Building foundation of polymer informatics: ensemble of generators and virtual libraries of diverse functional polymers

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In 2022, multiple types of polymer generators have been prepared under the all-in-one materials informatics platform, XenonPy. (1) language-model-based generators, NGrams, for 21 classes of polymers have been successfully trained; (2) reaction-based polymer candidate generator has been developed; (3) polymer generator based on rule-based virtual synthesis is going to be implemented. On top of the on-going expansion of the polymer generator library, application of our polymer informatics has been test on the design of new liquid crystalline polymers. Five new liquid crystalline polymers have been discovered. One of them further demonstrated a relatively high thermal conductivity, showing potential to be tested for industrial use. Our results are currently under preparation for publications. Seven presentations have been given around the world for this year's research achievement, and more will be given in the following year. Also, the development of our XenonPy platform has motivated new collaboration opportunities with the industrial companies. Last but not least, our work has been served as a foundation for another polymer informatics project, called RadonPy, which aims at producing the largest open calculation database for polymers.