Publications

See also: list of publications in c.v. format.

Table of Contents

1. Transport Phenomena
   • Nonlinear Electrokinetics
   • Electrochemical Dynamics
   • Granular Flow
   • Pattern Formation (mostly conformal mapping)

2. Atomistic Modeling
   • Interatomic Potentials
   • Molecular Dynamics Simulations

3. Patents
   • Microfluidic Devices
   • Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactors

4. Preprints

1. Transport Phenomena

Nonlinear Electrokinetics

• Induced-charge electro-kinetic phenomena: Theory and microfluidic applications, M. Z. Bazant and T. M. Squires, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, art. no. 066101 (2004). (This paper triggered a Fast Moving Front of research, according to Thompson Scientific, based on the rapid growth of citations.)
• Induced-charge electro-osmosis, T. M. Squires and M. Z. Bazant, J. Fluid. Mech. 509, 217-252 (2004).
• Experimental observation of induced-charge electro-osmosis around a metal wire in a microchannel, J. A. Levitan, S. Devasenathipathy, V. Studer, Y. Ben, T. Thorsen, T. M. Squires, and M. Z. Bazant, Colloids and Surfaces A 267, 122-132 (2005).
• Breaking symmetries in induced-charge electro-osmosis and electrophoresis, T. M. Squires and M. Z. Bazant, J. Fluid Mech. 560, 65-101 (2006).
• Theoretical prediction of fast 3D AC electro-osmotic pumps, M. Z. Bazant and Y. Ben, Lab on a Chip, 6, 1455-1461 (2006).
• Fast AC electro-osmotic pumps with non-planar electrodes, J. P. Urbanski, T. Thorsen, J. A. Levitan, and M. Z. Bazant, Applied Physics Letters 89, 143508 (2006).
• The effect of step height on the performance of AC electro-osmotic microfluidic pumps, J. P. Urbanski, J. A. Levitan, D. N. Burch, T. Thorsen, and M. Z. Bazant, Journal of Interface and Colloid Science 309, 332-341 (2007).
• Nonlinear electrokinetics at large voltages, M. Z. Bazant, M. S. Kilic, B. Storey, and A. Ajdari, preprint.
• Electrolyte dependence of AC electro-osmosis, M. Z. Bazant, J. P. Urbanski, J. A. Levitan, K. Subramanian, M. S. Kilic, A. Jones, and T. Thorsen, Proceedings of MicroTAS, Paris (2007).
• Experimental study of electrolyte dependence of AC electro-osmotic pumps, K. Subramanian, J. P. Urbanski, J. A. Levitan, T. Thorsen, and M. Z. Bazant, Proceedings of the International Conference on Micro, Meso, and Nanoengineering, Trivandrum, India (2007).
• Induced-charge electrophoresis of metallo-dielectric particles, S. Gangwal, O. J. Cayre, M. Z. Bazant, and O. D. Velev, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 058302 (2008).
• Nonlinear electrokinetic phenomena, M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• AC Electro-osmotic flow, M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• Electrokinetic motion of polarizable particles , M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• Electrokinetic motion of heterogeneous particles, M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• Steric effects on ac electro-osmosis in dilute electrolytes, B. Storey, L. R. Edwards, M. S. Kilic, and M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E 77, 036317 (2008).
• Numerical studies of nonlinear kinetics in induced-charge electro-osmosis, M. M. Gregersen, M. Z. Bazant, and H. Bruus, XXII ICTAM Proceedings, Adelaide, Australia (2008).
• Design principle for improved three-dimensional ac electro-osmotic pumps, D. Burch and M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E 77, 055303(R) (2008).
• Induced-charge electrophoresis near an insulating wall, M. S. Kilic and M. Z. Bazant.
• Electrostatic and electrokinetic contributions to the elastic moduli of a driven membrane, D. Lacoste, G. I. Menon, M. Z. Bazant, and J. F. Joanny.

