Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Identifying domains of applicability of machine learning models for materials science

  • Christopher Sutton,
  • Mario Boley,
  • Luca M. Ghiringhelli,
  • Matthias Rupp,
  • Jilles Vreeken,
  • Matthias Scheffler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17112-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Machine learning models insufficient for certain screening tasks can still provide valuable predictions in specific sub-domains of the considered materials. Here, the authors introduce a diagnostic tool to detect regions of low expected model error as demonstrated for the case of transparent conducting oxides.