# Tutorial

## Basic search for a material in the MP database

#### 1. [Go to Materials Project - Materials Explorer](https://next-gen.materialsproject.org/materials?elements=Li%2C%20Fe%2C%20O)

#### 2. Type the search criteria such as the composition, chemical formula or mp-id in the search box or click the elements from the periodic table below the search box

![Step 2 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_9751d19c-c814-4119-b795-9c9a6ea4d2d1.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5174\&fp-y=0.3912\&fp-z=1.4250\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 3. Use the filters in the left to filter the search results

![Step 3 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_ab946b2f-8dbc-4ea5-9479-dc8c45b02703.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.1819\&fp-y=0.1594\&fp-z=1.8750\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 4. Click on Search

![Step 4 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_defbc69e-e9b6-4c42-95bc-150481fcac05.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.8214\&fp-y=0.2858\&fp-z=2.7011\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 5. Click on Columns to select what properties to show for the search results

![Step 5 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_b8de8ea0-83f0-42fe-98e8-c2face11954b.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.9028\&fp-y=0.3631\&fp-z=1.3863\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 6. Click on the mp-id to go to the material page

![Step 6 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_825bd6df-4f80-40ae-974c-d479896c36c8.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.3835\&fp-y=0.7275\&fp-z=2.9239\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 7. Use the right tool bar on the to change the visualization settings and export the structure file

![Step 7 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_d09ab84e-29eb-4d4c-b3b3-66523077548d.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.4878\&fp-y=0.7008\&fp-z=1.4833\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 8. To download the structure, click "Export as"

![Step 8 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_02e8b473-9815-4f92-9a1e-53c7793eccdf.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.6556\&fp-y=0.5639\&fp-z=2.8076\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 9. A summary of material properties is shown in the right

![Step 9 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_ba101334-dc4b-40cc-a302-f9343335cfa7.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.8434\&fp-y=0.4719\&fp-z=1.2647\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 10. An auto-generated description of the material from generated using Robocrystallographer (<https://github.com/hackingmaterials/robocrystallographer>)

![Step 10 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_080878a0-f87f-4a1b-b063-b6ec5a7332b6.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.8434\&fp-y=0.6819\&fp-z=2.1222\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 11. Click on Crystal Structure to look at the basic structure information

![Step 11 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_906ae888-e5ce-4d55-a67b-9d9f10b54f44.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.1616\&fp-y=0.3343\&fp-z=1.9213\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)

#### 12. Click on Properties to look at the materials properties

See the Methodology section for how these properties were calculated

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![Step 12 screenshot](https://images.tango.us/public/screenshot_dc2cc851-b6c2-443a-aef2-5ada8711e559.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.1616\&fp-y=0.6208\&fp-z=1.5614\&w=1200\&mark-w=0.2\&mark-pad=0\&mark64=aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMudGFuZ28udXMvc3RhdGljL21hZGUtd2l0aC10YW5nby13YXRlcm1hcmsucG5n\&ar=2880%3A1424)


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