Data Mining Techniques for Materials Informatics: Datasets Preparing and Applications

The goal of this paper is to discuss how data mining can be applied in materials informatics by using materials data. Firstly, general background and some critical concepts in materials informatics were summarized. Secondly, based on data warehouse techniques, we proposed a novel data integration solution among homogeneous materials databases. Lastly, we reviewed some recent works in the area of data mining in materials informatics, and discussed some of their representative applications and related methods. From discussed above, we provides a useful reference for researchers who are new to apply data mining in materials informatics. This preliminary study suggests that data mining techniques may contribute to the investigation of materials informatics.