The University of Arizona Harshbarger Bldg. Experimental measurements of these properties are difficult and often result in a lot of scattering in the data. In addition the data base is quite sparse. We have developed a molecular dynamics method based on the restricted path integral representation of quantum particles to simulate strongly correlated electron systems.
Current applications are on electron plasma and alkali metals.
Future research will concentrate on the behavior of correlated electrons in conducting ceramic oxides. Calculated cleaning forces are compared with adhesion forces of contaminant particles and wafer. The propagation of physical excitations such as electromagnetic, acoustic, electronic and magnetic waves in composite materials is investigated. The focus is on the existence of band gaps for these excitations and the relation between the gap width and location with the geometrical and physical characteristics of the composite medium. The two-dimensional systems are fiber composites with aligned fibers.