Nature Reviews Materials, volume 4, issue 5, pages 331-348

Structure prediction drives materials discovery

Oganov A. R. 1, 2, 3
Pickard C. J. 4, 5
Zhu Qiang 6
Needs Richard J. 7
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2019-04-04
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
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Impact factor83.5
ISSN20588437
Materials Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
Energy (miscellaneous)
Abstract
Progress in the discovery of new materials has been accelerated by the development of reliable quantum-mechanical approaches to crystal structure prediction. The properties of a material depend very sensitively on its structure; therefore, structure prediction is the key to computational materials discovery. Structure prediction was considered to be a formidable problem, but the development of new computational tools has allowed the structures of many new and increasingly complex materials to be anticipated. These widely applicable methods, based on global optimization and relying on little or no empirical knowledge, have been used to study crystalline structures, point defects, surfaces and interfaces. In this Review, we discuss structure prediction methods, examining their potential for the study of different materials systems, and present examples of computationally driven discoveries of new materials — including superhard materials, superconductors and organic materials — that will enable new technologies. Advances in first-principle structure predictions also lead to a better understanding of physical and chemical phenomena in materials. Recent breakthroughs in crystal structure prediction have enabled the discovery of new materials and of new physical and chemical phenomena. This Review surveys structure prediction methods and presents examples of results in different classes of materials.

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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41578-019-0101-8
UR - https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41578-019-0101-8
TI - Structure prediction drives materials discovery
T2 - Nature Reviews Materials
AU - Oganov, A. R.
AU - Pickard, C. J.
AU - Needs, Richard J.
AU - Zhu, Qiang
PY - 2019
DA - 2019/04/04 00:00:00
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 331-348
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@article{2019_Oganov,
author = {A. R. Oganov and C. J. Pickard and Richard J. Needs and Qiang Zhu},
title = {Structure prediction drives materials discovery},
journal = {Nature Reviews Materials},
year = {2019},
volume = {4},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41578-019-0101-8},
number = {5},
pages = {331--348},
doi = {10.1038/s41578-019-0101-8}
}
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Oganov, A. R., et al. “Structure prediction drives materials discovery.” Nature Reviews Materials, vol. 4, no. 5, Apr. 2019, pp. 331-348. https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41578-019-0101-8.
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