Peter A. Schultz
Computational Multiscale
Computational Multiscale
(505) 845-7771
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
P.O. Box 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1322
Projects/Research interests
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High-performance computing in atomistic materials science
Development and application of high-performance atomistic materials simulations methods, particularly first principles quantum mechanics for extended (bulk and surface) systems. -
Quantum Electronic Structure Method Development:
SeqQuest
Principal developer of the QUEST suite of Gaussian-basis density functional theory (DFT) pseudopotential codes developed at Sandia, encompassing both fundamental physics methods and algorithm development, and optimized code implementation and parallelization. Emphasis on methods for supercell calculations of defects in materials, particularly proper treatment of electrostatic boundary conditions for charged and polar species. -
Multiscale Material Simulations Methods Development
Development of physics-based quantum-compatible semi-empirical potentials, integration of “multiscale” atomistic methods into a unified tool set, driven by problem needs. -
Research applications areas
General:
- Chemical, electronic, and dynamic properties of defects in bulk oxides and semiconductors
- Surface chemistry and catalysis, structural energetics of surface reconstruction
- Amorphous materials and bulk crystal phases, metals and metallurgy
- Carbon and graphene
- Bad defects: Modeling radiation effects in electronic devices – model defects and defect evolution in Si, SiC, GaAs, nitrides and other III-V’s, defect chemistry and aging in bulk silica and at Si-SiO2 interfaces
- Good defects: Functional electronic defects for quantum and device applications – understand, identify, characterize, and design functional electronic defects, e.g., new color centers in wide-band-gap semiconductors
- Fundamental physics at surfaces: toward understanding electron emission and electrical breakdown
Background
- 2016-2020: co-Editor-in-Chief, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
- 2008-2020: Executive Editorial Board, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering
- 1992-present: Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
- 1982: B.A. in Physics and Mathematics, Northwestern University
- 1988: Ph.D. in Physics, Univ. of Pennsylvania (Thesis Advisor: Richard P. Messmer)
Publications
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“Designing meaningful density functional theory calculations in materials
science–A primer”
Ann E. Mattsson, Peter A. Schultz, Michael P. Desjarlais, Thomas R. Mattsson, and Kevin Leung, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 13, R1 (2005).
(Invited Topical Review article) -
“Roadmap on Multiscale Materials Modelling”
Erik van der Giessen, Peter A. Schultz, Nicolas Bertin, Vasily V. Bulatov, Wei Cai, Gábor Csányi, Stephen M. Foiles, M.G.D. Geers, Carlos Gonzáles, Markus Hütter, Woo Kyun Kim, Dennis M. Kochmann, Javier LLorca, Ann E. Mattsson, Jörg Rottler, Alexander Shluger, Ryan B. Sills, Ingo Steinbach, Alejandro Strachan, Ellad B. Tadmor, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 28, 043001/61pp (2020). -
“Theory of magnetic 3d transition metal dopants in cubic gallium nitride”
Peter A. Schultz, Arthur H. Edwards, Renee M. Van Ginhoven, Harold P. Hjalmarson, and Andrew M. Mounce, Phys. Rev. B 107 205202/22pp (2023) -
“First-principles calculations of metal surfaces. I.
Slab-consistent bulk reference for convergent surface properties”
Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. B 103, 195426/10pp (2021). -
“Modeling charged defects inside density functional theory band gaps”,
Peter A. Schultz and Arthur H. Edwards, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 327, 2-8 (2014). <!– -
“Analysis of the Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof density functional parameter space”
Jonathan E. Moussa, Peter A. Schultz, and James R. Chelikowsky. J. Chem. Phys. 136, 204117 (2012). –> -
“Simple intrinsic defects in gallium arsenide”
Peter A. Schultz and O. Anatole von Lilienfeld, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 17, 084007 (2009). -
“Theory of defect levels and the ‘band gap problem’ in silicon”
Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 246401 (2006). -
“Charged local defects in extended systems”
P.A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1942 (2000). <!– -
“Local electrostatic moments and periodic boundary conditions”
P.A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. B 60, 1551 (1999). –> -
“Bonding and brittleness in B2 structure 3d transition metal aluminides:
Ionic, directional, or does it make a difference?”
