The Materials Genome Research Platform started trials in June 2021. It has three sub-platforms, all of which are open to the public.
The Materials Calculation and Data Processing Sub-Platform is a user service system designed with the needs of material properties in mind. It uses First Principle Thinking to perform materials calculations and is guided by materials data to drive materials research and development. It brings together lots of different functions, like materials calculation, method development, algorithm development, data storage, data mining, machine learning, materials search, and intelligent recommendation. It's all about understanding the relationship between composition, structure, and properties of materials. It helps us design materials in a more logical way, speeds up the discovery and development of new materials, and meets the requirements of Materials Genome Research.
It can be used with major scientific facilities like the Beijing Photon Source and the Test Facility for Comprehensive Extreme Conditions to create virtual photon sources and virtual extreme condition devices. This gives theoretical support and computational simulations for materials property research at major scientific facilities, achieving resolutions beyond the limits of experiments such as those involving ultrafast, ultra-intense, and ultrafine phenomena.
The sub-platform for high-throughput material preparation and rapid detection has three experiment stations: a monocrystalline thin film experiment station, an alloy material experiment station, and a monocrystalline block material experiment station. They're designed to meet the specific needs of different material forms, following the ideas of high-throughput sample synthesis and rapid characterisation – high-quality material preparation – summary of the formation mechanism and laws of material properties.
The sub-platform is all about quickly finding new materials and then testing and tweaking their composition, properties and preparation conditions. This gives us a solid experimental foundation and feedback for theoretical calculations and predictions about how materials will perform. It also produces high-quality materials, working closely with other major scientific facilities like the Extreme Conditions Facility and the planned Beijing Photon Source. This helps us support each other and directly speeds up the development of related basic scientific research.
The high-throughput technology support and R&D sub-platform is mainly used to keep the high-throughput material preparation and characterization sub-platform up and running. It also develops new methods and technologies for MGI (Materials Genome Initiative) and customizes key experimental equipment for MGI.
Functionally, it can be divided into three parts: the Technical Support Station for Materials Genome Initiative Research, the Technical Integration Station for Materials Genome Initiative Research, and the Innovation Station for Materials Genome Initiative Research. It will continue to enrich and develop new high-throughput experimental techniques, providing important technical support and safeguards for the smooth operation and innovative development of the entire platform.
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