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ArticleNature communications2026

Design topological materials by reinforcement fine-tuned generative model.

Haosheng Xu, Dongheng Qian, Zhixuan Liu, Yadong Jiang, Jing Wang

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Haosheng Xu *State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Dongheng Qian *State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6686-2840
Zhixuan LiuState Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yadong JiangState Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1950-5212
Jing WangState Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. wjingphys@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4674-9485

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12350404Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission) 2019SHZDZX01Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission) 23JC1400600Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission) 24LZ1400100
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Abstract

Topological insulators and topological crystalline insulators are characterized by robust surface states and insulating bulk behavior, rendering them highly valuable for quantum computing, spintronics, and other emerging technologies. However, the discovery of such materials-particularly those with a full band gap-remains challenging, primarily due to the limitations of conventional approaches that rely on the screening of known materials. Here, we employ reinforcement fine-tuning on a pre-trained generative model to facilitate the discovery of topological materials. This approach enables targeted material generation while preserving chemical validity and structural stability. Our fine-tuned model significantly improves the likelihood of generating topological insulators and topological crystalline insulators, leading to the identification of numerous new candidate materials. Among them, Ge

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