P.A. Schultz and J.W. Davenport, Scripta Metall. 27, 629 (1992). <!– -
“Toward understanding photoemission in K+CO coadsorption systems”
P.A. Schultz, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 8, 2425 (1990). –>
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“A valence bond theory of off-center impurities in silicon”
R.P Messmer and P.A. Schultz, Solid State Commun. 52, 563-566 (1984). -
“Valence bond theory of off-center impurities in silicon:
Substitutional nitrogen”
P.A. Schultz and R.P. Messmer, Phys. Rev. B 34, 2532-2553 (1986). -
“Theoretical evidence for ‘bent-bonds’ in the CO2 molecule”
R.P. Messmer, P.A. Schultz, R.C. Tatar, and H.-J. Freund, Chem. Phys. Lett. 126, 176-180 (1986). -
“New theoretical description of the carbon-carbon triple bond”
R.P. Messmer and P.A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 2653-2656 (1986). -
“A generalized valence bond description of the bonding in
[1.1.1]propellane”
R.P. Messmer and P.A. Schultz, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108, 7407-7408 (1986). -
“Are there pi bonds in benzene?”
P.A. Schultz and R.P. Messmer, Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 2416-2419 (1987). -
“K-CO on transition metals: A local ionic interaction”
Peter A. Schultz, Charles H. Patterson, and Richard P. Messmer, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 5, 1061-1064 (1987). -
“The electronic structure of the benzene molecule
(a letter to the editor)”
Richard P. Messmer and Peter A. Schultz, Nature 329, 492/1pp (1987). -
“Reply to Comment on ‘New theoretical description of the carbon-carbon
triple bond’ ”
R.P. Messmer and P.A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 60, 860-863 (1988). -
“Generalized valence bond description of multiple bonds”
Peter A. Schultz and Richard P. Messmer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 110, 8258-8259 (1988). -
“Shifts in XPS levels in ionic adsorbate layers due to
electrostatic effects”
Peter A. Schultz and Richard P. Messmer, Surf. Sci. 209, 229-242 (1989). -
“Photoelectron spectroscopy and chemical bonding from a valence bond
viewpoint”
R.P. Messmer, P.A. Schultz, C.H. Patterson, and H. Wang, in “The challenge of d and f electrons”, edited by D.R. Salahub and M.C. Zerner (ACS, Washington DC, 1989). -
“Toward understanding photoemission in K+CO coadsorption systems”
P.A. Schultz, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 8, 2425-2430 (1990). -
“Long-range poisoning of D2 dissociative chemisorption on Pt(111)
by coadsorbed K”
J.K. Brown, A.C. Luntz, and P.A. Schultz, J. Chem. Phys. 95, 3767-3774 (1991). -
“Bent multiple bonds in normal and hypervalent molecules”
P.A. Schultz and R.P. Messmer, in “Molecules in Natural Science and Medicine”, edited by Z.B. MaksiO(c,+) and M. Eckert-MaksiO(c,+) (Ellis Horwood, New York 1991). -
“Interstitial electron model for the lattice dynamics in
Ni3Al”
P.A. Schultz and R.P. Messmer, Phys. Rev. B 45, 7467-7470 (1992). -
“Bonding and brittleness in B2 structure 3d transition metal aluminides:
Ionic, directional, or does it make a difference?”