Electrochemical Dynamics

• Regulation of ramified electrochemical growth by a diffusive wave, M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E, 52, 1903 (1995).
• Front dynamics during diffusion-limited corrosion of ramified electrodeposits, C. Leger, F. Argoul and M. Z. Bazant, J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 5841 (1999).
• A Two-species reaction-diffusion problem with one static reactant: the case of higher-order kinetics, H. A. Stone and M. Z. Bazant, in Partial Differential Equations in Models of Superfluidity, Superconductivity and Reactive Flows, ed. by H. Berestycki and Y. Pomeau (1999).
• Asymptotics of reaction-diffusion fronts with one static and one diffusing reactant, M. Z. Bazant and H. A. Stone, Physica D 147, 95 (2000).
• Analysis of diffuse-layer effects on time-dependent interfacial kinetics, A. Bonnefont, F. Argoul and M. Z. Bazant, J. Electroanal. Chem. 500, 52 (2001). (e-print with additional material on AC response)
• Diffuse-charge dynamics in electrochemical systems, M. Z. Bazant, K. Thornton, and A. Ajdari, Phys. Rev. E 70, 021506 (2004).
• Current-voltage relations for electrochemical thin films,M. Z. Bazant, K. T. Chu, and B. J. Bayly, SIAM J. Appl. Math 65, 1463-1484 (2005).
• Electrochemical thin films at and above the classical limiting current, K. T. Chu and M. Z. Bazant, SIAM J. Appl. Math 65, 1485-1505 (2005).
• Nonlinear electrochemical relaxation around conductors, K. T. Chu and M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E 74, 011501 (2006).
• Steric effects in the dynamics of electrolytes at large applied voltages: I. Double-layer charging, M. S. Kilic, M. Z. Bazant, and A. Ajdari, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021502 (2007).
• Steric effects in the dynamics of electrolytes at large applied voltages: II. Modified Nernst-Planck equations, M. S. Kilic, M. Z. Bazant, and A.Ajdari, Phys. Rev. E 75, 021503 (2007).
• Surface conservation laws at microscopically diffuse interfaces, K. T. Chu and M. Z. Bazant, J. Colloid and Interface Science 315, 319-329 (2007).
• Rational materials design through theory and modeling: capacitive energy storage, M. Z. Bazant, K. Kaneko, L. Pratt, and H. White, Basic Reseach Needs for Electrical Energy Storage, Department of Energy, Panel Report (2007).
• Intercalation dynamics in rechargeable battery materials: General theory and phase-transformation waves in LiFePO₄, G. Singh, G. Ceder, and M. Z. Bazant, Electrochimica Acta (2008).
• Phase-transformation wave dynamics in LiFePO₄, D. Burch, G. Singh, G. Ceder, and M. Z. Bazant, Solid State Phenomena, to appear (2008).

Granular Flow

• Diffusion and mixing in gravity-driven dense granular flows, J. Choi, A. Kudrolli, R. R. Rosales, and M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 174301 (2004). (non-technical summary)
• Pebble flow experiments for pebble-bed reactors, A. C. Kadak and M. Z. Bazant, Proceedings of the International Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology, Beijing, China (2004).
• Velocity profile of granular flows in silos and hoppers, J. Choi, A. Kudrolli, and M. Z. Bazant, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S2533-S2548 (2005).
• The Spot Model for random-packing dynamics, M. Z. Bazant, Mechanics of Materials 38, 717-731 (2006).
• Dynamics of random packings in granular flow, C. H. Rycroft, M. Z. Bazant, J. Landry, and G. S. Grest, Physical Review E, 73, 051306 (2006).
• Analysis of granular flow in a pebble-bed nuclear reactor, C. H. Rycroft, G. S. Grest, M. Z. Bazant, and J. Landry, Phys. Rev. E, 74, 021306 (2006).
• Stochastic flow rule for granular materials, K. Kamrin and M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E 75, 041301 (2007).
• The Stochastic Flow Rule: A multiscale model for granular materials, K. Kamrin, C. H. Rycroft and M. Z. Bazant, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 15, S449-S464 (2007).
• Defining and testing a granular continuum element, C. H . Rycroft, K. Kamrin, and M. Z. Bazant.

