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Going beyond the Ordered Bulk: A Perspective on the Use of the Cambridge Structural Database for Predictive Materials
Ioanna Pallikara1, Jonathan M Skelton2, Lauren E Hatcher3
1School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.
Abstract:
When Olga Kennard founded the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre in 1965, the Cambridge Structural Database was a pioneering attempt to collect scientific data in a standard format. Since then, it has evolved into an indispensable resource in contemporary molecular materials science, with over 1.25 million structures and comprehensive software tools for searching, visualizing and analyzing the data. In this perspective, we discuss the use of the CSD and CCDC tools to address the multiscale challenge of predictive materials design. We provide an overview of the core capabilities of the CSD and CCDC software and demonstrate their application to a range of materials design problems with recent case studies drawn from topical research areas, focusing in particular on the use of data mining and machine learning techniques. We also identify several challenges that can be addressed with existing capabilities or through new capabilities with varying levels of development effort.
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