International Seminars of Frontiers in Materials Science UPM-CIE Moncloa: The great impact of quantum mechanics on the materials science

The great impact of quantum mechanics on the materials science

20/02/2015

Title: The great impact of quantum mechanics on the materials science

Date: Monday 23 February at 09:30

Place: E.T.S. Civil Engineering, basement 1. Calle Profesor Aranguren, E28040 Madrid

Speaker: Juan Carlos Suarez Bermejo

Free admission



Summary

Today, there are diverse procedures that enable us to estimate the properties of molecules and solids through computers without need to prepare them in the lab. The new models greatly simplify the solutions of the quantum mechanical equations and the obtained results are very valuable to explore the microscopy properties of diverse types of new materials, what opens doors to new possibilities. This model were reinforced by reformulating the traditional equations of quantum mechanics (Schrödinger) into a new Density functional theory (DFT) which has successfully described the behavior of the materials at scales previously inaccessible.

The DFT methods have become an essential tool in Materials Science and estimations are increasingly common when it comes to study subjects of materials research.



Further information and contact details:
Dr. José Ygnacio Pastor, Organizer and Coordinator Scientific
Department of Material Science. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
E.T.S. Civil Engineering, First Floor. Profesor Aranguren Road, E28040–Madrid
T. (+34) 913 366 684. F. (+34) 913 366 680. jypastor@mater.upm.es

Tag: Materials for the Future    Source: CEI Campus Moncloa

Event date:

23/02/2015