Miaofang Chi

Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Chi's research interest is on designing better materials by advancing our knowledge of the behavior of atoms, electrons, and ions in materials using novel electron microscopy, for applications in energy, sustainability, and microelectronics.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Information

Education

  • Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 2008

Representative Publications

  • Yan, J., A. Kumar, M. Chi, M. Brahlek, T. Z. Ward, and M. A. McGuire. “Orbital degree of freedom in high entropy oxides.” Physical Review Materials 8, no. 2 (February 1, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.024404.
  • Pawlik, Veronica D., Xiaohuan Zhao, Marc Figueras-Valls, Trenton J. Wolter, Zachary D. Hood, Yong Ding, Jingyue Liu, Miaofang Chi, Manos Mavrikakis, and Younan Xia. “Thermal Stability of Au Rhombic Dodecahedral Nanocrystals Can Be Greatly Enhanced by Coating Their Surface with an Ultrathin Shell of Pt.” Nano Letters 24, no. 2 (January 2024): 549–56. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02680.
  • Thapaliya, Bishnu P., Alexander S. Ivanov, Hsin-Yun Chao, Meghan Lamm, Harry M. Meyer, Miaofang Chi, Xiao-Guang Sun, Tolga Aytug, Sheng Dai, and Shannon M. Mahurin. “Low-Temperature Molten Salt Electrochemical CO2 Upcycling for Advanced Energy Materials.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16, no. 2 (January 2024): 2251–62. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c14858.
  • Zhang, H., M. A. McGuire, A. F. May, H. Y. Chao, Q. Zheng, M. Chi, B. C. Sales, et al. “Stacking disorder and thermal transport properties of α-RuCl3.” Physical Review Materials 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.014402.
  • Huang, Zhennan, Tangyuan Li, Boyang Li, Qi Dong, Jacob Smith, Shuke Li, Lin Xu, Guofeng Wang, Miaofang Chi, and Liangbing Hu. “Tailoring Local Chemical Ordering via Elemental Tuning in High-Entropy Alloys.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, no. 3 (January 2024): 2167–73. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c12048.