOW-OTTER in halide perovskites, soft semiconductors whose anharmonic fluctuations strongly modulate electronic response. Using FLOW-OTTER, we show that independently learned nuclear and electronic models remain predictive when composed end-to-end, reproducing experimental temperature- and pressure-dependent band-gap trends using models trained only on first-principles targets at zero pressure. By resolving the nonlinear evolution of Pb-$s$/Br-$p$ antibonding at the valence-band maximum, it identifies the microscopic origin of the asymmetric pressure response. FLOW-OTTER thus establishes Hamiltonian learning as a general route from thermodynamic trajectories to experimentally grounded optoelectronic mechanisms.

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Analytic elastic constants in molecular calculations: Finite strain, non-affine displacements, and many-body interatomic potentials

Elastic constants are among the most fundamental and important properties of solid materials, which is why they are routinely characterized in both experiments and simulations. While conceptually simple, the treatment of elastic constants is complicated by two factors not yet having been concurrently discussed: finite-strain and non-affine, internal displacements. Here, we revisit the theory behind zero-temperature, finite-strain elastic constants and extend it to explicitly consider non-affine displacements. We further present analytical expressions for second-order derivatives of the potential energy for two-body and generic many-body interatomic potentials, such as cluster and empirical bond-order potentials. Specifically, we revisit the elastic constants of silicon, silicon carbide and silicon dioxide under hydrostatic compression and dilatation. Based on existing and new results, we outline the effect of multiaxial stress states as opposed to volumetric deformation on the limits of stability of their crystalline lattices.

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