Didrik René Småbråten

Research scientist in the "Thin Film and Membrane Technology" group at SINTEF Industry, and Assoc. Prof. II at NTNU. Work mainly within computational solid state chemistry, focusing on the coupling between defect chemistry and functional properties in complex functional materials.

Education

- PhD in Materials Science (NTNU) with the title "Defect chemistry and ferroelectric domain walls in hexagonal manganites" (2018).
- Master of Science in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (NTNU) with the title "Mathematical Modeling of Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Impedance" (2014).

Competence and research areas

- Atomistic modelling
- Density functional theory (DFT)
- Ab initio molecular dynamics
- Functional oxides
- Ferroelectric materials
- Proton conducting ceramics
- Hydrogen separation membranes
- Lithium-sulfur batteries
- 2D materials

ResearchGate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Didrik-Smabraten-2

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7155-7178