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The interaction of energetic ions with the electronic and ionic system of target materials is an interesting but challenging multi-scale problem and understanding of the early stages after impact of heavy, initially charged ions is…
We resolve issues that have plagued reliable prediction of relative phase stability for solid-solutions and compounds. Due to its commercially important phase diagram, we showcase Al-Li system because historically density-functional theory…
Extended defects such as stacking faults and anti-site domain boundaries can perturb the band edges in Cu$_2$ZnSnS$_4$ and Cu$_2$ZnSnSe$_4$, acting as a weak electron barrier or a source for electron capture, respectively. In order to find…
The pairing symmetry of superconducting infinite-layer nickelates is a fundamental yet experimentally challenging question. We employ high-energy electron irradiation to induce disorder in superconducting Nd$_{0.825}$Sr$_{0.175}$NiO$_2$…
Using ab initio Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, we investigate the electronic structure, phase stability, and magnetic properties of equiatomic binary alloys between Al and 3d magnetic transition elements (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and…
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Many nanoelectronic devices rely on thin dielectric barriers through which electrons tunnel. For instance, aluminium oxide barriers are used as Josephson junctions in superconducting electronics. The reproducibility and drift of circuit…
The thesis examines the topics of disorder and electron-electron interactions in three distinct quantum systems. Firstly, the Anderson transition is studied for the BCC and FCC lattices. We obtain high precision results for the critical…
The measurement of the electronic structure of metal alloys is hampered by the in-applicability of conventional quantum oscillation measurements owing to electron scattering by thermal or alloy disorder. Recent advancements in the study of…
This study provides accurate results for the electronic stopping cross-sections of H, He, N, and Ne in silicon in low to intermediate energy ranges using various non-perturbative theoretical methods, including real-time time-dependent…
The stability and electronic structure of a single monatomic Al wire has been studied using the ab initio pseudopotential method. The Al wire undergoes two structural rearrangements under compression, i.e., zigzag configurations at angles…
The equation of state (EOS) of alloys at high pressures is generalized with the cluster expansion method. It is shown that this provides a more accurate description. The low temperature EOSs of Ni-Al alloys on FCC and BCC lattices are…
Self-consistent electronic structure calculations together with a structural model are used to study the effect of short-range atomic order on the optical properties of otherwise random Al(0.5)Ga(0.5)As, Ga(0.5)In(0.5)P, and…
LDA+DMFT method in the framework of the iterative perturbation theory (IPT) with full LDA Hamiltonian without mapping onto the effective Wannier orbitals. We then apply this LDA+DMFT method to ferromagnetic bcc-Fe and fcc-Ni as a test of…
Understanding rapid solidification behavior at velocities relevant to additive manufacturing (AM) is critical to controlling microstructure selection. Although in-situ visualization of solidification dynamics is now possible, systematic…
Using a combination of density-functional perturbation theory and the itinerant coherent potential approximation, we study the effects of atomic relaxation on the inelastic incoherent neutron scattering cross sections of disordered…
We investigate the local atomic and electronic structure, thermodynamic stability, and defect chemistry of $A_{6}B_{2}$O$_{17}$ ($A$ = Zr/Hf, $B$ = Nb/Ta) oxides using first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We…
We study the effect of Stacking Fault Energy (SFE) on the deformation behaviour of copper and copper-aluminium alloys using Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation. We find that both yield stress and the magnitude of stress drop at yield…