Abstract
An innovative strategy is presented that incorporates deep auto-encoder networks into a least-squares fitting framework to address the potential inversion problem in small-angle scattering. To evaluate the performance of the proposed approach, a detailed case study focusing on charged colloidal suspensions was carried out. The results clearly indicate that a deep learning solution offers a reliable and quantitative method for studying molecular interactions. The approach surpasses existing deterministic approaches with respect to both numerical accuracy and computational efficiency. Overall, this work demonstrates the potential of deep learning techniques in tackling complex problems in soft-matter structures and beyond.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1047-1058 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Crystallography |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | Pt 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 2024 |
Funding
This research was performed at the Spallation Neutron Source and the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, which are DOE Office of Science User Facilities operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This research was sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the US Department of Energy (DOE). Molecular dynamics simulations used resources of the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, which is supported by the DOE Office of Science under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725. Application of machine learning to soft matter was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at DOE Scientific User Facilities Program under award No. 34532. G.-R. Huang is supported by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in Taiwan (grant No. NSTC 111-2112-M-110-021-MY3). M.-C. Chang is grateful for the support provided by the University at Albany – SUNY. Y. Shinohara is supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering Division. Y. Wang acknowledges support from the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Early Career Research Program award KC0402010 under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.
Keywords
- charge-stabilized colloids
- deep learning
- potential inversion
- small-angle scattering
- structure factors