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On-the-fly closed-loop materials discovery via Bayesian active learning

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Aaron Gilad Kusne, Heshan Yu, Huairuo Zhang, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Brian DeCost, Albert Davydov, Leonid A. Bendersky, Apurva Mehta, Ichiro Takeuchi

Abstract

Active learning—the field of machine learning (ML) dedicated to optimal experiment design—has played a part in science as far back as the 18th century when Laplace used it to guide his discovery of celestial mechanics. In this work, we focus a closed-loop, active learning-driven autonomous system on another major challenge, the discovery of advanced materials against the exceedingly complex synthesis-processes-structure-property landscape. We demonstrate an autonomous materials discovery methodology for functional inorganic compounds which allow scientists to fail smarter, learn faster, and spend less resources in their studies, while simultaneously improving trust in scientific results and machine learning tools. This robot science enables science-over-the-network, reducing the economic impact of scientists being physically separated from their labs. The real-time closed-loop, autonomous system for materials exploration and optimization (CAMEO) is implemented at the synchrotron beamline to accelerate the interconnected tasks of phase mapping and property optimization, with each cycle taking seconds to minutes. We also demonstrate an embodiment of human-machine interaction, where human-in-the-loop is called to play a contributing role within each cycle. This work has resulted in the discovery of a novel epitaxial nanocomposite phase-change memory material.
Citation
Nature
Volume
11
Issue
1

Citation

Kusne, A. , Yu, H. , Zhang, H. , Hattrick-Simpers, J. , DeCost, B. , Davydov, A. , Bendersky, L. , Mehta, A. and Takeuchi, I. (2020), On-the-fly closed-loop materials discovery via Bayesian active learning, Nature, [online], https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19597-w, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=929196 (Accessed October 4, 2024)

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Created November 24, 2020, Updated October 14, 2021