Pioneering multicrystalline informatics

Abstract

In this paper, we pioneer “multicrystalline informatics” that links experimental, theoretical, computational, and data science to establish universal guidelines for improving the performance of multicrystalline materials, with the aim to innovate research methods for materials development using multicrystalline silicon as a model material. Moreover, we present the research base that has been established and the new knowledge on the mechanism of dislocation cluster generation that has been obtained through fusion and integration.