Predicting Superconducting Transition Temperature through Advanced Machine Learning and Innovative Feature Engineering

Abstract

Superconductivity is a remarkable phenomenon in condensed matter physics, which comprises a fascinating array of properties expected to revolutionize energy-related technologies and pertinent fundamental research. However, the field faces the challenge of achieving superconductivity at room temperature. In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches have emerged as a promising tool for predicting such properties as transition temperature (Tc) to enable the rapid screening of large databases to discover new superconducting materials. This study employs the SuperCon dataset as the largest superconducting materials dataset. Then, we perform various data pre-processing steps to derive the clean DataG dataset, containing 13022 compounds. In another stage of the study, we apply the novel CatBoost algorithm to predict the transition temperatures of novel superconducting materials. In addition, we developed a package called Jabir, which generates 322 atomic descriptors. We also designed an innovative hybrid method called Soraya package to select the most critical features from the feature space. These yield R2 and RMSE values (0.952 and 6.45 K, respectively) superior to those previously reported in the literature. Finally, as a novel contribution to the field, a web application was designed for predicting and determining the Tc values of superconducting materials.

21 pages, 8 figures, 6 Tables,

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