Chapter 1 Computational Materials Discovery: Dream or Reality? |
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Chapter 2 Computational Materials Discovery Using Evolutionary Algorithms |
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2.1.1 Combinatorial Complexity of the Problem |
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2.2.5 Variation Operators |
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2.2.6 How to Avoid Getting Stuck to Local Minima |
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2.2.7 Extension to Variable-composition Systems |
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2.2.8 Extension to Molecular Crystals |
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2.2.9 A Few Comments on the Performance of the Method |
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2.3 A Few Illustrations of the Method |
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2.3.1 Novel Chemistry of the Elements Under Pressure |
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2.3.2 Low-dimensional States of the Elements |
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2.3.3 Discovering New Chemical Compounds at High Pressure... and Even at Zero Pressure |
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2.3.4 Hunt for High-Tc Superconductivity |
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2.3.5 Low-dimensional Systems: Surfaces, Polymers, Nanoparticles, Proteins |
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Chapter 3 Applications of Machine Learning for Representing Interatomic Interactions |
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3.1.1 Quantum-mechanical Models |
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3.1.2 Empirical Interatomic Potentials |
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3.1.3 Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials |
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3.2 Simple Problem: Fitting of Potential Energy Surfaces |
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3.2.1 Representation of Atomic Systems |
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3.2.2 An Overview of Machine Learning Methods |
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3.3 Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials |
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3.3.1 Representation of Atomic Environments |
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3.4 Fitting and Testing of Interatomic Potentials |
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3.4.1 Optimization Algorithms |
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3.4.2 Validation and Cross-validation |
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3.4.3 Learning on the Fly |
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3.5.1 Which Potential Is Better? |
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3.5.2 Open Problems in MLIP Development |
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Chapter 4 Embedding Methods in Materials Discovery |
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4.3.1 Partitioning of the Structure and Interactions |
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4.3.2 Self-consistent Embedding |
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4.3.3 Beyond DFT Treatment of the Cluster Part-Viva Quantum Chemistry |
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4.4.3 Spectroscopic Properties |
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4.4.4 Electronic Properties |
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4.4.5 Hybrid Embedding Approach |
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4.4.6 Derivation of Model Parameters |
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Chapter 5 Chemical Bonding Investigations for Materials |
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5.2 Paradigms of Chemistry and Chemical Bonding Descriptors |
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5.2.1 Topological Methods, Quantum Chemical Topology and Beyond |
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5.2.2 Orbital Based Methods |
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5.3 Selected Applications |
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5.3.1 Charge Transfer and Bonding in y-Boron |
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5.3.3 He Forms Compounds at High Pressure |
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5.3.4 Phase Change Materials |
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Chapter 6 Computational Design of Photovoltaic Materials |
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6.3 Practical Computational Techniques |
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6.4 The Scale of the Search |
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6.4.1 The Combinatorial Approach |
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6.4.2 Chemical Filters and Simple Descriptors |
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6.5 New Materials for Photovoltaics |
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6.5.1 Hierarchy of Screening |
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6.5.2 Bespoke Figures of Merit |
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Chapter 7 First-Principles Computational Approaches to Superconducting Transition Temperatures: Phonon-Mediated Mechanism and Beyond |
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7.2 Theory of Phonon-mediated Superconductivity |
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7.2.2 Density Functional Theory for Superconductors |
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7.2.3 Comparison between the ME Theory and SCDFT |
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7.3 First-Principles Calculation |
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7.3.2 Integration of Singular Functions |
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7.4.1 Eliashberg Equations |
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7.4.3 A Case Study: Hydrogen Sulfide |
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7.5 Discussions and Concluding Remarks |
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Chapter 8 Quest for New Thermoelectric Materials |
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8.2 Brief Introduction to Boltzmann Transport Theory of Thermoelectric Phenomena |
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8.2.2 Relaxation Time Approximation |
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8.2.3 Thermoelectric Figure of Merit |
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8.3 Search Strategies and Design Metrics |
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8.3.1 Reduced Power Factors σS2/τ and σS2/λ |
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8.3.2 Thermoelectric Quality Factor β |
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8.3.3 Lattice Thermal Conductivity kappaL |