Pattern Formation

• The largest cluster in subcritical percolation, M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E 62, 1660 (2000). See also: Related rigorous analysis by van der Hofstad and Redig (2006).
• Stochastic renormalization group in percolation, M. Z. Bazant, Physica A 316, 451-477 (2002).
• Conformal mapping of some non-harmonic functions in transport theory, M. Z. Bazant, Proc. Roy. Soc. A. 460, 1433-1452 (2004).
• Dynamics of conformal maps for a class of non-Laplacian growth phenomena, M. Z Bazant, J. Choi, and B. Davidovitch, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 045503 (2003). (non-technical summary).
• Transport-limited aggregation, M. Z. Bazant, J. Choi, B. Davidovitch, and D. Crowdy, Chaos 14, S6 (2004).
• Advection-diffusion-limited aggregation, M. Z. Bazant, J. Choi, and B. Davidovitch, Chaos 14, S7 (2004).
• Exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations having steady vortex structures, M. Z. Bazant and H. K. Moffatt, J. Fluid Mech. 541, 55-64 (2005).
• Steady advection-diffusion around finite absorbers in two-dimensional potential flows, J. Choi, D. Margetis, T. M. Squires, and M. Z. Bazant, J. Fluid Mech. 536, 155-184 (2005).
• The average shape of transport-limited aggregates, B. Davidovitch, J. Choi, and M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 075504 (2005).
• Conformal mapping methods for interfacial dynamics, M. Z. Bazant and D. Crowdy, in the Handbook of Materials Modeling, ed. by S. Yip et al., Vol. I, Art. 4.10 (Springer, 2005).
• Interfacial dynamics during tranport-limited dissolution, M. Z. Bazant, Phys. Rev. E 73, 060601 (2006).
• Diffusion-limited aggregation on curved surfaces, J. Choi, M. Z. Bazant, and D. Crowdy, preprint.
• Scaling and crossover in advection-diffusion-limited aggregation, J. Choi, B. Davidovitch, and M. Z. Bazant, preprint.

2. Atomistic Modeling

Interatomic Potentials

• Derivation of interatomic potentials by inversion of ab initio cohesive energy curves, M. Z. Bazant and E. Kaxiras, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. 408, 79 (1996).
• Modeling covalent bonding in solids by inversion of cohesive energy curves, M. Z. Bazant and E. Kaxiras, Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4370 (1996).
• Environment-Dependent Interatomic Potential for bulk silicon, M. Z. Bazant, E. Kaxiras, J. F. Justo, Phys. Rev. B 56, 8542 (1997).
• Interatomic Forces in Covalent Solids, M. Z. Bazant, Ph.D. Thesis in Physics, Harvard University (1997).
• Interatomic potential for condensed phases and bulk defects in silicon, J. F. Justo, M. Z. Bazant, E. Kaxiras, V. V. Bulatov, and S. Yip, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. 469 (1997).
• Interatomic potential for silicon defects and disordered phases, J. F. Justo, M. Z. Bazant, E. Kaxiras, V. V. Bulatov, and S. Yip, Phys. Rev. B 58, 2539 (1998).
• A method to extract potentials from the temperature dependence of Langmuir constants for clathrate-hydrates, M. Z. Bazant and B. L. Trout, Physica A 300, 137-173 (2001).
• Application of an analytical method to extract molecular potentials from Langmuir curve data, B. Anderson, M. Z. Bazant, and B. L. Trout, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Yokohama, Japan (2002).
• Application of the cell potential method to predict phase equilibria of multi-component gas hydrate systems, B. J. Anderson, M. Z. Bazant, J. W. Tester, and B. L. Trout, J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 8153-8163 (2005).

