Wei Cai
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
|---|---|
| Office: | Durand 259 |
| Phone: | 650.736.1671 |
| Email: | caiwei@stanford.edu |
Research
Predicting mechanical strength of materials through theory and simulations of defect microstructures across atomic, mesoscopic and continuum scales. Developing new atomistic simulation methods for long time-scale processes, such as crystal growth and self-assembly. Introducing magnetic field in quantum simulations of electronic structure and transport.
Publications
V. V. Bulatov, et al. , "Dislocation multi-junctions and strain hardening", Nature, 440, 1174 (2006).
Wei Cai, et al. "A non-singular continuum theory of dislocations", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 54, 561 (2006).
Wei Cai and Giulia Galli, "Ab initio calculations in a uniform magnetic field using periodic supercells", Physical Review Letters, 92, 186402 (2004).
Jaime Marian, Wei Cai and Vasily V. Bulatov, "Dynamic transitions from smooth to rough to twinning in dislocation motion", Nature Materials, 3, 158 (2004).