Song, W.; von Appen, J.; Choi, P.; Dronskowski, R.; Raabe, D.; Bleck, W.: Atomic-scale investigation of epsilon and theta precipitates in bainite in 100Cr6 bearing steel by atom probe tomography and ab initio calculations. Acta Materialia 61 (20), pp. 7582 - 7590 (2013)
Li, Y.; Choi, P.-P.; Goto, S.; Borchers, C.; Raabe, D.; Kirchheim, R.: Atomic scale investigation of redistribution of alloying elements in pearlitic steel wires upon cold-drawing and annealing. Ultramicroscopy 132, pp. 233 - 238 (2013)
Marceau, R. K. W.; Choi, P.-P.: Understanding the detection of carbon in austenitic high-Mn steel using atom probe tomography. Ultramicroscopy 132, pp. 239 - 247 (2013)
Seol, J.-B.; Lee, B.-H.; Choi, P.; Lee, S.-G.; Park, C.-G.: Combined nano-SIMS/AFM/EBSD analysis and atom probe tomography, of carbon distribution in austenite/ε-martensite high-Mn steels. Ultramicroscopy 132, pp. 248 - 257 (2013)
Chen, Y. Z.; Herz, A.; Li, Y. J.; Borchers, C.; Choi, P.; Raabe, D.; Kirchheim, R.: Nanocrystalline Fe–C alloys produced by ball milling of iron and graphite. Acta Materialia 61 (9), pp. 3172 - 3185 (2013)
Sandim, M. J. R.; Tytko, D.; Kostka, A.; Choi, P.; Awaji, S.; Watanabe, K.; Raabe, D.: Grain boundary segregation in a bronze-route Nb3Sn superconducting wire studied by atom probe tomography. Superconductor Science and Technology 26, pp. 055008-1 - 055008-7 (2013)
Seol, J.-B.; Raabe, D.; Choi, P.; Park, H. S.; Kwak, J. H.; Park, C. G.: Direct evidence for the formation of ordered carbides in a ferrite based low-density Fe–Mn–Al–C alloy studied by transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Scripta Materialia 68 (6), pp. 348 - 353 (2013)
Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Choi, P.; Wuerz, R.; Raabe, D.: Exploring the p-n junction region in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells at the nanometer-scale. Applied Physics Letters 101 (18), pp. 181603-1 - 181603-5 (2012)
Hydrogen in aluminium can cause embrittlement and critical failure. However, the behaviour of hydrogen in aluminium was not yet understood. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung were able to locate hydrogen inside aluminium’s microstructure and designed strategies to trap the hydrogen atoms inside the microstructure. This can…
For understanding the underlying hydrogen embrittlement mechanism in transformation-induced plasticity steels, the process of damage evolution in a model austenite/martensite dual-phase microstructure following hydrogenation was investigated through multi-scale electron channelling contrast imaging and in situ optical microscopy.
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…
Hydrogen induced embrittlement of metals is one of the long standing unresolved problems in Materials Science. A hierarchical multiscale approach is used to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms.
Hydrogen embrittlement affects high-strength ferrite/martensite dual-phase (DP) steels. The associated micromechanisms which lead to failure have not been fully clarified yet. Here we present a quantitative micromechanical analysis of the microstructural damage phenomena in a model DP steel in the presence of hydrogen.
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
The project aims to study corrosion, a detrimental process with an enormous impact on global economy, by combining denstiy-functional theory calculations with thermodynamic concepts.
Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced structural materials is essential for enabling future hydrogen-based energy industries. A crucially important phenomenon in this context is the delayed fracture in high-strength structural materials. Factors affecting the hydrogen embrittlement are the hydrogen content,...
Thermo-chemo-mechanical interactions due to thermally activated and/or mechanically induced processes govern the constitutive behaviour of metallic alloys during production and in service. Understanding these mechanisms and their influence on the material behaviour is of very high relevance for designing new alloys and corresponding…