Research Interest
Computational Mineral Physics
Education
2008 PhD in Physics Stony Brook University USA
2003 M.S. in Physics Tsinghua University, China
2000 B.E. in Mater. Sci.& Eng. Tsinghua University, China
Professional Appointments
2013.3- at present Faculty member in the UCAS
2011.6-2013.2 Postdoc in the Dept. Chem. Eng. & Mater. Sci, U. Minnesota, USA.
2008.10-2011.2 Postdoc in the Theory@Elettra group, CNR-Democritos, Italy
2003.9-2004.1 Assistant researcher in the Institute of Plasma Physics, CAS, China
Selected publications
· T. Sun and R. M. Wentzcovtich, Direct Determination of Electric Current in Born-Oppenheimer Molecular Dynamics, Chem. Phys. Lett. (editor’s choice) 554, 15–19 (2012)
· T. Sun and S. Fabris, Mechanisms for oxidative unzipping and cutting of graphene, Nano. Lett., 12, 17 (2012)
· R. Larciprete, S. Fabris, T. Sun, P. Lacovig, A. Baraldi, S. Lizzit, Dual path mechanism in the thermal reduction of graphene oxide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., (cover article) 133, 17315 (2011)
· T. Sun, S. Fabris and S. Baroni, Surface Precursors and Reaction Mechanisms for the Thermal Reduction of Graphene Basal Surfaces Oxidized by Atomic Oxygen, J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 4730 (2011)
· T. Sun and P. B. Allen, Lattice thermal conductivity: Computations and theory of the high tem- perature breakdown of the phonon-gas model, Phys. Rev. B, (highlighted article) 82, 224305 (2010)
· T. Sun, X. Shen, and P. B. Allen, Phonon quasiparticles and anharmonic perturbation theory tested by molecular dynamics on a model system, Phys. Rev. B, 82, 224304 (2010)
· Barinov, O. B. Malcioglu, S. Fabris, T. Sun, L. Gregoratti, M. Dalmiglio, and M. Kiskinova, Initial Stages of Oxidation on Graphitic Surfaces: Photoemission Study and Density Functional Theory Calculations, J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, 9009 (2009)
· T. Sun, K. Umemoto, Z. Q. Wu, J. C. Zheng and R. M. Wentzcovitch, Lattice Dynamics and Thermal Equation of State of Platinum, Phys. Rev. B, 78, 024304 (2008)
· T. Sun, P. B. Allen, D. G. Stahnke, S. D. Jacobsen and C. C. Homes, Infrared Properties of Ferropericlase (Mg1−xFexO): Experiment and Theory, Phys. Rev. B, 77, 134303 (2008)
