Zi-Kui Liu
Title(s):
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department:
Materials Science and Engineering
College/Admin. Unit:
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Office Address:
201 Steidle Building
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone:
(814) 865-1934
Office Fax:
(707) 885-1934
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Research Synopsis:
First-principles calculations, computational thermodynamics, and kinetic simulations of materials. Current projects are in the following areas: Strong-correlated structure such as rare-earth elements, diffusivity, interfacial energy, defect chemistry, Ni, Mg, Al alloys, Perovskites (LSCO, LFCO, BTO), superconductor MgB2 + dopants, and NSF Center for Computational Materials Design (CCMD).
Technologies Impacted by Research:
Technologies impacted by Liu’s Phases Research Lab include light weight materials for vehicle applications, solid oxide fuel cells, thermal and environmental barrier coatings, land based and airborne gas turbine systems, computational methodology in materials research and development transferable across inorganic materials.
Selected Publications:
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