Research Interests
My research is centered on computational materials science using first-principles based methods. I am currently interested in a variety of materials problems with a focus on materials for alternative energies and sustainability (thermoelectrics, batteries, hydrogen).
Selected Publications since 2020
Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in Diamondoid Structures and High Thermoelectric Performance in (Cu1−xAgx)(In1−yGay)Te2,
H. Xie, S. Hao, T. P. Bailey, S. Cai, Y. Zhang, T. J. Slade, G. J. Snyder, V.P. Dravid, C. Uher, C. Wolverton, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143: 5978, (2021)
Dissociation of GaSb in n-Type PbTe: off-Centered Gallium Atom and Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling Provide High Thermoelectric Performance,
S. Sarkar, X. Hua, S. Hao, X. Zhang, T. P. Bailey, T. J. Slade, P. Yasaei, R. J. Korkosz, G. Tan, C. Uher, V. P. Dravid, C. Wolverton, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Chemistry of Materials, 33: 1842, (2021)
Strong valence band convergence to enhance thermoelectric performance in PbSe with two chemically independent controls,
Z. Z. Luo, S. Cai, S. Hao, T. P. Bailey, I. Spanopoulos, Y. Luo, J. Xu, C. Uher, C. Wolverton, V. P. Dravid, Q. Yan, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Angewandte Chemie, 133: 272,(2021)
High-Performance Thermoelectrics from Cellular Nanostruc-tured Sb2Si2Te6,
Y. Luo, S. Cai, S. Hao, F. Pielnhofer, I. Hadar, Z. Z. Luo, J. Xu, C. Wolverton, V. P. Dravid, A.Pfitzner, Q. Yan, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Joule, 4: 159, (2020)
Discordant Nature of Cd in PbSe: Off-centering and Core-shell Nanoscale CdSe Precipitates Lead to High Thermoelectric Performance, S. Cai, S. Hao, Z. Z. Luo, X. Li, I. Hadar, T. Bailey, X. Hu, C. Uher, Y. Y. Hu, C. Wolverton, V. P. Dravid, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Energy & Environmental Science,13: 200, (2020)
Ultralow thermal conductivity in diamondoid lattices: high thermoelectric performance in chalcopyrite Cu0.8+yAg0.2 In1−yTe2,
H. Xie, S. Hao, S. Cai, T.P. Bailey, C. Uher, C. Wolverton, V. P. Dravid, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Energy & Environmental Science, 13: 3693, (2020)
High Thermoelectric Performance in the New Cubic Semiconductor AgSnSbSe3 by High-Entropy Engineering,
Y. Luo, S. Hao, S. Cai, T. J. Slade, Z. Z. Luo, V. P. Dravid, C. Wolverton, Q. Yan, M. G. Kanatzidis,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142: 15187, (2020)
In4Pb5.5Sb5S19 : A Stable Quaternary Chalcogenide with Low Thermal Conductivity,
J. Li, S. Hao, S. Qu, C. Wolverton, J. Zhao, Y. Wang,
Inorganic chemistry, 60: 325, (2020)
A full list of my publications can be found on my Google Scholar profile.