NIMS Materials Database

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For New User

MatNavi is an integrated material database system comprising ten databases, four application systems and the NIMS Structural Datasheet Online. It is one of the largest databases in the world for materials. The use of MatNavi is free. All you need to do is register.

About User Registration

The following three procedures are required to use MatNavi service. (Registration and Application Manual)

(1) DICE Account User Registration
　　In principle, a user is an individual who belongs to an organization.
　　Please perform "DICE Account User Registration" using the e-mail address provided by your organization.

(2) Domain Name Registration of E-mail Address
　　When applying to use MatNavi, identity verification based on the e-mail address is required.
　　Please make sure that the domain name of your e-mail address is registered in our management list.
　　If the domain name is not registered, please apply by your organization's domain administrator(s) or a person who has been approved by the domain administrator(s).
　　　- How to check the domain name registration status (FAQ 4)
　　　- Details of the application procedure

(3) MatNavi Usage Application
　　If the domain name is registered, you can continue to apply for MatNavi usage.
　　　- MatNavi Usage Application (Please use a computer browser.)

FAQ

Required Environment

The operation of MatNavi has been confirmed in the following environments:

    Browser Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox

Citing your source when using MatNavi

Mention us in the acknowledgements section

When publishing research results obtained by using MatNavi, please state the following (or a similar expression) as an acknowledgement.

"This research was conducted (in part) using the [database name] provided by the Materials Data Platform (MDPF) of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)."

Cite us

When citing MatNavi in a paper or any other research output, please cite us in the following way.

When citing a database
  1. Please select an appropriate paper from the List of Papers for Citing MatNavi and cite it.
  2. If there is no appropriate reference, please use the following format:
    3. "Database name: Database URL National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), access date."
    Example:
    PoLyInfo: https://polymer.nims.go.jp/ National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), accessed August 1, 2024.

When citing data

  1. If the data has a DOI, please cite using the DOI.
  2. If the data does not have a DOI, please use the following format:
    3. "Database name: Data URL National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), access date."
    Example:
    PoLyInfo: https://polymer.nims.go.jp/PoLyInfo/xxxxx National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), accessed August 1, 2024.

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