Quantum Theory of Functionally Graded Materials

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03424v1
• Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT
• Title: Quantum Theory of Functionally Graded Materials
• Authors: Michael J. Landry, Ryotaro Okabe, Chuliang Fu, Mingda Li,
• Abstract summary: Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are composites whose composition or microstructure varies continuously in space.<n>We develop an ab initio quantum theoretical framework for the electromagnetic properties of FGMs.<n>This framework lays the quantum foundation for predictive design of graded composite materials.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are composites whose composition or microstructure varies continuously in space, producing position-dependent mechanical and functional properties. In recent years, FGMs have gained significant attention due to advances in additive manufacturing, which enable precise spatial control of composition and orientation. However, their graded, aperiodic structure breaks the assumptions of Bloch's theorem, making first-principles electronic and electromagnetic calculations challenging. Here we develop an ab initio quantum theoretical framework for the electromagnetic properties of FGMs. Using a non-interacting electron model, we formulate a theory of modulated Bloch states, derive effective field equations, and solve them by proposing a generalized WKB (GWKB) method, an effective mass approximation, the Boltzmann equation, and numerical approaches. Our GWKB solution is not semiclassical but remains valid in the fully quantum regime. We show that effective observables such as conductivity, magnetic permeability, and electric permittivity generally do not admit a tensorial description in graded media, and that engineered orientational gradients enable precise control of Landau quantization. As a device example, we further develop a theory of graded p-n junctions with enhanced electronic tunability. This framework lays the quantum foundation for predictive design of graded composite materials, enabling AI-accelerated discovery of next-generation functional architectures.

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