Table 1 A table summarizing the design and discovery of materials through prototype decoration.
Type-I | Type-II | Type-III | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, In, Tl (7) | Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ge, Sn, Pb, Eu (8) | Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, In, Tl (7) | – |
M | Cu, Ag, Au (3) | Cu, Ag, Au (3) | Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cd, Hg, Eu (8) | – |
M′ | Ti, Mn, Zr, Mo, Ru, Pd, Hf, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Ce (13) | Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu (16) | Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu (16) | – |
Q | S, Se, Te (3) | S, Se, Te (3) | S, Se, Te (3) | – |
Total number of initial compositions | 7 × 3 × 13 × 3 = 819 | 8 × 3 × 16 × 3 = 1152 | 7 × 8 × 16 × 3 = 2688 | 4659 |
Thermodynamically stable compounds | 69 | 231 | 328 | 628 |
Thermodynamically metastable compounds | 59 | 282 | 511 | 852 |
