Damien West

Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy
Senior Lecturer

Research

Research focuses on computational/theoretical condensed matter physics, both in the development of novel methods and first-principles calculations to understand properties of materials to address technological problems of energy related materials (hydrogen storage, photovoltaic, and water splitting) and form a basic understanding of emerging phenomenon in exotic materials such as graphene and topological insulators.

Publications
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The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Damien West has 94 indexed publications in the subjects of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, Chemistry.

Semiconductor-compatible topological digital alloys
Yunfan Liang, Damien West, Shunda Chen, Jifeng Liu, Tianshu Li, Shengbai Zhang
Materials Today
, 2025
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Bond dipole-based geometric theory of band alignment
Zeyu Jiang, Damien West, Shengbai Zhang
Applied Physics Reviews
, 12
, 2025
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Revisiting the Formulation of Charged Defect in Solids
Hanzhi Shang, Zeyu Jiang, Yiyang Sun, D. West, Shengbai Zhang
Physical Review Letters
, 134
, 2025
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Polaron formation by electron polarization in two-dimensional transition metal halides
Yunfan Liang, Min Cai, Lang Peng, Zeyu Jiang, Damien West, Ying Shuang Fu, Shengbai Zhang
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
, 37
, 2025
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Group IV topological quantum alloy and the role of short-range order: the case of Ge-rich Ge<inf>1–x</inf>Pb<inf>x</inf>
Yunfan Liang, Shunda Chen, Xiaochen Jin, Damien West, Shui Qing Yu, Tianshu Li, Shengbai Zhang
npj Computational Materials
, 10
, 2024
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Chalcogenide Perovskite Thin Films with Controlled Phases for Optoelectronics
Zhonghai Yu, Haolei Hui, Damien West, Han Zhang, Yiyang Sun, Sen Kong, Yin Zhang, Chenhua Deng, Sen Yang, Shengbai Zhang, Hao Zeng
Advanced Functional Materials
, 34
, 2024
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Manipulating single excess electrons in monolayer transition metal dihalide
Min Cai, Mao Peng Miao, Yunfan Liang, Zeyu Jiang, Zhen Yu Liu, Wen Hao Zhang, Xin Liao, Lan Fang Zhu, Damien West, Shengbai Zhang, Ying Shuang Fu
Nature Communications
, 14
, 2023
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Enumeration of Moiré patterns of a hexagonal twisted bilayer: Applications to intercalated transition metals
Matthew Ciesler, Damien West, Shengbai Zhang
Journal of Applied Physics
, 134
, 2023
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Simple and accurate estimation of metal, semiconductor, and insulator work functions
Zeyu Jiang, Damien West, Shengbai Zhang
Physical Review Materials
, 7
, 2023
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Ultrafast Charge Transfer Enhancement in CdS-MoS<inf>2</inf> via a Linker Molecule
Matthew Ciesler, Han Wang, Shengbai Zhang, Damien West
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
, 127
, 2023
, pp.19668-19674
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