Published January 20, 2026 | Version v1
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OCV intercalation workflow implemented across DFT and workflow engines

  • 1. Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Department for Energy Conversion and Storage, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
  • 2. Theory and Simulation of Materials (THEOS) and National Centre for Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials (MARVEL), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 3. Dassault Systèmes Germany GmbH, Am Kabellager 11-13, D-51063 Cologne, Germany
  • 4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Nanotechnology, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
  • 5. Department of Sustainable Energy Technology, SINTEF Industry, 7491 Trondheim, Norwa
  • 6. Dassault Systèmes UK Limited, 22 Science Park, Cambridge CB4 0FJ, United Kingdom
  • 7. ROR icon École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • 8. heory and Simulation of Materials (THEOS) and National Centre for Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials (MARVEL), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 9. PSI Center for Scientific Computing, Theory and Data, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

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Description

Dataset: Interoperable DFT OCV Workflows (Final Alignment)

We present a dataset enabling cross‑engine alignment and reproducibility of open‑circuit voltage (OCV) calculations for battery cathode materials within standardized density functional theory (DFT) workflows. The dataset implements a common, JSON‑based input/output schema and a semantic JSON‑LD description to express the workflow’s scientific intent, inputs, methods, and outputs in a code‑agnostic manner, supporting FAIR reuse. Using shared OPTIMADE‑style input structures, we execute an identical OCV protocol across multiple workflow managers and DFT engines (VASP via PerQueue and SimStack, GPAW, Quantum ESPRESSO, and CASTEP). Engine‑specific archives provide standardized output JSON files for cross‑comparison, and, where available, native files to enable full reproduction.

We focus on five representative cathode chemistries (Li2Mn3NiO8, LiCoO2, LiTiS2, LiFePO4, and MgMo3S4), chosen to probe diverse structural and electronic regimes. The dataset documents strong cross‑engine agreement for average OCVs derived from pristine charged/discharged cells, and highlights where alignment is challenging, notably for vacancy‑containing supercells at low/high states of charge due to sensitivity to smearing, symmetry breaking, and optimization procedures. By releasing harmonized inputs, standardized outputs, and semantic metadata, this work provides a practical resource for benchmarking interoperable DFT workflows, facilitates transparent comparison across codes, and supports reproducible studies and future extensions (e.g., spin polarization and Hubbard corrections) in high‑throughput materials discovery.

 

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References

Preprint
S. K. Steensen and T. S. Thakur and M. Dillenz and J. M. Carlsson and C. R. C. Rego and E. Flores and H. Hajiyani and F. Hanke and J. M. G. Lastra and W. Wenzel and N. Marzari and T. Vegge and G. Pizzi and I. E. Castelli, arXiv 2511.11524, 2025