Jürgen Hafner

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Quantum mechanics
• Electron
• Condensed matter physics

Jürgen Hafner mainly investigates Ab initio, Condensed matter physics, Physical chemistry, Electronic structure and Adsorption. The various areas that he examines in his Ab initio study include Generalized gradient, Crystallography, Molecular physics, Metal and Computational chemistry. His studies deal with areas such as Magnetic anisotropy, Amorphous metal and Phase diagram as well as Condensed matter physics.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Hydrogen, Transition metal and Methane in addition to Physical chemistry. His study in Electronic structure is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Surface states, Fermi level, Electronic band structure and Ground state. The concepts of his Ground state study are interwoven with issues in Energy minimization, Quasi-harmonic approximation and Potential energy, Classical mechanics.

His most cited work include:

• Ab initio molecular dynamics for liquid metals. (23114 citations)
• Ab initio molecular-dynamics simulation of the liquid-metal-amorphous-semiconductor transition in germanium. (11534 citations)
• Ab initio molecular dynamics for open-shell transition metals. (4355 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Condensed matter physics, Ab initio, Electronic structure, Ab initio quantum chemistry methods and Adsorption. His Condensed matter physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Amorphous solid and Amorphous metal. His research investigates the connection between Ab initio and topics such as Molecular physics that intersect with problems in Surface states.

His Electronic structure course of study focuses on Molecular dynamics and Chemical physics. He focuses mostly in the field of Adsorption, narrowing it down to topics relating to Density functional theory and, in certain cases, Thermodynamics. His primary area of study in Physical chemistry is in the field of Dissociation.

He most often published in these fields:

• Condensed matter physics (38.32%)
• Ab initio (26.64%)
• Electronic structure (21.50%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2016)?

• Ab initio (26.64%)
• Condensed matter physics (38.32%)
• Density functional theory (11.45%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Jürgen Hafner focuses on Ab initio, Condensed matter physics, Density functional theory, Adsorption and Magnetic anisotropy. His research in Ab initio intersects with topics in Ab initio quantum chemistry methods, Intermetallic, Stoichiometry, Physical chemistry and Chemisorption. Jürgen Hafner studied Physical chemistry and Molecular dynamics that intersect with Thermodynamics.

His Condensed matter physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Monolayer and Anisotropy. His Adsorption research incorporates themes from Crystallography, Inorganic chemistry, Transition metal, Molecule and Computational chemistry. His work deals with themes such as Fermi level and Nickel, which intersect with Electronic structure.

Between 2005 and 2016, his most popular works were:

• Ab-initio simulations of materials using VASP: Density-functional theory and beyond. (1291 citations)
• Improved description of the structure of molecular and layered crystals: ab initio DFT calculations with van der Waals corrections. (608 citations)
• Materials simulations using VASP—a quantum perspective to materials science (148 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Quantum mechanics
• Electron
• Condensed matter physics

His primary areas of study are Ab initio, Condensed matter physics, Adsorption, Density functional theory and Magnetic anisotropy. Jürgen Hafner has researched Ab initio in several fields, including Hybrid functional, Ab initio quantum chemistry methods, Transition metal, Physical chemistry and Computational chemistry. Jürgen Hafner works mostly in the field of Physical chemistry, limiting it down to topics relating to Chabazite and, in certain cases, Inorganic chemistry, as a part of the same area of interest.

His work in Magnetic moment, Electronic structure and Magnetism are all subfields of Condensed matter physics research. His Density functional theory research also works with subjects such as

• Random phase approximation which is related to area like Perturbation theory and Møller–Plesset perturbation theory,
• van der Waals force together with Degrees of freedom and Series. His Electron magnetic dipole moment study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Spin states, Spin and Ground state.