
Researchers have developed an AI-based approach to automate and enhance the analysis of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) data for materials science.
Key Details
- 1X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is critical for determining materials’ properties but is traditionally labor-intensive and requires expertise.
- 2A Tokyo University of Science team applied machine learning, especially UMAP, to automate analysis and classification of XAS data.
- 3UMAP outperformed other dimensionality reduction techniques in accurately identifying boron nitride structures and defects.
- 4The AI-based system proved robust against real-world noise in experimental XAS data and offers higher accuracy than prior statistical approaches.
- 5The method is being deployed at the Nano-Terasu synchrotron radiation center and is expected to accelerate material design.
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