Faculty
Gerbrand Ceder
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R. P. Simmons Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Metallurgy and Materials Science Engineer, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, 1988 PhD Materials Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1991 Room 13-5056, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139 617-253-1581 (phone) 617-258-6534 (fax) |
Disciplines
Research
Professor Ceder's group specializes in designing and understanding advanced materials by means of computational modeling and experimental research. By combining theoretical and experimental efforts in one group, the effectiveness of both is enhanced. First principles computations, whereby the properties of materials are predicted from basic physics, has become one of the most powerful tools in Materials Research and Design. This group develops these tools and applies them to technologically relevant problems, often in collaboration with key industrial or government partners. Materials phenomena include: phase stability and cohesion in solids, diffusion, interaction of matter with radiation, and phase transformation. Applications have included: high temperature superconductors, electrodes for rechargeable batteries, and high temperature alloys. The environment is highly multidisplinary, containing students with a range of backgrounds making use of cutting edge techniques from such fields as materials science, engineering, chemistry, physics, computer science, and mathematics.
Selected Publications
K. Kang, Y.S. Meng, J. Bréger, C. Grey, G. Ceder, "Electrodes with High Power and High Capacity for Rechargeable Li Batteries," Science, 311, 977–980 (2006).
C. Fischer, K. Tibbetts, D. Morgan, G. Ceder, "Predicting Crystal Structure: Merging Data Mining with Quantum Mechanics," Nature Materials, 5 (8), pp. 641–6 (2006).
F. Zhou, T. Maxisch, G. Ceder, "Configurational Electronic Entropy and the Phase Diagram of Mixed-Valence Oxide: The Case of LixFePO4," Physical Review Letters, 97, 155704 (2006).
L. Wang, F. Zhou, Y. S. Meng, G. Ceder, "First-Principles Study of Surface Properties of LiFePO4: Surface Energy, Structure, Wulff Shape, and Surface Redox Potential," Physical Review B, 76, 165435 (2007).
B.C. Han, C.R. Miranda, and G. Ceder, "Effect of Particle Size and Surface Structure on Adsorption of O and OH on Platinum Nanoparticles: A First-Principles Study," Physical Review B, 77, 075410 (2008).
Van de Walle, G. Ceder, "The Effect of Lattice Vibrations on Substitutional Alloy Thermodynamics," Reviews of Modern Physics, 74, 11–45 (2002).
Related News
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Materials Genome Project continues to grow In 2006, Professor Gerd Ceder began the Materials Genome Project— which is now has tens of thousands of compounds in a database used by more than 3000 researchers. |
May 6, 2013 |
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Technology Review reports on tomorrow's breakthroughs See this article in Technology Review to learn more about manufacturing in the US. |
December 20, 2011 |
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The Materials Project, an immensely powerful new research tool Several years ago, Prof. |
December 20, 2011 |
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Materials Project provides database of materials properties The Materials Project, a collaboration between MIT and LBNL, uses computers to determine and predict the properties of a material, making it possible to find the right material, without months or y |
November 4, 2011 |
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Prof. Ceder to present NSF Lecture The NSF invites the public to a series of lectures that aim to promote discussion of scientific issues which will have a long impact on our society. Prof. |
October 31, 2011 |
| New analysis of common battery cathodes | August 12, 2011 |
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DMSE faculty participate in Manufacturing Round Table discussion Prof. Gerd Ceder and Prof. Christine Ortiz were participants in an MIT roundtable discussion titled, The Future of Manufacturing — Advanced Technologies. |
April 1, 2010 |
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Battery research from the Ceder Group The Independent wrote about new technologi |
January 22, 2010 |
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Washington Post interviews Prof. Ceder on battery life Prof. |
October 29, 2009 |
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DMSE Faculty use new methods to understand old materials A computational approach to materials science and engineering could bring new properties even to familiar substances such as concrete and steel. |
October 28, 2009 |
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Prof. Ceder awarded MRS Medal The MRS Medal is awarded for a specific outstanding recent discovery or advancement which has a major impact on the progress of a materials-related field. |
September 16, 2009 |
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MIT Energy Initiative Seed Grants Announced The MIT Energy Initiative's second round of seed grants for energy research, announced this week, will go toward a wide array of research topics ranging from micro-hydropower and solar-thermal powe |
October 1, 2008 |
