Kumar, K. B. S.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Construction and analysis of surface phase diagrams to describe segregation and dissolution behavior of Al and Ca in Mg alloys. Physical Review Materials 7, 095802 (2023)
Surendralal, S.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Impact of Water Coadsorption on the Electrode Potential of H–Pt(1 1 1)-Liquid Water Interfaces. Physical Review Letters 126 (16), 166802 (2021)
Yoo, S.-H.; Siemer, N.; Todorova, M.; Marx, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Deciphering Charge Transfer and Electronic Polarization Effects at Gold Nanocatalysts on Reduced Titania Support. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (9), pp. 5495 - 5506 (2019)
Surendralal, S.; Todorova, M.; Finnis, M. W.; Neugebauer, J.: First-Principles Approach to Model Electrochemical Reactions: Understanding the Fundamental Mechanisms behind Mg Corrosion. Physical Review Letters 120 (24), 246801 (2018)
Vatti, A. K.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab Initio Determined Phase Diagram of Clean and Solvated Muscovite Mica Surfaces. Langmuir 32 (4), pp. 1027 - 1033 (2016)
Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Connecting semiconductor defect chemistry with electrochemistry: Impact of the electrolyte on the formation and concentration of point defects in ZnO. Surface Science 631, pp. 190 - 195 (2015)
Scientists of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design. Their results are now published in the journal Science Advances
The balance between different contributions to the high-temperature heat capacity of materials can hardly be assessed experimentally. In this study, we develop computationally highly efficient ab initio methods which allow us to gain insight into the relevant physical mechanisms. Some of the results have lead to breakdown of the common…
We plan to investigate the rate-dependent tensile properties of 2D materials such as HCP metal thin films and PbMoO4 (PMO) films by using a combination of a novel plan-view FIB based sample lift out method and a MEMS based in situ tensile testing platform inside a TEM.
In 2020, an interdepartmental software task force (STF) was formed to serve as a forum for discussion on topics related to software development and digital workflows at the MPIE. A central goal was to facilitate interdepartmental collaboration by co-developing and integrating workflows, aligning internally developed software, and rolling out…
ECCI is an imaging technique in scanning electron microscopy based on electron channelling applying a backscatter electron detector. It is used for direct observation of lattice defects, for example dislocations or stacking faults, close to the surface of bulk samples.
We will investigate the electrothermomechanical response of individual metallic nanowires as a function of microstructural interfaces from the growth processes. This will be accomplished using in situ SEM 4-point probe-based electrical resistivity measurements and 2-point probe-based impedance measurements, as a function of mechanical strain and…
Developing and providing accurate simulation techniques to explore and predict structural properties and chemical reactions at electrified surfaces and interfaces is critical to surmount materials-related challenges in the context of sustainability, energy conversion and storage. The groups of C. Freysoldt, M. Todorova and S. Wippermann develop…
This project will aim at developing MEMS based nanoforce sensors with capacitive sensing capabilities. The nanoforce sensors will be further incorporated with in situ SEM and TEM small scale testing systems, for allowing simultaneous visualization of the deformation process during mechanical tests