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Our research is special in the sense that we do exploratory synthesis, trying to learn about structure-property relationships of various compositions and crystal systems. Many of these properties are valuable, such as superconductivity, negative thermal expansion, thermoelectric conductivity, neutron absorption, etc. and therefore can afford various benefits to society.
Much of our work should be accessible on an open-access basis. However, if you cannot locate a specific manuscript online, please feel free to contact us!
cifkit is a Python library to process crystallographic data and calculate structural features, essential for effective machine learning models
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Novel quaternary intermetallics were prepared. To explain their structure DFT calculations were employed as well as the neighbour environment clustering, which helps to construct structure diagrams
The structure of novel RE11Rh4In9 intermetallics was visualized with CsCl- and AlB2-fragments. We developed a web application which allows used to quickly evaluate the structure and compose a connectivity diagram revealing the proximity of structures built based on similar fragments. RE11Rh4In9 features orbital competition resulting in entropy engineering, which highlights competitive magnetocaloric performance of these materials
Bringing our machine learning experience to classrooms to teach students how to apply simple machine learning models to solve chemical problems. In this activity, students try to help Linus Pauling from 1929 to re-invent the radius ratio rules or propose a better solution to the classification problem with the wealth of the available data
This is the first time unsupervised machine learning method was applied to discover a novel material. The biggest advantage of unsupervised methods is the suggestion of counterintuitive candidates, which otherwise would never be realized in the lab. Here we made a new polymorph modification of TbIr3 to experimentally validate the method
This perspective underscores and examines recent advancements and approaches from the materials community in artificial intelligence to address the challenges in the thermoelectric area. It explores the possibility for these advancements to surpass existing limitations.
Materials Informatics tools can be helpful in cases when DFT has limitations (highly correlated electron systems and site deficiency/mixing). Additionally, it helps to visualize crystallographic data in a high-throughput way, revealing bonding patterns to explain chemistries. For instance, the series of RE-containing intermetallics can begin or end abruptly, to explain this phenomenon we propose to visualize the bonding preference within the systems
We developed a recommendation engine to predict the best candidate to expand structure type series. To validate it, we target material with the Gd- and Cd-rich composition, which results in outstanding neutron absorber material Gd10RuCd3
We evaluate available features for the problems in materials science and test them for a classification problem to conclude the effectiveness of the class separation based on the features, not the model. The newly-developed CAF and SAF features overperform the competitors’ features
cifkit is a Python library to process crystallographic data and calculate structural features, essential for effective machine learning models
Good quality descriptors are essential for effective machine learning models. We compile a table of descriptors used in various experimentally validated predictions. Any missing values were interpolated and extrapolated with GPR predictions
Developed interpretable methodology produces the prediction of thermal conductivity of a large variety of materials through the influence of chemical and physical property features. We looked at various experimental datasets and evaluate their fit to the model. Extracted chemical parameters from the model generate accessible knowledge behind the phenomenon
Solving very complex structural challenges with machine learning tools, followed by experimental validation. Application of Sure-Independence Screening and Sparsifying Operator to extract compact and informative features
Machine learning model was built to thermal expansion coefficient for perovskite oxide materials
The property list that was features on numerous of our experimentally validated machine learning studies. For your convenience and accessibility, the list available as SI on this ChemRxiv submission
Comparison of the classification models evaluated through domain overlap and decision tree as scoring functions to select descriptors by SISSO
Synchrotron diffraction experiments are performed on Mo2–xWxBC solid solutions; observations align with previously reported computational results and will inform future efforts to design sustainable materials with exceptional mechanical properties
Workshop connecting environmental science topics and green chemistry principles for undergraduate students
Complex phase equilibria in ternary Ce–Rh–Ge phase diagram and three novel phases with their structures discussed
Experimental structure ambiguity could be resolved with the help from DFT approaches
Special issue on machine learning and data-driven design of materials issue in computational materials science
The key components of a successful machine learning study in the materials domain; helpful protocols and best practices
Essential structural insight into the correlation between the dimensions and PL maximum of SiQDs through a direct comparison of samples that exhibit statistically identical physical dimensions (dTEM) and chemical compositions but different crystallite size (dXRD) and PL maxima
Photochemistry of atmospheric dust is both richer and more complex than previously considered
An important review on the experimentally validated ML works in the domain of materials chemistry (up to year 2020); discussion on augmenting expertise and the problems with extrapolation in ML method
The importance of the balanced datasets (and the ways to improve it) for machine learning models to predict and synthesize novel intermetallics from the Heusler family
Surface functionalization is an essential aspect of nanoparticle design and preparation; it can impart stability, processability, functionality, as well as tailor optoelectronic properties that facilitate future applications
Study of the chemistry behind colored intermetallics and how to shift the color with structural changes
While scientists tend to shy away from using the expression “paradigm shift” due to overuse, data-driven science could actually be the real deal; data-driven science has been termed the fourth paradigm shift after empirical science (the first), model-based theoretical science (the second), and computational science (the third)
Study of the role of mineral–organic interactions in atmospheric organosulfate formation
Mo0.9W1.1BC and ReWC0.8 are compressed nonhydrostatically to explore anisotropic deformation behavior and better comprehend hard materials
Complex polyanionic bonding in four novel REAu1.5Sn0.5 phases
Machine learning model predicts bulk and shear moduli, leading us towards two new ultraincompressible and superhard material, which were made in the lab as an experimental validation
Design of Experiments followed by machine learning modeling helps to significantly improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic materials made in the lab
Evaluation of crystal quality and electrical transport properties reveals quantum Hall effect at low magnetic field for Bi2−xSbxTe3−ySey topological insulator
This review talks about how discovery of intermetallic compounds changed from traditional to machine-learning-guided approaches
Structural evolution study of the complex ternary intermetallics reveals distortions in the building blocks resulting into novel structures
Prediction probability statistics often are used to evaluate the quality of the model. We propose an important alternative meaning of the prediction probability in the context of experimental work – ambiguous predictions can point us towards co-existing phases. The latter was demonstrated with experiments.
Recommendation engine proposes chemistries contradicting chemical intuition, leading us towards novel material classes Predicted properties were validated experimentally, revealing unusual thermal conductivity trend for the novel thermoelectric material
Ternary Ta–Cr–P phase diagram with binary compounds revealing homogeneity ranges by Ta/Cr and Cr/Ta substitutions
demonstration of the data mining approach is set forth in a ternary intermetallic system, where we report new materials
Complex phase diagram (Hf–Ti–P) study with wide rage of solid solutions
Novel quaternary germanides rationalized with slab cuts
Quaternary (Ce–Mn–In–Ge) phase diagram study, which includes four corresponding phase diagram
Studies with a focus on how oxygen inclusion in Nd4Mn2Ge5O0.6 changes the structure.
Novel chalcogenides and their structure
The phase diagram (Ti–Fe–P) study with a focus on the M2P cross section and the structure changes there
A novel RE2+xMnGe2+y phase reported, featuring local ordering arrangements through split positions
Novel RE4M2InGe4 phases were discovered and the structure formation was explained with the slab shift in RE2InGe2 phases, when the transition metal M introduced
Besides the phase diagram (Mo–Fe–P) investigation, we experimentally studied the structure transformation (Mo1−xFex)3P (0.10 ≤ x ≤ 0.15), supported with DFT calculations
The phase diagram (Zr–Ti–P) study with a focus on equiatomic phases and their structures