Machine learning on multiple topological materials datasets

A dataset of 35,608 materials with their topological properties is constructed by combining the density functional theory (DFT) results of Materiae and the Topological Materials Database. Thanks to this, machine-learning approaches are developed to categorize materials into five distinct topological types, with the XGBoost model achieving an impressive 85.2% classification accuracy. By conducting generalization tests on different sub-datasets, differences are identified between the original datasets in terms of topological types, chemical elements, unknown magnetic compounds, and feature space coverage. Their impact on model performance is analyzed. Turning to the simpler binary classification between trivial insulators and nontrivial topological materials, three different approaches are also tested. Key characteristics influencing material topology are identified, with the maximum packing efficiency and the fraction of p valence electrons being highlighted as critical features.

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Source https://archive.materialscloud.org/record/2025.32
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Creator He, Yuqing; De Breuck, Pierre-Paul; Weng, Hongming; Giantomassi, Matteo; Rignanese, Gian-Marco
Publisher Materials Cloud
Publication Year 2025
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Language English
Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Materials Science and Engineering