Prof. Dr. Leonid V. Zhigilei

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSynthesis and Properties of Functional Materials,Theory and Modelling of Materials and Surfaces
Keywordslaser - materials interactions, atomistic & mesoscopic modelling, nanomaterials, ultrafast processes in materials, computational materials science

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCharlottesville
InstitutionUniversity of Virginia
InstituteDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Stephan BarcikowskiLehrstuhl für Technische Chemie I, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2021

Programme(s)

2021Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Zhigilei is well known internationally for his research in computational materials science and laser-materials interactions. His recent efforts, aimed at revealing the fundamental mechanisms of laser synthesis of nanomaterials in liquids, have provided important insights into laser ablation and fragmentation processes. His computational predictions on the competing nanoparticle formation channels are guiding the advancement of experimental techniques. In Germany, Professor Zhigilei will further explore intriguing research questions related to the complex nonequilibrium phenomenon of laser-materials interactions in liquids.

Publications (partial selection)

2024A. Plech, M. Tack, H. Huang, M. Arefev, A. R. Ziefuss, M. Levantino, H. Karadas, C. Chen, L. V. Zhigilei, and S. Reichenberger: Physical regimes and mechanisms of picosecond laser fragmentation of gold nanoparticles in water from X-ray probing and atomistic simulations. In: ACS Nano, 18, 2024, 10527-10541
2023C. Chen and L. V. Zhigilei: Atomistic modeling of pulsed laser ablation in liquid: spatially and time-resolved maps of transient nonequilibrium states and channels of nanoparticle formation. In: Applied Physics A, 129, 2023, 288