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20132020
most citedMUSE: Multi-algorithm collaborative crystal structure prediction

35 citations · 123 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Straightforward computation of high-pressure elastic constants using Hooke's law: A prototype of metal Ru

Zhong-Li Liu, Xiu-Lu Zhang, Cuan-Cuan Zhu +1

In this paper, we did a systematic comparative study on the accuracy of two computational methods of elastic constants combined with the density functional theory (DFT), the stress…

physics.comp-ph2020★ 10 cited

ElasTool: An automated toolkit for elastic constants calculation

Zhong-Li Liu

We here present, the ElasTool package, an automated toolkit for calculating the second-order elastic constants (SOECs) of any two- (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) crystal systems.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 12 cited

Investigating elastic constants across diverse strain-matrix sets

Zhong-Li Liu, Ya-Dong Wei, Xiao-Dong Xu +5

Elastic constants and mechanical properties play a pivotal role across multiple disciplines and engineering applications. We introduced the optimized high-efficient strain-matrix s…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2014★ 24 cited

PHASEGO: A toolkit for automatic calculation and plot of phase diagram

Zhong-Li Liu

The PHASEGO package extracts the Helmholtz free energy from the phonon density of states obtained by the first-principles calculations. With the help of equation of states fitting,…

cond-mat.supr-con2014★ 29 cited

Novel high pressure structures and superconductivity of niobium disulfide

Zhong-Li Liu, Ling-Cang Cai, Xiu-Lu Zhang

We have investigated the pressure-induced phase transition and superconducting properties of niobium disulfide (NbS) based on the density functional theory. The structures of N…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 13 cited

Predicted alternative structure for tantalum metal under high pressure and high temperature

Zhong-Li Liu, Ling-Cang Cai, Xiu-Lu Zhang +1

First-principles simulations have been performed to investigate the phase stability of tantalum metal under high pressure and high temperature (HPHT). We searched its low-energy st…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013★ 35 cited

MUSE: Multi-algorithm collaborative crystal structure prediction

Zhong-Li Liu

The algorithm and testing of the Multi-algorithm-collaborative Universal Structure-prediction Environment ({\sc Muse}) are detailed. Presently, in {\sc Muse} I combined the evoluti…