Papers by Dr. Mortazavi and Prof. Zhuang ranked as "HOT" and "most popular" works

PhoenixD researchers work from Dr. Mortazavi and Prof. Zhuang is ranked fifth among the most cited papers of the journal Nano Energy (Impact Factor 17.6) . The paper is on "Exceptional piezoelectricity, high thermal conductivity and stiffness and promising photocatalysis in two-dimensional MoSi₂N₄ family confirmed by first-principles (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105716)". In this work, by employing a combination of  density functional theory and machine learning interatomic potentials calculations, the authors explored the stability, mechanical properties, lattice thermal conductivity, piezoelectric and flexoelectric response, photocatalytic, optical and electronic features of MA₂Z₄ nanosheets. Their theoretical results confirm that MA₂Z₄ nanosheets not only undoubtedly outperform the transition metal dichalcogenides family, but also can compete with graphene for applications in nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, energy storage/conversion and thermal management systems. 

PhoenixD researchers work are among the top three HOT and Most Popular manuscripts of the Materials Horizons journal in 2023 (Impact Factor 13.3). The manuscript authored by Dr. Bohayra Mortazavi and Prof. Xiaoying Zhuang on the "Atomistic modeling of the mechanical properties: the rise of machine learning interatomic potentials (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH00125C )" has been ranked the second and third, respectively, among the 2023 HOT and MOST POPULAR collections of the prestigious journal of Materials Horizons. In their work, for the first time they highlight the robustness of machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) in the analysis of the mechanical stability, outperforming extensively popular methods of the density functional theory and the empirical interatomic potentials. The current challenges of machine learning interatomic potential in the simulations of mechanical properties are also summarized.