1. Discovery of low-dimensional functional materials from first-principles calculations Open Access Author: Lu, Yanfu Title: Discovery of low-dimensional functional materials from first-principles calculations Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: perovskite oxidestransition metal dichalcogenidesdensity functional theoryepitaxypiezielectricityferroelectricitystrain engineering File: Download Yanfu__Kelvin__Lu_dissertation_v7.pdf Committee Members: Susan B Sinnott, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSusan B Sinnott, Committee Chair/Co-ChairIsmaila Dabo, Committee MemberRoman Engel-Herbert, Committee MemberMauricio Terrones, Outside MemberJohn C Mauro, Program Head/Chair