Functional Unit: A New Perspective on Materials Science Research Paradigms

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Auteurs principaux: Ye, Caichao, Feng, Tao, Liu, Weishu, Zhang, Wenqing
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author Ye, Caichao
Feng, Tao
Liu, Weishu
Zhang, Wenqing
author_facet Ye, Caichao
Feng, Tao
Liu, Weishu
Zhang, Wenqing
contents New materials have long marked the civilization level, serving as an impetus for technological progress and societal transformation. The classic structure-property correlations were key of materials science and engineering. However, the knowledge of materials faces significant challenges in adapting to exclusively data-driven approaches for new material discovery. This perspective introduces the concepts of functional units (FUs) to fill the gap in understanding of material structure-property correlations and knowledge inheritance as the "composition-microstructure" paradigm transitions to a data-driven AI paradigm transitions. Firstly, we provide a bird's-eye view of the research paradigm evolution from early "process-structure-properties-performance" to contemporary data-driven AI new trend. Next, we highlight recent advancements in the characterization of functional units across diverse material systems, emphasizing their critical role in multiscale material design. Finally, we discuss the integration of functional units into the new AI-driven paradigm of materials science, addressing both opportunities and challenges in computational materials innovation.
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spellingShingle Functional Unit: A New Perspective on Materials Science Research Paradigms
Ye, Caichao
Feng, Tao
Liu, Weishu
Zhang, Wenqing
Materials Science
Machine Learning
New materials have long marked the civilization level, serving as an impetus for technological progress and societal transformation. The classic structure-property correlations were key of materials science and engineering. However, the knowledge of materials faces significant challenges in adapting to exclusively data-driven approaches for new material discovery. This perspective introduces the concepts of functional units (FUs) to fill the gap in understanding of material structure-property correlations and knowledge inheritance as the "composition-microstructure" paradigm transitions to a data-driven AI paradigm transitions. Firstly, we provide a bird's-eye view of the research paradigm evolution from early "process-structure-properties-performance" to contemporary data-driven AI new trend. Next, we highlight recent advancements in the characterization of functional units across diverse material systems, emphasizing their critical role in multiscale material design. Finally, we discuss the integration of functional units into the new AI-driven paradigm of materials science, addressing both opportunities and challenges in computational materials innovation.
title Functional Unit: A New Perspective on Materials Science Research Paradigms
topic Materials Science
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08104