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8.4 Computational Searches |
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8.4.1 Chemical and Structural Search Spaces |
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8.4.2 Examples of High-throughput Searches |
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8.4.3 Examples of Targeted and Data-driven Searches |
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8.4.4 Discoveries from High-throughput Computational Searches |
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8.5 Role of Experimental Validation |
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8.5.1 Experimental Collaborators |
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8.5.2 Validation of Predicted Properties |
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8.5.3 High zT Demonstration |
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8.6 Outstanding Challenges |
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8.6.1 Dopability of Semiconductors |
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8.6.2 Materials at Elevated Temperatures |
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8.6.3 Beyond Boltzmann Transport |
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Chapter 9 Rational Design of Polymer Dielectrics: An Application of Density Functional Theory and Machine Learning |
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9.1.2 Polymers as Capacitor Dielectrics |
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9.2 Organic and Organometallic Polymers as Dielectrics |
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9.2.1 High-throughput DFT on an Organic Polymer Chemical Space |
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9.2.2 Initial Guidance to Experiments |
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9.2.3 Moving Beyond Pure Organics: An Organometallic Polymer Chemical Space |
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9.4 Learning From Computational Data |
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9.4.1 Polymer Fingerprinting |
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9.4.2 ML Models Trained using DFT Data |
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9.4.3 Validation and Utility of ML Framework |
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9.5 Exploring the Polymer Genome |
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9.6 Conclusions and Outlook |
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Chapter 10 Rationalising and Predicting the Structure and Bonding of Bare and Ligated Transition Metal Clusters and Nanoparticles |
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10.3 Quantitative Theoretical Approach |
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10.4 Large Ligated Transition Metal Clusters |
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10.5 The Role of Protective Ligands in Ligated Transition Metal Nanoparticles |
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Chapter 11 Recent Advances in the Theory of Non-carbon Nanotubes |
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11.2 Basic Concepts of Design and after Design of Inorganic Nanotubes |
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11.3 General Criteria Describing the Stability of Inorganic Nanotubes |
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11.4 Mechanical Properties of Inorganic Nanotubes |
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11.4.1 Tensile Deformation |
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11.4.3 Lateral Compression |
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11.5 Electronic Properties of Inorganic Nanotubes |
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11.5.1 Pristine Nanotubes |
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11.5.2 Inorganic Nanotubes with Intrinsic Defects |
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11.5.3 Inorganic Nanotubes with Extrinsic Defects |
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11.5.4 Magnetic Properties of Inorganic Nanotubes |
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11.6 Capillary Properties of Inorganic Nanotubes |
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11.6.1 Thermodynamics Within Core-Shell Nanotubes |
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11.6.2 Kinetics of Capillary Filling by Molten Salts |
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11.6.3 Kinetics of Capillary Filling by Water |
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Chapter 12 Discovery of Novel Topological Materials Via High-throughput Computational Search |
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12.2 Topological Materials |
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12.2.1 Topological Insulators |
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12.2.2 Topological Semimetals |
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12.3 High-throughput Search Methodology |
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12.3.1 Symmetry and Composition Prescreening |
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12.3.2 Electronic Structure Calculations |
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12.3.3 First-principles Calculations of Topological Invariants |
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12.4 Examples of Materials Discovered Using the High-throughput Screening |
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12.4.1 βBi4I4: a Quasi-one-dimensional Z2 Topological Insulator |
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12.4.2 MoP2 and WP2: Robust Type-II Weyl Semimetals |
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12.5 Conclusions and Outlook |
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Chapter 13 Computational Discovery of Organic LED Materials |
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13.1 Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and Virtual Discovery |
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13.2 Molecular Search Space |
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13.2.1 Library Generation |
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13.2.2 Genetic Algorithms |
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13.3 Target Properties and Computational Methods |
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13.3.1 Molecular Properties |
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13.3.2 Bulk Properties and Bath Interactions |
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13.4 Other Software Tools |
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13.4.1 Artificial Intelligence |
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13.4.2 Collaborative Decision-making |
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Subject Index |
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