Molecular Dynamics Simulations

• The Environment-Dependent Interatomic Potential applied to silicon disordered structures and phase transitions, M. Z. Bazant, E. Kaxiras and J. F. Justo, Mat. Res. Soc. Proc. 491, 339 (1997).
• Unstable stacking fault free energies in silicon through empirical modeling, M. de Koning, A. Antonelli, M. Z. Bazant, E. Kaxiras, and J. F. Justo, Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. 539, 175-180 (1998).
• Finite temperature molecular-dynamics study of unstable stacking fault energies in silicon, M. de Koning, A. Antonelli, M. Z. Bazant, E. Kaxiras and J. F. Justo, Phys. Rev. B 58 , 12555 (1998).
• Energetic, vibrational, and electronic properties of silicon using a nonorthogonal tight-binding model, N. Bernstein, M. J. Mehl, D. A. Papaconstantopoulos, N. I. Papanicolaou, M. Z. Bazant and E. Kaxiras, Phys. Rev. B 62, 4477 (2000).
• Thermodynamic behavior of a model covalent material described by the Environment-Dependent Interatomic Potential, P. Keblinski, M. Z. Bazant, J. Dash, and M. Treacy, Phys. Rev. B 66, 064104 (2002).
• Statistical error in particle simulations of hydrodynamic phenomena, N. J. Hadjiconstantinou, A. L. Garcia, M. Z. Bazant, and G. He, J. Comp. Phys. 187, 274-297 (2003).
• Elastic constants of defected and amorphous silicon with the Environment Dependent Interatomic Potential, C. L. Allred, X. Yuan, M. Z. Bazant, and L. Hobbs, Phys. Rev. B. 70 (13), art. no. 134113 (2004).
• Sulfur point defects in crystalline and amorphous silicon, Y. Mo, M. Z. Bazant, and E. Kaxiras, Phys. Rev. B. 70 (20), art. no. 205210 (2004).

3. Patents

Microfluidic Devices

• Microfluidic pumps and mixers driven by induced-charge electro-osmosis, T. M. Squires and M. Z. Bazant, US Patent 7,081,189, issued July 25, 2006, filed in 2002. International patent PCT/US02/40290.
• Fabrication methods and designs for microfluidic devices exploiting induced-charge electro-osmosis, J. A. Levitan, T. Thorsen, M. Schmidt, and M. Z. Bazant, US provisional patent, filed in Oct. 2004. (MIT Case 11683).
• Fast Induced-Charge Electro-Osmotic Pumps for Microfluidics: I. Designs Exploiting Fixed-Potential ICEO, M. Z. Bazant, US Provisional patent, filed Jan 2006 (MIT Case 12056).
• Fast Induced-Charge Electro-Osmotic Pumps for Microfluidics: II. Designs with multilevel pumping surfaces, M. Z. Bazant and Y. Ben, US Provisional patent, filed Jan 2006 (MIT Case 12057).

Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactors

• Guide ring to control granular mixing in a pebble-bed nuclear reactor, M. Z. Bazant, US Patent 6,865,245, issued March 8, 2005. filed in 2002. International Patent PCT/US03/31152.
• Bi-disperse pebble-bed nuclear reactor, M. Z. Bazant, US Patent Application 10/932,561 filed in 2004.

4. Preprints

In Press

• Nonlinear electrokinetic phenomena, M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• AC Electro-osmotic flow, M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• Electrokinetic motion of polarizable particles , M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).
• Electrokinetic motion of heterogeneous particles, M. Z. Bazant, in Li, Dongqing (ed), Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, in press (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York).

Under Review

• Nonlinear electrokinetics at large voltages, M. Z. Bazant, M. S. Kilic, B. Storey, and A. Ajdari.
• Defining and testing a granular continuum element, C. H . Rycroft, K. Kamrin, and M. Z. Bazant.
• Tensorial hydrodynamic slip, M. Z. Bazant and O. I. Vinogradova.
• Induced-charge electrophoresis near an insulating wall, M. S. Kilic and M. Z. Bazant.
• Electrostatic and electrokinetic contributions to the elastic moduli of a driven membrane, D. Lacoste, G. I. Menon, M. Z. Bazant, and J. F. Joanny.

In Preparation

• Diffusion-limited aggregation on curved surfaces, J. Choi, M. Z. Bazant, and D. Crowdy.
• Crossover and scaling of Advection-Diffusion-Limited Aggregation, J. Choi, B. Davidovitch, and M. Z. Bazant.

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