README.md

Atom manipulation with reinforcement learning

This repository contains codes used in the autonomous atom manipulation project. In this project, we use deep reinforcment learning algorithms including soft actor-critic, hindsight experience replay, and emphsize recent experience replay to automatize atom manipulation in the Createc scanning tunneling microscope system.

The codes are implemented in python3 and the deep learning algorithms are implemented in pytorch.

Usage

Training reinforcement learning agent

Run single_atom_training.ipynb. The notebook goes through the workflow of setting the hyperparameters, collecting atom manipulation data, and training the deep reinforcement learning agent.

Evaluate a RL or baseline atom manipulation agent

Run baseline_evaluation.ipynb. The notebook can be used to evaluate the performance of a hard-coded atom manipulation routine or a trained RL agent on real-world atom manipulation experiments.

Build a multiple-atom structure with a trained RL agent

Run multiple_atoms_building.ipynb. The notebook goes through the process to build multi-atom structures, including defining the design, dividing the building process into individual atom manipulation episodes through assignment and path planning algorithms, and running a trained RL agent.

Installation

Use pip install git+https://github.com/ccakarolotw/Atom_manipulation_with_RL_new.git.