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Combinatorial Materials Design through Database Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Changwon Suh
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Combinatorial Materials Science and Materials Informatics Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 12180–3590 Email: rajank@rpi.edu URL: http://www.rpi.edu/∼rajank/materialsdiscovery and http://cosmic.rpi.edu
Arun Rajagopalan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Combinatorial Materials Science and Materials Informatics Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 12180–3590 Email: rajank@rpi.edu URL: http://www.rpi.edu/∼rajank/materialsdiscovery and http://cosmic.rpi.edu
Xiang Li
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Combinatorial Materials Science and Materials Informatics Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 12180–3590 Email: rajank@rpi.edu URL: http://www.rpi.edu/∼rajank/materialsdiscovery and http://cosmic.rpi.edu
Krishna Rajan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Combinatorial Materials Science and Materials Informatics Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY 12180–3590 Email: rajank@rpi.edu URL: http://www.rpi.edu/∼rajank/materialsdiscovery and http://cosmic.rpi.edu
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Abstract

Large scale materials databases have been traditionally used for search and retrieval of experimental and theoretical data. In this paper, three different cases are used to illustrate applications of statistical techniques in databases that extend beyond searching. A complete large scale database of molten salts is visualized for pattern seeking. In the second case, a large virtual combinatorial library of chalcopyrite semiconductors is developed from a small experimental and theoretical dataset. This involves selecting statistically appropriate parameters based on the physics of the materials. In the third case, ‘secondary’ descriptors are developed for a zeolites database to better understand the topology of mesoporous structures and as a materials design tool. These examples serve to demonstrate how databases can be used to identify important combinations of parameters relevant to combinatorial experimentation.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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