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ArticleChemical science2024

How the AI-assisted discovery and synthesis of a ternary oxide highlights capability gaps in materials science.

Joseph H Montoya, Carolyn Grimley, Muratahan Aykol, Colin Ophus, Hadas Sternlicht, Benjamin H Savitzky, Andrew M Minor, Steven B Torrisi, Jackson Goedjen, Ching-Chang Chung and 2 more

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Article in Chemical science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph H MontoyaToyota Research Institute, Energy and Materials Division, Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery USA joseph.montoya@tri.global.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5760-2860
Carolyn GrimleyLucideon USA.
Muratahan AykolToyota Research Institute, Energy and Materials Division, Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery USA joseph.montoya@tri.global.
Colin OphusNational Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM), Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Lab USA.
Hadas SternlichtNational Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM), Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Lab USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1534-5955
Benjamin H SavitzkyNational Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM), Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Lab USA.
Andrew M MinorNational Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM), Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley Lab USA.
Steven B TorrisiToyota Research Institute, Energy and Materials Division, Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery USA joseph.montoya@tri.global.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4283-8077
Jackson GoedjenNorth Carolina State University, Department of Physics USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0156-4006
Ching-Chang ChungLucideon USA.
Andrew H ComstockNorth Carolina State University, Department of Physics USA.
Shijing SunToyota Research Institute, Energy and Materials Division, Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery USA joseph.montoya@tri.global.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · USToyota Research InstituteNorth Carolina State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exploratory synthesis has been the main generator of new inorganic materials for decades. However, our Edisonian and bias-prone processes of synthetic exploration alone are no longer sufficient in an age that demands rapid advances in materials development. In this work, we demonstrate an end-to-end attempt towards systematic, computer-aided discovery and laboratory synthesis of inorganic crystalline compounds as a modern alternative to purely exploratory synthesis. Our approach initializes materials discovery campaigns by autonomously mapping the synthetic feasibility of a chemical system using density functional theory with AI feedback. Following expert-driven down-selection of newly generated phases, we use solid-state synthesis and

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PMCPMC11023063
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