Lymperakis Liverios

Liverios Lymperakis is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Crete. He earned his BSc (1997) and MSc (2000) in Physics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and PhD from Universität Paderborn (2005) for work at Max Planck Institute. His career includes leadership roles at Max Planck Institutes in Berlin and Düsseldorf (2000-2022) before joining University of Crete in 2022.

Research develops first-principles methodologies for nanoscale materials design with emphases on:

• Surfaces and epitaxial growth of compound semiconductors
• Quantum wells and nanostructures
• Extended defects and grain boundaries
• Computational materials discovery

Publications showcase advancements in computational materials science, particularly ab initio modeling of III-Nitride surfaces, defect energetics, and growth mechanisms. Recent work focuses on dislocation physics, surface passivation schemes, and machine learning interatomic potentials for predicting mechanical properties.