MuST Program for Disordered Materials Courses

Introduction to the Cluster Variation Method (CVM) for Alloys

Explore Kikuchi's cluster variation method for Ising models and alloys, learning entropy approximations and applications to binary and high entropy alloys.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Extended Dynamical Mean-Field Theory Approach to Fluctuating Charge Order in Condensed Matter

Explore Extended Dynamical Mean-Field Theory and its application to fluctuating charge orders in condensed matter, focusing on short-range orders and pseudogap behavior.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Calculating the Electrical Resistivity of Large Systems from First Principles

Explore an efficient first-principles method for calculating electrical conductivity in disordered structures, combining Kubo-Greenwood equation with LSMS method for large systems.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Backflow Corrections of Green Functions: Benchmarks on the Two-dimensional Fermi-Hubbard-type Model

Explore computational methods for solving the Fermi-Hubbard model, focusing on backflow corrections of Green functions to improve correlation capture in quantum many-body systems.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

An Efficient and Accurate Approach to Strongly Correlated Materials

Explore an enhanced method for simulating strongly correlated materials using ghost-rotationally-invariant slave-boson (g-RISB) approach, improving accuracy in describing material properties with realistic parameters.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

On the Mechanism of Charge Transfer and Electrostatic Field Fluctuations in Disordered Metals

Explore disorder-driven charge distribution fluctuations in metals, examining electrostatic screening, impurity scattering, and linear charge transfer trends in multicomponent alloys.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Electronic Structure in the Superconducting State from First Principles

Explore first-principles theory of inhomogeneous superconductivity, focusing on magnetic atom chains on superconductor surfaces and the identification of Majorana Zero Modes in topological systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

High-Strength Alloys for High Field Magnets

Explore high-strength, high-entropy alloys for advanced magnetic field applications, focusing on their development and potential in cutting-edge research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Breaking Symmetries in Compositionally Complex Oxides

Explore experimental studies of high entropy oxides and their symmetry-breaking properties in compositionally complex systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Shaped Solution to the Poisson Equation in the Full-Potential KKR Method

Explore a practical and accurate solution to the Poisson equation in full-potential KKR, focusing on the removed-sphere method for disordered materials.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SCAN Functional and DFT Errors for Open-Shell d- and f-Electron Systems

Explore DFT challenges in correlated materials, focusing on SCAN functional's improvements for open-shell d- and f-electron systems. Analyze error sources and symmetry breaking effects.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

An Introduction to High Entropy Alloys

Explore alloy phases and high entropy alloys in this beginner-friendly introduction, covering fundamental concepts and applications.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Disordered Hyperuniformity in Two-Dimensional Materials

Explore disordered hyperuniformity in 2D materials, its impact on electronic structures, and role of topological defects in preserving hyperuniformity in amorphous materials.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ab Initio Approach to Electronic Conductivity Calculations for Disordered Structures

Explore ab initio methods for calculating electronic conductivity in disordered structures using the Kubo-Greenwood formula and LSMS method. Compare various approaches for energetics calculations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kinetics and Thermodynamics for High Entropy Energy Materials

Explore the data-driven applications of high-entropy materials in batteries and electrocatalysts, focusing on oxides and alloys through advanced kinetic and thermodynamic analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video