Tutorials

Step-by-step guides for common workflows

Getting Started with MatCraft

Your first visit to MatCraft: navigating the dashboard, searching materials, and viewing properties.

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tutorial
beginner
getting-started

Your First Materials Search

Step-by-step tutorial for searching materials with filters, element selection, and property ranges.

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tutorial
search
filters

Running a Discovery Campaign

Create and execute a multi-objective optimization campaign to discover optimal materials.

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tutorial
campaign
optimization

Understanding Material Properties

What band gap, formation energy, energy above hull, and other computed properties mean.

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tutorial
properties
physics

Reading Band Structures

How to interpret electronic band structure plots for metals, semiconductors, and insulators.

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tutorial
band-structure
electronic

Reading Density of States

How to interpret total and element-projected DOS plots for electronic structure analysis.

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tutorial
dos
electronic

Using the Structure Builder

Generate supercells, surface slabs, nanoparticles, and substitution structures step by step.

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tutorial
builder
structure

Exporting Data for DFT

Download structure files in CIF and POSCAR format for use with VASP, Quantum ESPRESSO, and other codes.

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tutorial
export
dft

API Quickstart

Make your first MatCraft API call in Python, JavaScript, or curl in under 5 minutes.

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tutorial
api
python

Advanced Campaign Configuration

Custom objectives, constraints, convergence criteria, and multi-objective strategies.

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tutorial
campaign
advanced