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ReviewChemical science2023

Machine learning for analysis of experimental scattering and spectroscopy data in materials chemistry.

Andy S Anker, Keith T Butler, Raghavendra Selvan, Kirsten M Ø Jensen

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Review in Chemical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andy S AnkerDepartment of Chemistry and Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark kirsten@chem.ku.dk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7403-6642
Keith T ButlerDepartment of Chemistry, University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT UK.
Raghavendra SelvanDepartment of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark.
Kirsten M Ø JensenDepartment of Chemistry and Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark kirsten@chem.ku.dk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0291-217X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid growth of materials chemistry data, driven by advancements in large-scale radiation facilities as well as laboratory instruments, has outpaced conventional data analysis and modelling methods, which can require enormous manual effort. To address this bottleneck, we investigate the application of supervised and unsupervised machine learning (ML) techniques for scattering and spectroscopy data analysis in materials chemistry research. Our perspective focuses on ML applications in powder diffraction (PD), pair distribution function (PDF), small-angle scattering (SAS), inelastic neutron scattering (INS), and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data, but the lessons that we learn are generally applicable across materials chemistry. We review the ability of ML to identify physical and structural models and extract information efficiently and accurately from experimental data. Furthermore, we discuss the challenges associated with supervised ML and highlight how unsupervised ML can mitigate these limitations, thus enhancing experimental materials chemistry data analysis. Our perspective emphasises the transformative potential of ML in materials chemistry characterisation and identifies promising directions for future applications. The perspective aims to guide newcomers to ML-based experimental data analysis.

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PMCPMC10718081

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