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Summer School on the Calculation of Ionic Quantum and Anharmonic Effects with the Stochastic Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation (SSCHA school 2023)

Summer School on the Calculation of Ionic Quantum and Anharmonic Effects with the Stochastic Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation (SSCHA school 2023)

26.Jun - 30. Jun, 2023 Cod. Z07-23

Description

The efficient and accurate calculation of how ionic quantum and thermal fluctuations impact the free energy of a crystal, its atomic structure, and phonon spectrum is one of the main challenges of solid state physics, especially when strong anharmonicy invalidates any perturbative approach. To tackle this problem, this school combines theoretical lectures as well as hands-on sessions on the stochastic self-consistent harmonic approximation (SSCHA) method, which is devised to tackle efficiently these problems, given by the developers of the code.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Ion Errea (UPV/EHU, Spain)

Diego Martínez (CFM, Spain)

Lorenzo Monacelli (EPFL, Switzerland

Raffaello Bianco (UNIMORE, Italy)

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Objectives

The main goal of the school is to provide a deep theoretical and practical understanding of the SSCHA code, as well as to give the participants the option to share their own research.

Activity directed to

  • University student

Contributors

  • Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
  • Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM)
  • Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)
  • European Research Council (ERC)

Directors

Ion Errea

UPV/EHU

Ion Errea is an Associate Professor at the University of the Basque Country and leads the Quantum Theory of Materials group at the Centro de Física de Materiales. His research focusses on the development of theoretical methods for calculating complex properties of solids, such as quantum and anharmonic effects in atomic vibrations and the electron-phonon interaction, and the application of these methods in hydrogen-based superconductors, thermoelectric materials, phase transitions in solids, nanostructures, etc. He is an ERC grantee, research associate at the Donostia International Physics Center, and member of Jakiunde.

Speakers

Raffaello Bianco

Dorde Dangic

University of the Basque Country

Guglielmo Marchese

La Sapienza University, Italy

Giovanni Marini

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

Diego Martínez Gutiérrez

CFM

Francesco Mauri

University of Rome

Lorenzo Monacelli

EPFL

Antonio Siciliano Siciliano

Sapienza, University of Rome

Registration fees

Registration feesUntil 18-06-2023
0 EUR
150,00 EUR

Venue

Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU)

Manuel de Lardizabal, 4. 20018 Donostia / San Sebastián

Gipuzkoa

43.305716,-2.0094460000000254

Materials Physics Center (CSIC-UPV/EHU)

Manuel de Lardizabal, 4. 20018 Donostia / San Sebastián

Gipuzkoa