University Park, PA
Our Group's Research Interests
- Phase-field method and software development
- Multiscale modeling integrating density functional theory (DFT) calculations, thermodynamic analysis, and phase-field simulations
- Domain structures and switching in ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, ferroelastic and multiferroic thin films and devices
- Interactions between electronic/ionic defects and ferroelectric domains, dielectric degradation and breakdown
- Ion transport and microstructure evolution in solid electrodes and electrolytes in Li-ion batteries and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC)
- Phase-field simulations of structural and diffusional phase transformations, grain growth, and Ostwald ripening in alloys
- Interactions between dislocations, plasticity, and phase microstructures
- Co-evolution of microstructure and properties
- Application of information technology to materials simulation and modeling
- Integrated computational materials science and engineering