Björn Alling

Professor, Head of Unit

Director of National Supercomputer Centre (NSC).

Publications

2026

Krit Tangsongcharoen, Teerachote Pakornchote, Chayanon Atthapak, Natthaphon Choomphon-anomakhun, Annop Ektarawong, Björn Alling, Christopher Sutton, Thiti Bovornratanaraks, Thiparat Chotibut (2026)

CrystalGRW: generative modeling of crystal structures with targeted crystallographic properties via geodesic random walks Scientific Reports, Vol. 16, Article 27276 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-62470-x

Kittitat Lerttraikul, Annop Ektarawong, Björn Alling, Anthony Githinji, Salinporn Kittiwatanakul (2026)

Realization of strain-modulated metal-insulator transitions and optical properties in VO2 through VO6 octahedral distortion: A first-principles analysis MICRO AND NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 216, Article 208728 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micrna.2026.208728

Siriwimol Somdee, Tinnakorn Saelee, Patcharaporn Khajondetchairit, Annop Ektarawong, Soorathep Kheawhom, Björn Alling, Piyasan Praserthdam, Meena Rittiruam, Supareak Praserthdam (2026)

Dual HER-OER performance during alkaline water splitting found in CrMnFeCo-based high-entropy materials MOLECULAR CATALYSIS, Vol. 598, Article 115975 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcat.2026.115975

Marian Brännvall, Björn Alling, Rickard Armiento (2026)

Relationship between constraining fields and effective fields in constrained density functional theory calculations for spin dynamics Physical Review B, Vol. 113, Article 064437 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/nwd8-nsk3

Chanthip Wangphon, Patcharaporn Khajondetchairit, Meena Rittiruam, Annop Ektarawong, Björn Alling, Rathawat Daengngern, Piyasan Praserthdam, Tinnakorn Saelee, Supareak Praserthdam (2026)

Bridging the Gap in Understanding the Mechanism of NH3 Formation During NO Reduction by CO in the Presence of H2O Over Rh/Al2O3 Catalysts: DFT Study Advanced Theory and Simulations, Vol. 9, Article e01922 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adts.202501922

Research

Deputy Director for both National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) and National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputin in Sweden (NAISS).

Data center at National Supercomputer Centre, Campus Valla, Linköping University.

National Supercomputer Centre (NSC)

The National Supercomputer Centre (NSC) at Linköping University in Sweden is a provider of leading edge national supercomputing resources.

National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden (NAISS)

NAISS, the National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden, is providing researchers with high-performance computing (HPC) resources, storage capacity, and data services.

Theory of disordered materials

Research and publications in Theory of Disordered Materials.

News

Panel discussion on AI and sustainability.

29 September 2026

Researchers call for greater responsibility and sustainability in AI development

AI development must be matched by responsibility, improved governance, and sustainability. That is the message from scientists at Linköping University, who met across disciplines to discuss values, security, environmental impacts and AI politics.

Green lights on the backside of a supercomputer.

18 June 2024

Agreement signed – supercomputer Arrhenius to Linköping

The hosting agreement between NAISS at LiU and EuroHPC JU has been signed. This means that LiU is now officially hosting the European supercomputer Arrhenius, which will become one of the world’s fastest computers.

08 December 2022

IFM big winner in WISE approved projects

In 2022 the research program approved its first ever PhD and Postdoc projects. Out of the 18 approved projects from LiU, nine came from IFM.

Organisation

Theoretical Physics

Theoretical physics deals with understanding of nature. In our research we use fundamental principles and basic concepts to develop mathematical models that are then studied by means of analytical and numerical methods.

Person with transmission electron microscope.

Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM)

Excellent undergraduate teaching and research in the areas of biology, chemistry, materials and applied physics and theory and modelling are conducted at this department.