Chaiyawat Kaewmeechai
Postdoctoral Researcher · University of Birmingham
I am a computational materials physicist working on defects, amorphous structures, and defect creation mechanisms in wide-bandgap oxide semiconductors. My research combines density-functional theory, ab initio and classical molecular dynamics, and machine-learning interatomic potentials to understand how local atomic structure controls electronic behaviour in functional materials.
I completed my PhD in the Condensed Matter & Materials Physics at UCL.
Research interests
- Point defects, polarons, and charge trapping in oxide semiconductors
- Amorphous and crystalline metal oxides
- Machine-learning interatomic potentials for amorphous materials
- Halide perovskites for photovoltaic applications
- Nitride semiconductors
Before UCL, I obtained my BSc and MSc in Physics at Chiang Mai University, working on band alignment of wurtzite semiconductors and non-toxic halide perovskites for solar cells.