用机器学习分析聚合物薄膜结构,加速材料优化
Machine Learning Framework for Characterizing Processing-Structure Relationship in Block Copolymer Thin Films
- 用卷积神经网络自动分类原子力显微镜图像,准确率达97%
- 基于加工参数预测结构特征,GISAXS预测效果良好(R² > 0.75)
- 通过可解释性分析发现添加剂比例影响最大,指导工艺设计
块状共聚物(BCP)的形貌对其材料性能和应用至关重要。本文提出一种基于机器学习的高通量框架,用于分析掠入射小角X射线散射(GISAXS)数据和原子力显微镜(AFM)图像,以表征BCP薄膜的微观结构。采用卷积神经网络对AFM图像按形貌类型进行分类,测试准确率达97%。分类后图像被用于高通量提取二维晶粒尺寸。构建机器学习模型,依据溶剂比例、添加剂类型和添加剂比例等加工参数预测形貌特征。基于GISAXS的属性预测表现优异(R² > 0.75),而基于AFM的预测较弱(R² < 0.60),可能因AFM测量具有局域性,而GISAXS反映整体信息。此外,采用SHAP方法增强模型可解释性,结果表明添加剂比例对形貌预测影响最大,因其为共聚物链提供更大体积以重排为热力学有利结构。该结合高通量表征与可解释机器学习的框架,为广泛加工条件下的BCP薄膜结构探索与优化提供了有效路径。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The morphology of block copolymers (BCPs) critically influences material properties and applications. This work introduces a machine learning (ML)-enabled, high-throughput framework for analyzing grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) data and atomic force microscopy (AFM) images to characterize BCP thin film morphology. A convolutional neural network was trained to classify AFM images by morphology type, achieving 97% testing accuracy. Classified images were then analyzed to extract 2D grain size measurements from the samples in a high-throughput manner. ML models were developed to predict morphological features based on processing parameters such as solvent ratio, additive type, and additive ratio. GISAXS-based properties were predicted with strong performances ($R^2$ > 0.75), while AFM-based property predictions were less accurate ($R^2$ < 0.60), likely due to the localized nature of AFM measurements compared to the bulk information captured by GISAXS. Beyond model performance, interpretability was addressed using Shapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP). SHAP analysis revealed that the additive ratio had the largest impact on morphological predictions, where additive provides the BCP chains with increased volume to rearrange into thermodynamically favorable morphologies. This interpretability helps validate model predictions and offers insight into parameter importance. Altogether, the presented framework combining high-throughput characterization and interpretable ML offers an approach to exploring and optimizing BCP thin film morphology across a broad processing landscape.
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