Peter A. Schultz and James W. Davenport, Scripta Metall. 27, 629-634 (1992). -
“Calculations of systematics in B2 structure 3d transition
metal aluminides”
P.A. Schultz and J.W. Davenport, J. Alloys and Compounds 197, 229-242 (1993). -
“The nature of multiple bonds I:
sp-bonds vs. bent bonds, a computational survey”
Peter A. Schultz and Richard P. Messmer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115, 10925-10937 (1993). -
“The nature of multiple bonds II:
Significance of the perfect pairing approximation”
Peter A. Schultz and Richard P. Messmer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115, 10938-10942 (1993). -
“The nature of multiple bonds III:
Benzene, bent bonds, and resonance”
Peter A. Schultz and Richard P. Messmer, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115, 10943-10951 (1993). -
“Computers and Crystals: On the connection between materials physics and
computing”
J.W. Davenport, P.A. Schultz, and F. Evans, Comp. Mater. Sci. 2, 67-71 (1994). -
“Basis-set convergence of highly defected sites in amorphous carbon”
J.S. Nelson, E.B. Stechel, A.F. Wright, S.J. Plimpton, P.A. Schultz and M.P. Sears, Phys. Rev. B 52, 9354-9359 (1995). -
“Ab initio ammonia and CO lateral interactions on Pt(111)”
D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, and M.P. Sears, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4828-4831 (1996). -
“Ab initio calculations of adsorbate hydrogen-bond strength:
ammonia on Pt(111)”
D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, and M.P. Sears, Surf. Sci. 368, 253-257 (1996). -
“Ab initio calculations of Ru, Pd, and Ag cluster structure with
55, 135, and 140 atoms”
D.R. Jennison, P.A Schultz, M.P. Sears, J. Chem. Phys. 106, 1856-1862 (1997). -
“DIET in the bulk: evidence for hot electron cleavage of Si-H bonds
in SiO2 films”
D.R. Jennison, J.P. Sullivan, P.A. Schultz, M.P. Sears, and E.B. Stechel, Surf. Sci. 390, 112-118 (1997). -
“All-atom ab initio energy minimization of the kaolinite crystal
structure”
J.D. Hobbs, R.T. Cygan, K.L. Nagy, P.A. Schultz, and M.P Sears, Amer. Mineralogist 82, 657-662 (1997). -
“Effects of basis set quality on the prediction of structures, energies,
and properties of amorphous tetrahedral carbon”
P.A. Schultz and E.B. Stechel, Phys. Rev. B 57, 3295-3304 (1998). -
“Unusual structural relaxation for rare-earth impurities in sapphire:
Ab initio study of lanthanum”
C. Verdozzi, D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, M.P. Sears, J.C. Barbour, and B.G. Potter, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 5615-5618 (1998). -
“Molecular orientation with visible light: reflectance-anisotropy
spectroscopy of 3-thiophene carboxylate on Cu(110) surfaces”
B.G. Frederick, R.J. Cole, J.R. Power, C.C. Perry, Q. Chen, N.V. Richardson, P. Weightman, C. Verdozzi, D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, and M.P. Sears, Phys. Rev. B 58, 10883-10889 (1998). -
“Generating structural models of amorphous tetrahedral carbon:
basis set dependencies”
P.A. Schultz and E.B. Stechel, in “Covalently Bonded Disordered Thin-Film Materials”, edited by M.P. Siegal, W.I. Milne, and J.E. Jaske, MRS Symposia Proc. 498, 11-18 (1998). -
“The electron transport mechanism in amorphous tetrahedrally-coordinated
carbon films”
J.P. Sullivan, T.A. Friedman, R.G. Dunn, E.B. Stechel, P.A. Schultz, M.P. Siegal, and N. Missert, in “Covalently Bonded Disordered Thin-Film Materials”, edited by M.P. Siegal, W.I. Milne, and J.E. Jaske, MRS Symposia Proc. 498, 97 (1998). -
“Valence and atomic size dependent exchange barriers in vacancy-mediated
dopant diffusion”
J.S. Nelson, P.A. Schultz, and A.F. Wright, Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 247-249 (1998). -
“Small rings and amorphous tetrahedral carbon”
P.A. Schultz, K. Leung, and E.B. Stechel, Phys. Rev. B 59, 733-741 (1999). -
“Sapphire(0001) surface, clean and with d-metal overlayers”
C. Verdozzi, D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, and M.P. Sears, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 799-802 (1999). -
“Ab initio structural predictions for ultrathin aluminum oxide
films on metallic substrates”
D.R. Jennison, C. Verdozzi, P.A. Schultz, M.P. Sears, Phys. Rev. B 59, R15605/4pp (1999). -
“A unified computational approach to oxide aging processes”
H.P. Hjalmarson, P.A. Schultz, D.A. Bowman, and D.M. Fleetwood, in “Multiscale Modeling of Materials”, edited by T. Diaz de la Rubia, T. Kaxiras, V. Butatov, N.M. Ghoniem, and R. Phillips, MRS Symposia Proc. 538, 257-262 (MRS, Warrendale PA, 1999). -
“Oxygen-induced restructuring of the TiO2(110) surface:
a comprehensive study”
M. Li, W. Hebenstreit, U. Diebold, M.A. Henderson, D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, and M.P. Sears, Surf. Sci. 437, 173-190 (1999). -
“Local electrostatic moments and periodic boundary conditions”
P.A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. B 60, 1551-1554 (1999). -
“Charged local defects in extended systems”
