Predicting Materials Thermodynamics Enabled by Large Language Model‐Driven Dataset Building and Machine Learning

New discoveries in chemistry and materials science, with an increasingly expanding volume of requisite knowledge and experimental workload, provide unique opportunities for machine learning (ML) to take critical roles in accelerating research efficiency. This work demonstrates 1) the use of large language models (LLMs) for automated literature reviews; and 2) the training of an ML model to predict chemical knowledge (thermodynamic parameters). The LLM‐based literature review tool (LMExt) successfully extracted chemical information and beyond into a machine‐readable structure, including stability constants for metal cation–ligand interactions, thermodynamic properties, and other broader data types (medical research papers and financial reports), effectively overcoming the challenges inherent in each domain. Using the autonomous acquisition of thermodynamic data, an ML model is trained using the CatBoost algorithm for accurately predicting thermodynamic parameters (e.g., enthalpy of formation) of minerals. This work highlights the transformative potential of integrated ML approaches to reshape chemistry and materials science research.

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Advanced Intelligent Systems
Published
2026-01-06
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https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202500857
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Machine Learning in Materials Science
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Abstract

New discoveries in chemistry and materials science, with an increasingly expanding volume of requisite knowledge and experimental workload, provide unique opportunities for machine learning (ML) to take critical roles in accelerating research efficiency. This work demonstrates 1) the use of large language models (LLMs) for automated literature reviews; and 2) the training of an ML model to predict chemical knowledge (thermodynamic parameters). The LLM‐based literature review tool (LMExt) successfully extracted chemical information and beyond into a machine‐readable structure, including stability constants for metal cation–ligand interactions, thermodynamic properties, and other broader data types (medical research papers and financial reports), effectively overcoming the challenges inherent in each domain. Using the autonomous acquisition of thermodynamic data, an ML model is trained using the CatBoost algorithm for accurately predicting thermodynamic parameters (e.g., enthalpy of formation) of minerals. This work highlights the transformative potential of integrated ML approaches to reshape chemistry and materials science research.

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Washington State University (US)
National Science Foundation, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Division of Materials Research, Division of Earth Sciences
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Machine Learning in Materials Science
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