Xiao Cheng Zeng
Ameritas University Professor
Willa Cather Emeritus Professor
Hamilton Hall 536
402.472.9894
xczeng@phase2.unl.edu
Zeng Research Group
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Recent Publications
Single-walled Hexagonal Silicon Nanotube
Current Research
We employ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Supercomputing facility to carry out virtual experiments and explore behavior of matters under extreme conditions, e.g. under high temperature, high pressure, or in highly confined environments, in which real-world experiments may be impractical or inaccessible. As an example, we have revealed several new forms of ice and silicon, solely based on large-scale computer simulations. At right, we show a snapshot of 2-dimensional "Nebraska Ice"; and below, a snapshot of 1-dimensional single-walled hexagonal silicon nanotube.
"Nebraska Ice"
"Buckyball" Au17
Other research activities in my group include computer-aided molecular and materials design. At left, we show a golden "buckyball" Au17; and below, evolution pattern of medium-sized silicon clusters. In short, the only limitation is your imagination!
Silicon cluster evolution
- Nanosciences
- Computer-aided molecular and materials design
A graduate or postdoctoral student in my group can expect to receive training in computational chemistry, physics, and materials science and significant exposure to one or more of the following specialties: molecular dynamics simulation, Monte Carlo simulation, density-functional theory, ab initio quantum-chemistry calculations, and scientific programming and parallel computation.