P.A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1942-1945 (2000). -
“Fast through-bond diffusion of nitrogen in silicon”
P.A. Schultz and J.S. Nelson, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 736-738 (2001). -
“Unconstrained and constrained minimization, localization, and the Grassmann
manifold: Theory and application to electronic structure”
D. Raczkowski, C.Y. Fong, P.A. Schultz, R.A. Lippert, and E.B. Stechel, Phys. Rev. B 64, 155203/11p (2001). -
“Layer intermixing during metal/metal oxide adsorption: Ti/sapphire(0001)”
C. Verdozzi, P.A. Schultz, R.Q. Wu, A.H. Edwards, and N. Kioussis, Phys. Rev. B 66, 125408/4pp (2002). -
“Low-temperature annealing in tetrahedral amorphous carbon thin
films observed by 13C NMR spectroscopy”
T.M. Alam, T.A. Friedmann, P.A. Schultz, and D. Sebastiani, Phys. Rev. B 67, 245309/11pp (2003). -
“Evidence for interstitial hydrogen as the dominant electronic defect
in nanometer alumina films”
D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, and J.P. Sullivan, Phys. Rev. B 69, 041405(R)/4pp (2004). -
“BaO/W(111) thermionic emitters and the effects of Sc, Y, La, and the
density functional used in computations”
D.R. Jennison, P.A. Schultz, D.B. King, and K.R. Zavedil, Surf. Sci. 549, 115-120 (2004). -
“Spontaneous ionization of hydrogen atoms at the Si-SiO2
interface”
Arthur H. Edwards, Peter A. Schultz, and Harold P. Hjalmarson, Phys. Rev. B 69, 125318/7pp (2004). -
“Designing meaningful density functional theory calculations in materials
science–A primer”
Ann E. Mattsson, Peter A. Schultz, Michael P. Desjarlais, Thomas R. Mattsson, and Kevin Leung, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 13, R1-R31 (2005).
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“Theory of persistent, p-type, metallic conduction in c-GeTe”
Arthur H. Edwards, Andrew C. Pineda, Peter A. Schultz, Marcus G. Martin, Aidan P. Thompson, and Harold P. Hjalmarson, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, L329-335 (2005). -
“Density functional theory study of the geometry, energetics and
reconstruction process of Si(111) surfaces”
Santiago D. Solares, Siddharth Dasgupta, Yong-Hoon Kim, Charles B. Musgrave, Peter A. Schultz, and William A. Goddard III, Langmuir 21, 12404-12414 (2005). -
“Electronic structure of intrinsic defects in crystalline germanium
telluride”
Arthur H. Edwards, Andrew C. Pineda, Peter A. Schultz, Marcus G. Martin, Aidan P. Thompson, Harold P. Hjalmarson, and Cyrus J. Umrigar, Phys. Rev. B 73, 045210/13pp (2006). -
“Density functional theory and DFT+U study of transition metal
porphines adsorbed on Au(111) surfaces and effects of applied
electric fields”
Kevin Leung, Susan B. Rempe, Peter A. Schultz, Eduardo M. Sproviero, Victor S. Batista, Michael E. Chandross, and Chris J. Medforth, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 3659-3668 (2006). -
“Nonequivalence of the generalized gradient approximations PBE and PW91”
Ann E. Mattsson, Rickard Armiento, Peter A. Schultz, and Thomas R. Mattsson, Phys. Rev. B 73, 195123/7pp (2006). -
“Theory of defect levels and the ‘band gap problem’ in silicon”
Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 246401/4pp (2006). -
“First-principles approach for the charge-transport characteristics of
monolayer molecular-electronic devices:
Application to hexanedithiolate devices”
Yong-Hoon Kim, Jamil Tahir-Kheli, Peter A. Schultz, and William A. Goddard III, Phys. Rev. B 73, 235419/10pp (2006). -
“Dose-rate dependence of radiation-induced interface trap density in
silicon bipolar transistors”
H.P. Hjalmarson, R.L. Pease, C.E. Hembree, R.M. Van Ginhoven, and P.A. Schultz, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 250, 269-273 (2006). -
“Electrical effects of transient neutron irradiation of silicon devices”
H.P. Hjalmarson, R.L. Pease, R.M. Van Ginhoven, P.A Schultz, and N.A. Modine, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. B 255, 114-119 (2007). -
“Reactivities of ultrathin alumina films exposed to intermediate pressures
of H2O:
Substrate-mediate mechanism for growth and loss of surface order”
J. Kelber, N. Magtoto, C. Vamala, M. Jain, D.R. Jennison, and P.A. Schultz, Surf. Sci. 601, 3464-3471 (2007). -
“Structure and band gaps of Ga-(V) semiconductors:
The challenge of Ga pseudopotentials”
O. Anatole von Lilienfeld and Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. B 77, 115202/7pp (2008). -
“First principles site occupation and migration of hydrogen, helium, and
oxygen in beta-phase erbium hydride”
R.R. Wixom, J.F. Browning, C.S. Snow, P.A. Schultz, and D.R. Jennison J. Appl. Phys. 103, 123708/8pp (2008). -
“Schultz replies (to Comment on Theory of Defect Levels and the ‘Band Gap
Problem’ in Silicon)”
Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 089702/1pp (2008). -
“Challenges for first-principles based properties of
defects in semiconductors and oxides”
Peter A. Schultz, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 17, 080201/1pp (2009).
