Software tools for high-throughput CALPHAD from first-principles data

A van de Walle, R Sun, QJ Hong, S Kadkhodaei - Calphad, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a set of software tools that largely automate the process of converting ab initio
data into thermodynamic databases that can readily be imported into standard …

Combined computational and experimental investigation of high temperature thermodynamics and structure of cubic ZrO2 and HfO2

QJ Hong, SV Ushakov, D Kapush, CJ Benmore… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Structure and thermodynamics of pure cubic ZrO2 and HfO2 were studied
computationally and experimentally from their tetragonal to cubic transition temperatures …

Structure and thermal expansion of Lu2O3 and Yb2O3 up to the melting points

A Pavlik III, SV Ushakov, A Navrotsky… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of thermal expansion and high temperature phase transformations is
essential for prediction and interpretation of materials behavior under the extreme conditions …

Energetics of reactions between ceramic coating materials and their binary oxide components with silicate melts

G Costa, BJ Harder, NP Bansal… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper summarizes our previous and current studies of using high‐temperature
calorimetry to investigate the energetics of reactions of ceramic coating materials (eg, yttrium …

Melting temperature prediction via first principles and deep learning

QJ Hong - Computational Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Melting is a high temperature process that requires extensive sampling of configuration
space, thus making melting temperature prediction computationally very expensive and …

Measurements of density of liquid oxides with an aero-acoustic levitator

SV Ushakov, J Niessen, DG Quirinale, R Prieler… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Densities of liquid oxide melts with melting temperatures above 2000° C are required to
establish mixing models in the liquid state for thermodynamic modeling and advanced …

Integrating computational and experimental thermodynamics of refractory materials at high temperature

QJ Hong, A van de Walle, SV Ushakov, A Navrotsky - Calphad, 2022 - Elsevier
We develop new computational and experimental methods to determine materials
properties at high temperature, such as melting temperature, heat of fusion, heat capacity …

Thermal Expansion and Enthalpies of Phase Transformation and Fusion of Er2O3 and Tm2O3 from Experiment and Computation

SV Ushakov, QJ Hong, A Pavlik III… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Erbium and thulium sesquioxides are the only lanthanide oxides that exhibit premelting
cubic-hexagonal (C–H) phase transformation. The enthalpies of phase transitions and …

Functionalized MWCNT-integrated natural clay nanosystem: a promising eco-friendly capacitor for energy storage applications

D Mondal, A Sau, S Roy, S Bardhan, J Roy… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
This study delves into the structural and morphological characteristics of MWCNT-doped
natural kaolinite nano clays, leading to significant changes in their electrical and …

Rapid dendritic growth kinetics of primary phase within supercooled Zr-V alloy at electrostatic levitation state

CH Zheng, DN Liu, H Liao, L Hu, HP Wang - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2025 - Elsevier
The liquid Zr 100− x V x (x= 8.6, 16.5, 30) alloys were undercooled to the maximum
undercooling of 364 K (0.18 TL), 405 K (0.21 TL), and 375 K (0.21 TL), respectively, by using …