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Materials Project
Screenshot of the database entry for mp-1071163, a polymorph of titanium(II) oxide
Type of site
Scientific database
Founder(s)Kristin Persson
URLmaterialsproject.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
Users120,000 (2020)[1]
Launched2011

The Materials Project is an open-access database offering material properties[2] to accelerate the development of technology by predicting how new materials–both real and hypothetical–can be used.[3] The project was established in 2011 with an emphasis on battery research,[4] but includes property calculations for many areas of clean energy systems such as photovoltaics, thermoelectric materials, and catalysts.[5] Most of the known 35,000 molecules and over 130,000 inorganic compounds are included in the database.[6][7]

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CC 4.0 license and was developed with ease of use in mind. The data have been used to predict new materials that should be synthesizable,[8] and screen existing materials for useful properties.[9]

The project can be traced back to Persson's postdoc research at MIT in 2004, during which she was given access to a supercomputer to do DFT calculations.[1] After joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Persson received the necessary funding to make the data from her research freely available.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Duque, Theresa (2020-05-08). "Q&A With Materials Project Director Kristin Persson". News Center. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. ^ Chao, Julie (2013-06-24). "Development of New Advanced Materials to Get Boost". News Center. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. doi:10.1063/1.4812323
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  4. ISSN 0013-0613
    . Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ^ Duque, Theresa (2020-05-08). "Q&A With Materials Project Director Kristin Persson". News Center. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. ^ "Materials database proves its mettle with new discoveries". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  7. ^ "Materials Project :: About". materialsproject.org. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  8. S2CID 119461695
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  9. S2CID 54078179
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