(Editorial – Guest Editor for Special Issue) -
“Simple intrinsic defects in gallium arsenide”
Peter A. Schultz and O. Anatole von Lilienfeld, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 17, 084007/35pp (2009). -
“Efficient hybrid evolutionary optimization of interatomic potential models”
W. Michael Brown, Aidan P. Thompson, and Peter A. Schultz, J. Chem. Phys. 132, 024108/13pp (2010). -
“First-principles investigation of low energy E’ center precursors in amorphous silica”
Nathan L. Anderson, Ravi Pramod Vedula, Peter A. Schultz, Renee M. Van Ginhoven, and Alejandro Strachan, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 206402/4pp (2011). -
“Some practical considerations for density functional theory studies
of chemistry at metal surfaces”
Rudolph J. Magyar, Ann E. Mattsson, and Peter A. Schultz, in “Metallic systems: A quantum chemist’s perspective”, edited by T. Allison, O. Coskuner, and C.A. Gonzalez (CRC Press Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, 2011), pp163-200. -
“First principles predictions of intrinsics defects in aluminum arsenide, AlAs”
Peter A. Schultz, MRS Symposia Proc. 1370, mrss11-1370-yy03-04 (2011). -
“First-principles defect chemistry for modeling irradiated GaAs
and III-V semiconductor devices”
Peter A. Schultz, J. Radiation Effects Research and Engineering 30, 257-266 (2012).
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“Defect level distributions and atomic relaxations induced by charge trapping
in amorphous silica”
Nathan L. Anderson, Ravi Pramod Vedula, Peter A. Schultz, Renee M. Van Ginhoven, and Alejandro Strachan, Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 172908/3pp (2012). -
“Analysis of the Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof density functional parameter space”
Jonathan E. Moussa, Peter A. Schultz, and James R. Chelikowsky, J. Chem. Phys. 136, 204117/10pp (2012). -
“Simulation and modeling of the electronic structure of GaAs damage clusters”
Jonathan E. Moussa, Stephen M. Foiles, and Peter A. Schultz, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 093706/8pp (2013). -
“Modelling challenges for battery materials and electrical energy storage.”
Richard P. Muller and Peter A. Schultz, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 21, 070301/1pp (2013).
