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Sodium-ion batteries need high-capacity anodes with fast ion transport, but hard carbon suffers from structural disorder and slow diffusion. This computational study uses the SpookyNet machine-learning force field with DFT to characterize aminobenzene-functionalized Janus graphene at room temperature. The work identifies a three-stage sodium storage mechanism and predicts a high capacity of ~400 mAh g$^{-1}$ with diffusion coefficients two to three orders of magnitude above hard carbon.
Sodium-ion batteries require anodes that combine high capacity, low operating voltage, fast Na-ion transport, and mechanical stability, which conventional anodes struggle to deliver. Here, we use the SpookyNet machine-learning force field (MLFF) together with all-electron density-functional theory calculations to characterize Na storage in aminobenzene-functionalized Janus graphene (Na$_x$AB) at room-temperature. Simulations across state of charge reveal a three-stage storage mechanism-site-specific adsorption at aminobenzene groups and Na$_n$@AB$_m$ structure formation, followed by interlayer gallery filling-contrasting the multi-stage pore-, graphite-interlayer-, and defect-controlled behavior in hard carbon. This leads to an OCV profile with an extended low-voltage plateau of 0.15 V vs. Na/Na$^{+}$, an estimated gravimetric capacity of $\sim$400 mAh g$^{-1}$, negligible volume change, and Na diffusivities of $\sim10^{-6}$ cm$^{2}$ s$^{-1}$, two to three orders of magnitude higher than in hard carbon. Our results establish Janus aminobenzene-graphene as a promising, structurally defined high-capacity Na-ion anode and illustrate the power of MLFF-based simulations for characterizing electrode materials.
cs.AIcond-mat.mes-hallSukriti Manna, Henry Chan, Subramanian K.R.S. Sankaranarayanan
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Mar 22, 2026
AutoMOOSE introduces a multi-agent AI framework to automate the full lifecycle of phase-field simulations in MOOSE, from natural-language prompts to quantitative kinetics analysis. The system orchestrates five specialized agents that generate syntactically valid input files, execute parallel parameter sweeps, autonomously recover from convergence failures, and verify physical consistency through Arrhenius analysis. Validated on copper grain growth, it demonstrates that LLM-driven orchestration can bridge the gap between scientific intent and executable multiphysics simulations, yielding results statistically comparable to expert-authored workflows.
Multiphysics simulation frameworks such as MOOSE provide rigorous engines for phase-field materials modeling, yet adoption is constrained by the expertise required to construct valid input files, coordinate parameter sweeps, diagnose failures, and extract quantitative results. We introduce AutoMOOSE, an open-source agentic framework that orchestrates the full simulation lifecycle from a single natural-language prompt. AutoMOOSE deploys a five-agent pipeline in which the Input Writer coordinates six sub-agents and the Reviewer autonomously corrects runtime failures without user intervention. A modular plugin architecture enables new phase-field formulations without modifying the core framework, and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposes the workflow as ten structured tools for interoperability with any MCP-compatible client. Validated on a four-temperature copper grain growth benchmark, AutoMOOSE generates MOOSE input files with 6 of 12 structural blocks matching a human expert reference exactly and 4 functionally equivalent, executes all runs in parallel with a 1.8x speedup, and performs an end-to-end physical consistency check spanning intent, finite-element execution, and Arrhenius kinetics with no human verification. Grain coarsening kinetics are recovered with R^2 = 0.90-0.95 at T >= 600 K; the recovered activation energy Q_fit = 0.296 eV is consistent with a human-written reference (Q_fit = 0.267 eV) under identical parameters. Three runtime failure classes were diagnosed and resolved autonomously within a single correction cycle, and every run produces a provenance record satisfying FAIR data principles. These results show that the gap between knowing the physics and executing a validated simulation campaign can be bridged by a lightweight multi-agent orchestration layer, providing a pathway toward AI-driven materials discovery and self-driving laboratories.