Directory Record for:

Jorge O. Sofo

Title(s):

Associate Professor of Physics

Director, Materials Simulation Center

Department:

Materials Research Institute

College/Admin. Unit:

Senior Vice President for Research

Office Address:

225 Materials Research Laboratory Building

University Park, PA 16801

Office Phone:

(814) 777-3450

Office Fax:

(814) 865-3604

E-Mail Address:

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Web Page(s):

http://www.msc.psu.edu

Research Synopsis:

Modeling of materials properties. Electronic structure calculations in solids, surfaces, nanoparticles and molecules.Calculation of transport properties of semiconductors and metals with special emphasis on thermoelectric applications for cooling and power generation. Alloy phase stability and thermodynamic modeling of alloys. Hydrogen storage in intermetallic compounds. Electronic structure and stability of novel materials. Atomistic simulation of metallic coatings on surfaces. Software develop

Technologies Impacted by Research:

Thermoelements manufacturers for cooling and power generation. Gas purification and storage. Hydrogen embrittlement in metals, effects on hydrogen storage devices and nuclear industry. Nano and micro electronics. Catalysis. Adhesions of metallic coatings. Magnetic recording. Information technology applied to the simulation of materials.

Selected Publications:

Diffusion and transport coefficients in synthetic opals, J. O. Sofo and G. D. Mahan. Phys. Rev. B 62, 2780 (2000).
Hydrogen movement in cubic Mg2NiH4, G. N. Garca, J. P. Abriata, and J. O. Sofo. Phys. Rev. B 65, 064306 (2002).
Coverage dependence study of the adsorption of Pd on MoS2(0001), J. D. Fuhr, J. O. Sofo, and Andr�s Sa�l, Accepted for publication in Surface Science.