Organization
Graduate School of Engineering Energy Engineering 1 Designated Assistant Professor
Title
Designated Assistant Professor
Contact information
Drew Behrendt
Degree 2
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Doctor of Philosophy （ 2026.5 University of Pennsylvania ）
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Bachelor(Science) （ 2020.5 Temple University ）
Research Interests 4
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Wurtzites
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Ferroelectric Switching
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Machine Learning
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Molecular Dynamics
Research Areas 4
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Structural and functional materials / Ferroelectrics
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Energy chemistry / Energy Chemistry
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Nanotechnology/Materials / Material fabrication and microstructure control / Density Functional Theory
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Energy Engineering / Earth resource engineering, energy science / Materials
Research History 2
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Nagoya University Energy Engineering Designated Professor Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
2026.10
Country：Japan
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University of Pennsylvania Department of Chemistry Graduate Researcher Graduate Researcher
2020.8 - 2026.7
Country：United States
Papers 16
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Polarization switching on the open surfaces of the wurtzite ferroelectric nitrides: ferroelectric subsystems and electrochemical reactivity International journal
Liu, Yongtao; Ievlev, Anton V; Eliseev, Eugene A; Dinani, Ali Mohammadi; Sepehrinezhad, Alireza; Hassan, Ubaidullah S; Behrendt, Drew; Sun, Nana; Okamoto, Kazuki; Funakubo, Hiroshi
Advanced Materials Vol. 38 ( 6 ) page： e11001 2026
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Uncovering Fundamental Physics of Energy Materials With Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Dynamics, and Applied Machine Learning International journal
Behrendt, Drew
2026
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Relaxor behavior in rocksalt cation-ordered material induced by (anti) ferroelectric phase competition International journal Open Access
Yun, Yu; Wu, Liyan; Behrendt, Drew; Pan, Hao; Zhu, Menglin; Xu, Michael; Ruffino, Anthony J; Carroll, John; Baraban, Irina; Tian, Zishen
Nature communications 2026
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Ferroelectric fractals: Switching mechanism of wurtzite AlN International journal
Behrendt, Drew; Samanta, Atanu; Rappe, Andrew M
Physical Review Letters Vol. 136 ( 17 ) page： 176101 2026
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Revealing the Defect‐Driven Ferroelectric Mechanisms of Aluminum Nitride International journal
Dryzhakov, Bogdan; Skidmore, Chloe; Behrendt, Drew; Calderon, Sebastian; Jacques, Leonard C; Ozdemir, Erdem; Hayden, John; Mercer, Ian; Dinani, Ali Mohammadi; Ivanov, Ilia
Advanced Materials Vol. 38 ( 16 ) page： e20258 2026
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Proximity ferroelectricity in wurtzite heterostructures International journal
Skidmore, Chloe H; Spurling, R Jackson; Hayden, John; Baksa, Steven M; Behrendt, Drew; Goodling, Devin; Nordlander, Joshua L; Suceava, Albert; Casamento, Joseph; Akkopru-Akgun, Betul
Nature Vol. 637 ( 8046 ) page： 574 - 579 2025
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Theoretical perspective on phase stability and polarization switching in ferroelectric hafnia: S. Zhou et al. International journal Open Access
Zhou, Songsong; Behrendt, Drew; Rappe, Andrew M
MRS Bulletin Vol. 50 ( 9 ) page： 1043 - 1052 2025
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2D, Physical‐Vapor Growth of Low‐Coercivity, Epitaxial Ferroelectric Sc0. 3Al0. 7N on Scalable Substrates International journal
Yun, Yu; Wu, Liyan; Behrendt, Drew; Musavigharavi, Pariasadat; Pradhan, Dhiren K; He, Yunfei; Guo, Yichen; Rai, Rajeev Kumar; Zhou, Songsong; Johnson, Craig L
Advanced Materials Vol. 37 ( 33 ) page： 2501931 2025
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Switching kinetics in ferroelectric zinc magnesium oxide thin films International journal Open Access
