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Showing 41 results for Researcher: Miaofang Chi
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February 26, 2026
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Origin of magnetic anisotropy in a 2D magnet
Scientific Achievement: Identified mesoscale phase separation and a corresponding variation of magnetic anisotropy driving the formation of spin textures in high-ordering temperature ferromagnet Fe5-xGeTe2 (FGT).Significance and Impact: Established a direct, quantitative relationship between local magnetic anisotropy and Fe-vacancy distribution in FGT, enabling logical design of magnetic properties.DOI: 10.1002/adma.202515150
December 15, 2025
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Transverse Peierls transition stabilizes chiral quantum states
Scientific Achievement: The electron-transverse acoustic (TA) phonon coupling is found to create a chiral charge density wave (CDW) in the topological magnet EuAl4.Significance and Impact: The new mechanism opens a new avenue to realizing chiral and nematic phenomena and may enable energy-efficient microelectronics.
March 21, 2025
3 MIN READ
Chi, Advincula named Materials Research Society Fellows
ORNL’s Miaofang Chi and Rigoberto 'Gobet' Advincula have been elected as Class of 2025 Fellows of the Materials Research Society. Chi was recognized for advancing novel electron microscopy methods for studying energy materials, while Advincula was honored for his contributions to research on advanced polymers and nanostructured materials.
May 16, 2024
7 MIN READ
Ion swap dramatically improves performance of CO2-defeating catalyst
A team of scientists led by ORNL found an unconventional way to improve catalysts made of more than one material. The solution demonstrates a path to designing catalysts with greater activity, selectivity and stability.
December 5, 2023
6 MIN READ
Cable-Dunlap, Chi, Smith and Thornton named ORNL Corporate Fellows
Four researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named ORNL Corporate Fellows in recognition of significant career accomplishments and continued leadership in their scientific fields.
November 21, 2023
7 MIN READ
New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Guided by machine learning, chemists at ORNL designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material.
November 17, 2023
2 MIN READ
Seven ORNL scientists among world’s top 1% most-cited researchers
Seven scientists from ORNL have been named among the world’s most influential researchers on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, produced by Clarivate, a data analytics firm that specializes in scientific and academic research.
November 15, 2022
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Eight ORNL scientists among world’s most cited researchers
Eight ORNL scientists are among the world’s most highly cited researchers, according to a bibliometric analysis conducted by the scientific publication analytics firm Clarivate.
August 30, 2022
4 MIN READ
ORNL to lead new center on polymer electrolytes for energy storage
ORNL has been selected to lead an Energy Frontier Research Center, or EFRC, focused on polymer electrolytes for next-generation energy storage devices such as fuel cells and solid-state electric vehicle batteries.
August 17, 2022
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Measuring and Directing Charge Transfer in Heterogenous Catalysts
Precise control of charge transfer between catalyst nanoparticles and supports presents a unique opportunity to enhance the stability, activity, and selectivity of heterogeneous catalysts.
May 4, 2022
3 MIN READ
ORNL’s Chi elected Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America
Miaofang Chi, a scientist at ORNL, has been elected a Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America.