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“Off-center Tl and Na dopant centers in CsI”
Renee M. Van Ginhoven and Peter A. Schultz, J. Phys: Condens. Matter 25, 495504/6pp (2013). -
“Interface effects on total energy calculations for radiation-induced defects”,
Arthur H. Edwards, Hugh Barnaby, Andrew C. Pineda, and Peter A. Schultz, IEEE Trans. Nucl. Soc. 60, 4109-4115 (2013). -
“Modeling charged defects inside density functional theory band gaps”,
Peter A. Schultz and Arthur H. Edwards, Nucl. Instr. Meth. B 327, 2-8 (2014). -
“The E1-E2 center in gallium arsenide is the divacancy”
Peter A. Schultz, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 27, 75001/6pp (2015). -
“Mechanical properties of metal dihydrides”
Peter A. Schultz and Clark S. Snow, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 24, 035005/24pp (2016). -
“Discriminating a deep gallium antisite defect from shallow acceptors in GaAs
using supercell calculations”
Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. B 93, 125201/12pp (2016). -
“Greetings from the new Editors-in-Chief”
Peter A. Schultz and Erik Van der Giessen, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 25, 080202/1pp (2016). -
“The journey from forensic to predictive materials science using
density functional theory”
Peter A. Schultz, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 25, 071003/3pp (2017). -
“Effects of Nitrogen on the Interface Density of States Distribution in 4H-SiC
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors:
Super-hyperfine Interactions and Near Interface Silicon Vacancy Energy Levels”
Mark A. Anders, Patrick M. Lenahan, Arthur H. Edwards, Peter A. Schultz, and Renee M. Van Ginhoven, J. Appl. Phys. 124, 184501 (2018). DOI: 10.1063/1.5045668 -
“Roadmap on Multiscale Materials Modelling”
Erik van der Giessen, Peter A. Schultz, Nicolas Bertin, Vasily V. Bulatov, Wei Cai, Gábor Csányi, Stephen M. Foiles, M.G.D. Geers, Carlos Gonzáles, Markus Hütter, Woo Kyun Kim, Dennis M. Kochmann, Javier LLorca, Ann E. Mattsson, Jörg Rottler, Alexander Shluger, Ryan B. Sills, Ingo Steinbach, Alejandro Strachan, Ellad B. Tadmor, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 28, 043001/61pp (2020). -
“Theoretical study of intrinsic defects in cubic silicon carbide 3C-SiC
using supercell calculations”
Peter A. Schultz, Renee M. Van Ginhoven, and Arthur H. Edwards, Phys. Rev. B 103, 195202/18pp (2021). -
“First-principles calculations of metal surfaces. I.
Slab-consistent bulk reference for convergent surface properties”
Peter A. Schultz, Phys. Rev. B 103, 195426/10pp (2021). -
“First-principles calculations of metal surfaces. II.
Properties of low-index platinum surfaces toward understanding electron emission”
Peter A. Schultz, Harold P. Hjalmarson, Morgann Berg, Ezra Bussmann, David A. Scrymgeour, Taisuke Ohta, and Chris H. Moore, Phys. Rev. B 103, 195427 /10pp (2021). -
“Impact of incorporation kinetics on atomic-precision device fabrication”
Jeffrey A. Ivie, Quinn Campbell, Justin C. Koepke, Mitchell I. Brickson, Peter A. Schultz, Richard P. Muller, Andrew M. Mounce, Daniel R. Ward, Malcolm S. Carroll, Ezra Bussman, Andrew D. Baczewski, and Shashank Misra, Phys. Rev. Applied. 16, 054037/19pp (2021). -
“Atomic step disorder on polycrystalline surfaces leads to
spatially inhomogeneous work functions”
Morgann Berg, Sean W. Smith, Michael T. Brumbach, Ping Lu, Sara M. Dickens, Joseph R. Michael, Taisuke Ohta, Ezra Bussmann, Harold P. Hjalmarson, Peter A. Schultz, Paul G. Clem, Matthew M. Hopkins, and Christopher H. Moore, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 40, 023207/6pp (2022). “Editor’s Pick” -
“Electronic structure of intrinsic defects in c-Gallium nitride:
Density functional theory study without the jellium approximation”
Arthur H. Edwards, Peter A. Schultz, and Richard M. Dobzynski, Phys. Rev. B 105, 235110/17pp (2022). -
“Theory of the metastable injection-bleached E3c center in GaAs”
Peter A. Schultz and Harold P. Hjalmarson, Phys. Rev. B, 105, 224111/4pp (2022). -
“Theory of magnetic 3d transition metal dopants in cubic gallium nitride”
Peter A. Schultz, Arthur H. Edwards, Renee M. Van Ginhoven, Harold P. Hjalmarson, and Andrew M. Mounce, Phys. Rev. B 107 205202/22pp (2023) -
“Light-triggered Solid-State Circuit Breaker for DC Electrical Systems”
Jack D. Flicker, Luciano Andres Garcia Rodriguez, Jacob Mueller, Lee Gill, Jason C. Neely, Emily Schrock, Harold P. Hjalmarson, Enrico Bellotti, Peter A. Schultz, Jane M. Lehr, Gregory Pickrell, Robert Kaplar, (Chapter, in “Direct Current Fault Protection. Power Systems”, eds: I.C. Kizilyalli, Z.J. Shen, D.W. Cunninghan) (Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26572-3_9)
