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Materials Informatics: Statistical Modeling in Material Science
Author(s) -
Yosipof Abraham,
Shimanovich Klimentiy,
Senderowitz Hanoch
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1868-1751
pISSN - 1868-1743
DOI - 10.1002/minf.201600047
Subject(s) - materials informatics , quantitative structure–activity relationship , cheminformatics , computer science , informatics , data science , field (mathematics) , variety (cybernetics) , biochemical engineering , health informatics , artificial intelligence , machine learning , chemistry , engineering , engineering informatics , medicine , computational chemistry , nursing , mathematics , pure mathematics , electrical engineering , public health
Material informatics is engaged with the application of informatic principles to materials science in order to assist in the discovery and development of new materials. Central to the field is the application of data mining techniques and in particular machine learning approaches, often referred to as Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) modeling, to derive predictive models for a variety of materials‐related “activities”. Such models can accelerate the development of new materials with favorable properties and provide insight into the factors governing these properties. Here we provide a comparison between medicinal chemistry/drug design and materials‐related QSAR modeling and highlight the importance of developing new, materials‐specific descriptors. We survey some of the most recent QSAR models developed in materials science with focus on energetic materials and on solar cells. Finally we present new examples of material‐informatic analyses of solar cells libraries produced from metal oxides using combinatorial material synthesis. Different analyses lead to interesting physical insights as well as to the design of new cells with potentially improved photovoltaic parameters.