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When a property is missing, an applicable model can suggest what to expect. Every estimate comes with its inputs, benchmark, limits and a way to inspect the supporting calculations.

Prototype composition models

These models estimate the median of published DFT calculations for a composition. Crystal structure, processing, defects and operating conditions can change the real material. Their outputs are proposals to test.

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K3Cu3As2 · electronic band gap · held-out example

Estimated · requires verification

0.723 eV

Calibrated interval: 0–1.791 eV

Withheld JARVIS target: 1.363 eV. This is a computed reference for comparison, not a measurement.

What informed this estimate?

K2CuAs · DFT median 1.282 eV

Composition distance 0.25 · provider structure range 1.282–1.282 eV

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KCu4As2 · DFT median 0 eV

Composition distance 0.464 · provider structure range 0–0 eV

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K5CuAs2 · DFT median 0.383 eV

Composition distance 0.5 · provider structure range 0.383–0.383 eV

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Assumptions & reproducibility
  • Target is the median of JARVIS DFT values for a reduced composition, not a measured property or a structure-specific prediction.
  • Crystal structure, polymorph, defects, microstructure, temperature and pressure are not inputs.
  • Only the same chemical system with three nearby training compositions is eligible. No claim of generalization to new chemical systems.
  • Random composition-group split prevents identical reduced compositions crossing partitions. It does not establish a prospective experimental benchmark.
  • The interval is calibrated on held-out eligible compositions from this dataset. It is not an experimental uncertainty or a per-material probability guarantee.

Model jarvis-composition-gap-v1 v1.0.0

SHA-256: 591a92de19d37b1ba7309b0fa30380fe39da189f5a8aa12c6f8d947e2fb8741c

Model registry

Eligible within a narrow domain

Electronic band gap

DFT / optB88-vdW · eV

Training compositions
9,866
Eligible held-out test compositions
148 of 3,317 (4.5%)
Mean absolute error on eligible tests
0.279 eV
Training-median baseline error on the same tests
0.741 eV
Observed interval coverage
93.2% · nominal 90%
Eligible calibration compositions
127

Reduced compositions are grouped before a fixed 60/20/20 training/calibration/test split. The gate requires 30 eligible calibration and test compositions, improvement over the baseline, and at least 80% observed coverage. No parameters were tuned on these tests. This evaluates a narrow dataset subset, not experimental accuracy.

NIST JARVIS data ↗ · Interval method ↗

NIST JARVIS-DFT contributors; Figshare6815699.v11 / file64391379 / 2025-09-24 · CC-BY-4.0

Unavailable · insufficient validation

Bulk modulus

DFT / OptB88vdW / elastic Voigt · GPa

Training compositions
3,557
Eligible held-out test compositions
6 of 1,171 (0.5%)
Mean absolute error on eligible tests
11.389 GPa
Training-median baseline error on the same tests
44.392 GPa
Observed interval coverage
100% · nominal 90%
Eligible calibration compositions
12

Reduced compositions are grouped before a fixed 60/20/20 training/calibration/test split. The gate requires 30 eligible calibration and test compositions, improvement over the baseline, and at least 80% observed coverage. No parameters were tuned on these tests. This evaluates a narrow dataset subset, not experimental accuracy.

NIST JARVIS data ↗ · Interval method ↗

NIST JARVIS-DFT contributors; Figshare6815699.v11 / file64391379 / 2025-09-24 · CC-BY-4.0

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Use the decision engine for unit-aware requirements, uniform slab transport and exact reaction conservation. Use lab analysis for supported measurement workflows. Deterministic calculations validate their stated model; they do not turn assumed inputs into measured properties.