Jacques, Leonard; Behrendt, Drew; Ozdemir, Erdem; Yousefian, Pedram; Spurling, Robert Jackson; Tipsawat, Pannawit; Akkopru-Akgun, Betul; Rappe, Andrew M; Maria, Jon-Paul; Yazawa, Keisuke
Acta Materialia page： 121483 2025
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Discovery of wurtzite solid solutions with enhanced piezoelectric response using machine learning International journal
Behrendt, Drew; Banerjee, Sayan; Zhang, Jiahao; Rappe, Andrew M
Physical Review Materials Vol. 8 ( 5 ) page： 055406 2024
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Perspectives and progress on wurtzite ferroelectrics: Synthesis, characterization, theory, and device applications International journal
Casamento, Joseph; Baksa, Steven M; Behrendt, Drew; Calderon, Sebastian; Goodling, Devin; Hayden, John; He, Fan; Jacques, Leonard; Lee, Seung Hoon; Smith, Walter
Applied Physics Letters Vol. 124 ( 8 ) 2024
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Multidomain simulations of aluminum nitride with machine-learned force fields International journal
Behrendt, Drew; Nascimento, Von Braun; Rappe, Andrew M
Physical Review B Vol. 110 ( 3 ) page： 035204 2024
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A-site cation controlled localization of dipole correlations in a relaxor material International journal
Zhang, Jiahao; Behrendt, Drew; Qi, Yubo; Rappe, Andrew M
Physical Review Materials Vol. 8 ( 1 ) page： 014406 2024
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High-throughput computational screening of bioinspired dual-atom alloys for CO2 activation International journal
Behrendt, Drew; Banerjee, Sayan; Clark, Cole; Rappe, Andrew M
Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 145 ( 8 ) page： 4730 - 4735 2023
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Conical intersections: The seam space between the sciences International journal
Behrendt, Drew
2020
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UV photolysis of pyrazine and the production of hydrogen isocyanide International journal
Wilhelm, Michael J; Petersson, George A; Smith, Jonathan M; Behrendt, Drew; Ma, Jianqiang; Letendre, Laura; Dai, Hai-Lung
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Vol. 122 ( 46 ) page： 9001 - 9013 2018
Presentations 9
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Ferroelectric Fractals: Switching Mechanism of Wurtzite AlN
Drew Behrendt; Atanu Samanta; Andrew M. Rappe
Inaugural JST-ASPIRE Meeting on Next Generation Ferroelectrics 2025.11.8
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Ferroelectric Fractals: Switching Mechanism of Wurtzite AlN International conference
Drew Behrendt; Atanu Samanta; Andrew M. Rappe
Compound Semiconductor Week 2025.5.28
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Ferroelectric Fractals: Switching Mechanism of Wurtzite AlN International conference
Drew Behrendt; Atanu Samanta; Andrew M. Rappe
Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA) Conference 2025.2.26
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Simulations of Next Generation Responsive Materials International conference
Drew Behrendt; Andrew M. Rappe
U.S. Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program Users Group Meeting 2024.9.10
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Switching Mechanism of Wurtzite AlN International conference
Drew Behrendt; Atanu Samanta; Andrew M. Rappe
Center for 3D Ferroelectric Microelectronics Annual Retreat 2024.8.8
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A Machine Learned Classical Force Field for Bulk Aluminum Nitride International conference
Drew Behrendt; Von Braun Nascimento; Andrew M. Rappe
Center for 3D Ferroelectric Microelectronics Annual Retreat 2023.10.16
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High-Throughput Computational Screening of Bioinspired Dual Atom Alloys for CO2 Activation International conference
Drew Behrendt; Sayan Banerjee; Andrew M. Rappe
American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2023.8.15
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Featurization: Unraveling Complex Correlations with Machine Learning International conference
Drew Behrendt
Penn Grad Talks 2023.2.24
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Discovery of Wurtzite Piezoelectrics via Multi-Level Screening and Machine Learning International conference
Drew Behrendt; Sayan Banerjee; Jiahao Zhang; Andrew M. Rappe
Center for 3D Ferroelectric Microelectronics Annual Retreat 2023.1.12