先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
MSE203 晶体学 Crystallography
后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this
course is a pre-requisite
其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
本课程针对有一定材料或固体物理基础的本科生和研究生。本课程将系统介绍计算材料科学中的密度泛函理
论、分子动力学、多体量子力学方法的原理和适用范围,并通过使用前沿的科学计算软件和上机实习让学生去
体验这些方法在半导体电子学、太阳能电池、锂离子电池、材料生长等领域的具体应用。
This course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students with knowledge of materials
science or solid-state physics. It will introduce the fundamental theories and applications of
three major methods used in Computational Materials Science: the Density Functional Theory,
Molecular Dynamics, and Many-body Quantum Theory. Students will be given opportunities to learn
the cutting-edge software and hands-on practices to experience the applications of these methods
in the study of semiconductor electronics, solar cells, lithium-ion battery, and materials
growth, etc.
完成相关学习后,学生将对计算材料科学的重要性、主要研究方法、适用范围有基本认识。学会利用目前主
流的科学计算软件去解决多个研究领域中的实际问题。
After this course, the students will understand the significance of Computational Materials
Science, the major theories and tools, and their applications. Students will understand the
procedures of utilizing cutting-edge software to address the relevant scientific issues in
several research fields.
课程内容及教学日历 (如授课语言以英文为主,则课程内容介绍可以用英文;如团队教学或模块教学,教学日历须注明
主讲人)
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
计算材料科学概述—Overview of Computational Materials Science(4 Credit Hours)
This section introduces the unique role of Computational Materials Science in nowadays
scientific researches. Several scientific concepts and computational tools that go through the
whole course will be introduced.
密度泛函基础—Fundamentals of Density Functional Theory(20 Credit Hours)
This section introduces the Density Functional Theory, covering its history, comparison with
other methods, major capabilities/limitations, and critical settings/parameters to obtain
reliable structural, electronic, optical, thermodynamical, and dynamical results.
密度泛函方法上机练习—Hands-on practice using Density Functional Theory(12 Credit Hours)
Students will utilize the VASP code to perform convergence tests, and to calculate and analyse
total energy, structure, band structure, elastic modulus, piezoelectricity, IR/Raman spectrum,
phonon spectrum, and activation barrier in several fields.
分子动力学基础—Introduction to Molecular Dynamics(4 Credit Hours)