Sandia/DOE reports:
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“Waste Forms and Systems Integrated Performance and Safety Codes
System Design Specification”
H. Carter, Edwards, Geoffrey A. Freeze, Jose G. Arguello Jr., Roscoe Bartlett, Peter A. Schultz, and Yifeng Wang,
SAND Report 2009-6304P (Sept. 2009). -
“Challenge Problem and Milestones for:
Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS)
Waste Integrated Performance and Safety Codes (IPSC)”
Geoff Freeze, J. Guadalupe Arguello, Robert Howard, Jerry McNeish, Peter A. Schultz, and Yifeng Wang,
SAND Report 2010-7175 (Oct. 2010). -
“Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation
Waste Integrated Performance and Safety Codes (NEAMS Waste IPSC)
Verification and Validation Plan”
H. Carter Edwards, Jose G. Arguello Jr., Roscoe A. Bartlett, Julie F. Bouchard, Geoff Freeze, Robert Howard, Patrick Knupp, Marjorie T. McCornack, Peter A. Schultz, Angel Urbina, and Yifeng Wang,
SAND Report 2011-0084 (Jan. 2011). -
“Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS)
Waste Integrated Performance and Safety Codes (IPSC):
FY10 Development and Integration”
J. Guadalupe Arguello, Louise Criscenti, Thomas Dewers, David Sassani, H. Carter Edwards, Geoff Freeze, Peter A. Schultz, and Yifeng Wang,
SAND Report 2011-0845 (Feb. 2011). -
“First-Principles Radiation-Induced Chemistry in Electronic Devices”
Peter A. Schultz, Science Matters!, p10-11, March 2011 (Sandia Newsletter).
(SAND Report 2011-1166) -
“Progress toward Bridging from Atomistic to Continuum Modeling to
Predict Nuclear Waste Glass Dissolution”
Louise, J, Criscenti, Peter A. Schultz, Carl Steefel, Peter Zapol, Ian Bourg,
SAND Report 2011-8250 (Nov. 2011). -
“Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation
Waste Integrated Performance and Safety Codes (NEAMS Waste IPSC):
Subcontinuum-scale Verification and Validation Strategy”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2011-9257 (Dec. 2011). -
“Simple intrinsic defects in GaAs: Numerical supplement”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-2675 (April 2012). -
“First principles predictions of intrinsic defects in aluminum arsenide, AlAs: Numerical supplement”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-2938 (April 2012). -
“Simple intrinsic defects in InP: Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-3313 (April 2012). -
“Simple intrinsic defects in GaP: Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-3314 (April 2012). -
“Defect reaction network in C-doped GaAs: Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-6659 (August 2012). -
“Defect reaction network in Si-doped GaAs: Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-6748 (August 2012). -
“Modeling thermal abuse in transportation batteries”,
Richard P Muller, Randall T Cygan, Jie Deng, Amalie L Frischknecht, John C Hewson, Harry K Moffat, Craig M Tenney, Peter A Schultz, Gregory J Wagner, SAND Report 2012-7816 (October 2012). -
“Verification and Validation of the Hybrid Potts-Phase Field Model for
Coupled Microstructural-Compositional Evolution”
Veena Tikare and Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2012-9156 (October 2012). -
“Simple intrinsic defects in InAs: Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2013-2477 (March 2013). -
“Defect reaction network in Si-doped InP; Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2013-8595 (October 2013). -
“Defect reaction network in Si-doped InAs; Numerical predictions”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2015-3850 (May 2015). -
“What is happening in narrow band gap devices? —
Radiation induced defects and recombination”
Peter A. Schultz, Jonathan E. Moussa, Clark N. Kadlec, Michael D. Goldflam, Jin K. Kim, Eric A. Shaner, and Edward S. Bielejec, SAND Report 2018-11182 (October 2018). -
“Modeling charged defects in non-cubic semiconductors
for radiation effects studies in next generation electronic materials”
Peter A. Schultz, SAND Report 2018-11846 (October 2018). -
“Towards a mesoscale model for field emission from real surfaces”
Christopher H. Moore, Morgann Berg, Peter Schultz, Taisuke Ohta, Ezra Bussmann, Sean Smith, David Scrymgeour, Ashish Jindal, Harold Hjalmarson, Paul G. Clem, and Matt M. Hopkins, SAND Report 2019-15251 (December 2019). -
“Development of Single Photon Sources in GaN”
Andrew M. Mounce, George Wang, Peter Schultz, Michael Titze, Deanna Campbell, Ping Lu, and Jacob Henshaw, SAND Report 2022-16083 (November 2022).