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Cai-Zhuang Wang

Scientist II
Address
A506 Zaffarano Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone 515-294-6934
Fax 515-294-0689
Email wangcz@ameslab.gov

Research Interests

  • Condensed matter physics and computational materials science
  • develop tight-binding potentials and tight-binding molecular dynamics method for materials simulations
  • atomistic modeling and simulation study of structural, dynamical and electronic properties as well as phase transformation of condensed matter systems and molecules, including:
    • liquid and amorphous materials
    • defects
    • surfaces
    • clusters
    • biological molecules
  • develop genetic algorithm for global structure optimization and Gutzwiller density functional theory and computational code for studying ground state energy and properties of strongly correlated electron systems
  • ab initio calculation and tight-binding molecular dynamics simulation studies of formations, structures, and stabilities of surface-based nanostructures

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(Chronologically most recent on top)Education

  • Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics, Intl. School for Adv. Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy, 1986
  • B.S. Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 1982

(Chronologically most recent on top)Professional Appointments

  • 2008 Senior Scientist, Ames Laboratory
  • 1996 - 2008 Physicist, Ames Laboratory
  • 1992 - 1996 Associate Physicist, Ames Laboratory
  • 1987 - 1992 Postdoctoral Fellow, Ames Laboratory and Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University
  • 1987 Postdoctoral Fellow, International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy

(Chronologically most recent on top)Honors & Awards

  • 1996 U.S. D.O.E. Materials Science award for Sustained Outstanding Research in Solid State Physics

(Chronologically most recent on top)Publications with the Ames Laboratory

2008
Qian X F; Li J; Qi L; Wang C Z; Chan T L; Yao Y X; Ho K M; Yip S . 2008. Quasiatomic orbitals for ab initio tight-binding analysis. Physical Review B. 78:245112. abstract
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Wang S Y; Wang C Z; Li M Z; Huang L; Ott R T; Kramer M J; Sordelet D J; Ho K M . 2008. Short- and medium-range order in a Zr73Pt27 glass: Experimental and simulation studies. Physical Review B. 78:184204. abstract
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Huang L; Lu N; Yan J A; Chou M Y; Wang C Z; Ho K M . 2008. Size- and strain-dependent electronic structures in H-passivated Si [112] nanowires. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112:15680-15683. abstract
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2007
Lee G D; Wang C Z; Yu J; Yoon E; Hwang N M; Ho K M . 2007. Formation of carbon nanotube semiconductor-metal intramolecular junctions by self-assembly of vacancy defects. Physical Review B. 76:165413. abstract
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Yao Y X; Wang C Z; Ho K M . 2007. Cluster-in-jellium model and icosahedral ordering tendencies in liquid Al alloys. Physical Review B. 76:174209. abstract
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Chan T L; Yao Y X; Wang C Z; Lu W C; Li J; Qian X F; Yip S; Ho K M . 2007. Highly localized quasiatomic minimal basis orbitals for Mo from ab initio calculations. Physical Review B. 76:205119. abstract
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Lu N; Ciobanu C V; Chan T L; Chuang F C; Wang C Z; Ho K M . 2007. The structure of ultrathin H-passivated [112] silicon nanowires. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111:7933-7937. abstract
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Hupalo M; Chan T L; Wang C Z; Ho K M; Tringides M C . 2007. Interplay between indirect interaction and charge-density wave in Pb-adsorbed In(4x1)-Si(111). Physical Review B. 76:045415. abstract
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Li M; Evans J W; Wang C Z; Hupalo M; Tringides M C; Chan T L; Ho K M . 2007. Strongly-driven coarsening of height-selected Pb islands on Si(111). Surface Science. 601:L140-L144. abstract
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