Adri van Duin

IEE Faculty Member
IEE Fellow
Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Director, Materials Computation Center

Research Summary

Research interests include atomistic-scale simulations of chemical reactions, reactive force fields (ReaxFF), quantum chemistry, combustion reactions, interface chemistry and organic geochemistry.

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Recent Publications

Synergy of Pyridinic-N and Co Single Atom Sites for Enhanced Oxygen Redox Reactions in High-Performance Zinc-Air Batteries

Askari, S., Dwivedi, S., Alivand, M. S., Lim, K. H., Biniaz, P., Zavabeti, A., Kawi, S., Hill, M. R., van Duin, A. C. T., Tanksale, A., Majumder, M. & Chakraborty Banerjee, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Small.

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Revisiting Mechanism of Silicon Degradation in Li-Ion Batteries: Effect of Delithiation Examined by Microscopy Combined with ReaxFF

Foss, C. E. L., Talkhoncheh, M. K., Ulvestad, A., Andersen, H. F., Vullum, P. E., Wagner, N. P., Friestad, K., Koposov, A. Y., van Duin, A. & Mæhlen, J. P., Mar 6 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 16, 9, p. 2238-2244 7 p.

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Unveiling novel structural complexity of spiral carbon nanomaterials: Review on mechanical, thermal, and interfacial behaviors via molecular dynamics

Sharifian, A., Fareghi, P., Baghani, M., Odegard, G. M., van Duin, A. C. T., Rajabpour, A., Wu, J. & Baniassadi, M., Feb 5 2025, In: Journal of Molecular Structure. 1321, 139837.

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Retention, sputtering and surface chemistry at tungsten oxide surface facing deuterium plasma

Sharkass, M., Dwivedi, S., Shin, Y. K., Nieto-Perez, M., van Duin, A. C. T. & Krstic, P. S., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials. 606, 155622.

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Corrigendum to “Advances in developing cost-effective carbon fibers by coupling multiscale modeling and experiments: A critical review” [Prog. Mater. Sci. 146 (2024) 101329] (Progress in Materials Science (2024) 146, (S0079642524000987), (10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101329))

Zhu, J., Gao, Z., Mao, Q., Gao, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, X., Gao, Q., Jiang, M., Lee, S. & van Duin, A. C. T., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Progress in Materials Science. 101469.

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A molecular dynamics simulation framework for investigating ionizing radiation-induced nano-bubble interactions at ultra-high dose rates

Abolfath, R., Afshordi, N., Rahvar, S., van Duin, A. C. T., Rädler, M., Taleei, R., Parodi, K., Lascaud, J. & Mohan, R., Nov 2024, In: European Physical Journal D. 78, 11, 141.

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A reactive force field approach to modeling corrosion of NiCr alloys in molten FLiNaK salts

Arkoub, H., Dwivedi, S., van Duin, A. C. T. & Jin, M., May 15 2024, In: Applied Surface Science. 655, 159627.

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Strain Fluctuations Unlock Ferroelectricity in Wurtzites

Baksa, S. M., Gelin, S., Oturak, S., Spurling, R. J., Sepehrinezhad, A., Jacques, L., Trolier-McKinstry, S. E., van Duin, A. C. T., Maria, J. P., Rappe, A. M. & Dabo, I., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Electronic Materials.

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Mapping TpPa-1 covalent organic framework (COF) molecular interactions in mixed solvents via atomistic modeling and experimental study

Barnes, A. M., Afroz, M. M., Shin, Y. K., van Duin, A. C. T. & Li-Oakey, K. D., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 698, 122613.

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Direct Fabrication of Atomically Defined Pores in MXenes Using Feedback-Driven STEM

Boebinger, M. G., Yilmaz, D. E., Ghosh, A., Misra, S., Mathis, T. S., Kalinin, S. V., Jesse, S., Gogotsi, Y., van Duin, A. C. T. & Unocic, R. R., Dec 19 2024, In: Small Methods. 8, 12, 2400203.

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Computationally guided synthesis of carbon coated mesoporous silica materials

Dasgupta, N., Mao, Q. & van Duin, A. C. T., Mar 2024, In: Carbon. 221, 118891.

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Atomic Level Insight into the Nucleation of SnSe Thin Films Using Graphene Mask in Molecular Beam Epitaxy: ReaxFF Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Fazlioglu-Yalcin, B., Wang, M., Nayir, N., Law, S. & Van Duin, A., Aug 29 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128, 34, p. 14294-14304 11 p.

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Upcycling Plastic Waste into Graphite Using Graphenic Additives for Energy Storage: Yield, Graphitic Quality, and Interaction Mechanisms via Experimentation and Molecular Dynamics

Gharpure, A., Kowalik, M., Vander Wal, R. L. & van Duin, A. C. T., Mar 18 2024, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 12, 11, p. 4565-4575 11 p.

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eReaxFF force field development for BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ solid oxide electrolysis cells applications

Hossain, M. J., Gaikwad, P., Shin, Y. K., Schulze, J. A., Penrod, K. A., Li, M., Lin, Y., Pawar, G. & van Duin, A. C. T., Dec 2024, In: npj Computational Materials. 10, 1, 136.

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Experimental and numerical study of the decomposition, product spectrum, and sooting properties of adamantane fuels

Jeong, G. U., Xiang, Z., Kumar, S., Hansen, C., van Duin, A. C. T., Kim, S., McEnally, C. S., Pfefferle, L. D. & Xuan, Y., Dec 15 2024, In: Fuel. 378, 132886.

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