Kristen Fichthorn

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Merrell R. Fenske Professor, Chemical Engineering

Research Summary

Applying atomistic simulation techniques, quantum mechanics, and condensed-matter theory to study materials interfaces with a focus on thin-film epitaxy; growth, transformation, and assembly of nanoscale materials; multi-scale simulation of materials and

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Recent Publications

A study of Cl adsorption on Pt(111) and Pt(100) using Ab Initio Grand-canonical Monte Carlo

Kim, E. M., Kim, J. & Fichthorn, K. A., Feb 2025, In: Surface Science. 752, 122647.

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Effect of Particle Composition on Dielectrophoretic Co-Assemblies around Topographic Features: Experiment and Theory

Hendrickson-Stives, A. K., Jahanmahin, O., Fichthorn, K. A. & Keating, C. D., Aug 1 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128, 30, p. 12604-12617 14 p.

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Biobased Polymers Enabling the Synthesis of Ultralong Silver Nanowires and Other Nanostructures

Liu, F., Robinson, W. L., Kirscht, T., Fichthorn, K. A. & Jiang, S., Nov 13 2024, In: Nano letters. 24, 45, p. 14381-14388 8 p.

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Elucidating the Role of Reduction Kinetics in the Phase-Controlled Growth on Preformed Nanocrystal Seeds: A Case Study of Ru

Nguyen, Q. N., Kim, E. M., Ding, Y., Janssen, A., Wang, C., Li, K. K., Kim, J., Fichthorn, K. A. & Xia, Y., May 1 2024, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146, 17, p. 12040-12052 13 p.

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Uneven Strain Distribution Induces Consecutive Dislocation Slipping, Plane Gliding, and Subsequent Detwinning of Penta-Twinned Nanoparticles

Song, M., Cui, J., Ophus, C., Lee, J., Yan, T., Fichthorn, K. A. & Li, D., Jan 31 2024, In: Nano letters. 24, 4, p. 1153-1159 7 p.

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Development of a ReaxFF Reactive Force Field for Pt/Cl Systems with Application to Platinum Metal Etching with Chlorine and Hydrogen Chloride Gases

Talkhoncheh, M. K., Shin, Y. K., Kim, J., Jahanmahin, O., Fichthorn, K. & van Duin, A. C. T., Sep 26 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 128, 38, p. 8232-8243 12 p.

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Size and temperature dependent shapes of copper nanocrystals using parallel tempering molecular dynamics

Zhang, H., Khan, M. A., Yan, T. & Fichthorn, K. A., Mar 18 2024, In: Nanoscale. 16, 23, p. 11146-11155 10 p.

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Structural classification of Ag and Cu nanocrystals with machine learning

Zhang, H. & Fichthorn, K. A., Aug 23 2024, In: Nanoscale. 16, 36, p. 17154-17164 11 p.

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Diffusion growth mechanism of penta-twinned Ag nanocrystals from decahedral seeds

Cui, J., Phul, S. & Fichthorn, K. A., Apr 28 2023, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 158, 16, 164707.

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Theory of Anisotropic Metal Nanostructures

Fichthorn, K. A., Apr 12 2023, In: Chemical Reviews. 123, 7, p. 4146-4183 38 p.

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Nanoparticle Assembly and Oriented Attachment: Correlating Controlling Factors to the Resulting Structures

Li, D., Chen, Q., Chun, J., Fichthorn, K., De Yoreo, J. & Zheng, H., Mar 22 2023, In: Chemical Reviews. 123, 6, p. 3127-3159 33 p.

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Chloride enables the growth of Ag nanocubes and nanowires by making PVP binding facet-selective

Xu, H., Chen, Z., Hao, S., Fichthorn, K. A. & Wiley, B. J., Feb 14 2023, In: Nanoscale. 15, 11, p. 5219-5229 11 p.

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Minimum Free-Energy Shapes of Ag Nanocrystals: Vacuum vs Solution

Yan, T., Zhang, H. & Fichthorn, K. A., Oct 10 2023, In: ACS nano. 17, 19, p. 19288-19304 17 p.

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Growing crystals by design: General discussion

Anderson, M., Bennett, M., Cedeno, R., Dudek, M. K., Fichthorn, K., Finney, A. R., Ford, I., Freeman, C., Hare, A., Hewson, C., Hill, A., Kim, J., Kirschhock, C., Kuttner, C., Meldrum, F., Nilsson Lill, S. O., Pooley, R., Rietveld, I. B., Rimer, J. & Roberts, K. & 8 others, Rogal, J., Salvalaglio, M., Sefcik, J., Sun, W., Thompson, D., Tong, J., Trueman, M. & Vekilov, P., Jul 4 2022, In: Faraday Discussions. 235, p. 383-405 23 p.

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Understanding crystal nucleation mechanisms: Where do we stand? General discussion

Anderson, M. W., Bennett, M., Cedeno, R., Cölfen, H., Cox, S. J., Cruz-Cabeza, A. J., de Yoreo, J. J., Drummond-Brydson, R., Dudek, M. K., Fichthorn, K. A., Finney, A. R., Ford, I., Galloway, J. M., Gebauer, D., Grossier, R., Harding, J. H., Hare, A., Horváth, D., Hunter, L. & Kim, J. & 29 others, Kimura, Y., Kirschhock, C. E. A., Kiselev, A. A., Kras, W., Kuttner, C., Lee, A. Y., Liao, Z., Maini, L., Nilsson Lill, S. O., Pellens, N., Price, S. L., Rietveld, I. B., Rimer, J. D., Roberts, K. J., Rogal, J., Salvalaglio, M., Sandei, I., Schuszter, G., Sefcik, J., Sun, W., ter Horst, J. H., Ukrainczyk, M., van Driessche, A. E. S., Veesler, S., Vekilov, P. G., Verma, V., Whale, T., Wheatcroft, H. P. & Zeglinski, J., Jul 5 2022, In: Faraday Discussions. 235, p. 219-272 54 p.

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