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High-entropy rare earth disilicates offer excellent wave transparency and thermal insulation for hypersonic vehicles. Sc incorporation significantly reduces dielectric and thermal properties, enabling advanced material design.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Ceramics
High-Entropy Alloys

Background:

Hypersonic vehicles require advanced materials with exceptional wave transparency and thermal insulation.
Rare earth disilicates (RE₂Si₂O₇) show promise but face challenges due to their complex chemistry and polymorphism.
Precise property modulation in these materials is difficult to achieve.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the composition-structure-property relationship of high-entropy rare earth disilicates.
To develop a data-driven strategy for designing materials with tailored wave transparency and thermal insulation.
To explore the impact of scandium (Sc) incorporation on material properties.

Main Methods:

Integrated high-throughput experimental and machine learning approach.
Systematic investigation of high-entropy RE₂Si₂O₇ composition space.
Analysis of the influence of average RE³⁺ ionic radius and Sc incorporation on phase and properties.

Main Results:

Average RE³⁺ ionic radius was identified as the key factor determining the phase boundary.
Scandium incorporation effectively reduced both dielectric constant and thermal conductivity.
A novel high-entropy ceramic, (Ho₁/₅Tm₁/₅Yb₁/₅Lu₁/₅Sc₁/₅)₂Si₂O₇, was designed with a low dielectric constant (ε = 5.4) and low thermal conductivity (κ = 1.3 W·m⁻¹·K⁻¹).

Conclusions:

The developed machine learning model accurately predicts properties and guides material design.
This data-driven strategy offers a new pathway for rationally designing advanced high-entropy wave-transparent materials.
The findings are crucial for developing materials capable of withstanding extreme environments in hypersonic applications.