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Machine-learning-guided inverse design of lead-free relaxors enabled by multimodal literature mining
Kwanwoo Song1, Youngmin Kim1, Jaehyun Kim1,2
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Lead-free relaxors combining high permittivity with thermal robustness are essential for integrated electronics and power systems operating at elevated temperatures. However, their development remains fundamentally hindered by inherent property trade-offs and the immense chemical search space. Here, we report an inverse-design framework integrating multimodal literature mining with physics-guided descriptor-based deep ensemble learning for systematic relaxor screening. By screening a combinatorial space exceeding 150 million candidates, we identify the (Sr0.48Na0.26Bi0.26)(Ti1-xSnx)O3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.02) compositions as a low-complexity composition window that satisfies a sparsely populated tri-target dielectric-property regime. Experimental validation confirms that compositions with x = 0.01 and 0.02 meet the predefined design targets for dielectric stability while maintaining a room temperature permittivity above 3300. This stability is further reflected in the simultaneous satisfaction of the upper-temperature-side X5R/X6R/X7R criteria. Atomic-scale characterization reveals that octahedral framework expansion induces polar heterogeneity, underlying the observed dielectric performance. Our results establish an experimentally validated down-selection framework for navigating complex relaxor design spaces and accelerating the data-driven discovery of temperature-stable lead-free dielectrics.