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Search Publications by: Francesca Tavazza (Fed)

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Data-driven Discovery of 3D and 2D Thermoelectric Materials

June 26, 2018
Author(s)
Kamal Choudhary, Kevin Garrity, Francesca Tavazza
Abstract: In this work, we perform a systematic search for high-efficiency, three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) thermoelectric materials by combining semiclassical transport techniques with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Out of

Computational screening of high-performance optoelectronic materials using OptB88vdW and TB-mBJ formalisms

May 8, 2018
Author(s)
Kamal Choudhary, Qin Zhang, Sugata Chowdhury, Nhan V. Nguyen, Zachary T. Trautt, Marcus W. Newrock, Faical Y. Congo, Andrew C. Reid, Francesca M. Tavazza
We perform high-throughput density functional theory (DFT) calculations for optoelectronic properties (electronic bandgap and frequency dependent dielectric function) using the OptB88vdW functional (OPT) and the Tran-Blaha modified Becke Johnson potential

Probing the dielectric response of the interfacial buffer layer in epitaxial graphene via optical spectroscopy

November 28, 2017
Author(s)
Heather M. Hill, Albert Rigosi, Sugata Chowdhury, Yanfei Yang, Nhan Van Nguyen, Francesca Tavazza, Randolph Elmquist, David B. Newell, Angela R. Hight Walker
Monolayer epitaxial graphene (EG) is a suitable candidate for a variety of electronic applications. One advantage of EG growth on the Si face of SiC is that it develops as a single crystal, as does the layer below, referred to as the interfacial buffer

The structural phases and vibrational properties of Mo1-xWxTe2 alloys

September 1, 2017
Author(s)
Sean M. Oliver, Ryan Beams, Sergiy Krylyuk, Arunima Singh, Irina Kalish, Alina Bruma, Francesca Tavazza, Iris Stone, Stephan J. Stranick, Albert Davydov, Patrick M. Vora
The structural polymorphism in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) provides exciting opportunities for developing advanced electronics. For example, MoTe2 crystallizes in the 2H semiconducting phase at ambient temperature and pressure, but transitions

Ni nanoindentation at the nanoscale: atomic rearrangements at the Ni-C interface

January 3, 2017
Author(s)
Francesca Tavazza, Lyle E. Levine, Bryan Kuhr, Diana Farkas
As mechanical testing proceeds towards ever-decreasing length scales, the ultimate limit is the atomic scale. Here, we investigate the atomic-scale interactions that occur at the diamond- nickel interface during the earliest stages of a Ni nanoindentation

Identification of the Crystal Symmetry in 1T' MoTe2 with Polarization-Resolved Second Harmonic Generation and Raman Scattering

October 13, 2016
Author(s)
Ryan Beams, Luiz Gustavo Cancado, Sergiy Krylyuk, Irina Kalish, Berc Kalanyan, Arunima Singh, Kamal Choudhary, Patrick Vora, Francesca M. Tavazza, Albert Davydov, Stephan J. Stranick
We study the crystal symmetry properties of few-layer 1T' MoTe2 using the polarization dependence of the second harmonic generation (SHG) and Raman scattering. Bulk 1T' MoTe2 is know to be inversion symmetric, however, we nd that the inversion symmetry is

Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of Ag Doping in 2D Layered Material (PbSe)5(Bi2Se3)3

September 7, 2016
Author(s)
Arunima Singh, Albert Davydov, Francesca M. Tavazza, Lincoln J. Lauhon, Xiaochen Ren, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Lei Fang
Impurity doping in two-dimensional (2D) materials can provide a route to tuning electronic properties, so it is important to be able to determine the distribution of dopant atoms within and between layers. Here we report the tomographic mapping of dopants

DFT investigation of early stages of nanoindentation of Ni

June 23, 2016
Author(s)
Francesca M. Tavazza, Lyle E. Levine
Density functional theory simulations of diamond tips indenting Ni surfaces are used to study the early stages of nanoindentation. Numerous complex interactions are observed, including Ni-surface deformation during tip approach, the attachment and

MPInterfaces: A Materials Project based Python Tool for a High Throughput Computational Screening of Interfacial Systems

May 31, 2016
Author(s)
Arunima Singh, Kiran Mathew, Joshua Grabriel, Kamal Choudhary, Susan B. Sinnott, Albert Davydov, Francesca M. Tavazza, Richard G. Hennig
A Materials Project based open-source python tool, MPInterfaces, has been developed to automate the high throughput computational screening and study of interfacial systems. The framework encompasses creation and manipulation of interface structures for