Hickel, T.; Uijttewaal, M.; Neugebauer, J.: First principles determination of phase transitions in magnetic shape memory alloys. DPG Spring Meeting 2009, Dresden, Germany (2009)
Ismer, L.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Effect of interstitial carbon on the magnetic structure of fcc iron: Towards an ab-initio understanding of austenitic steels. DPG Spring Meeting 2009, Dresden, Germany (2009)
Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: The free energy of iron: Integrated ab initio derivation of vibrational, electronic, and magnetic contributions. DPG Spring Meeting 2009, Dresden, Germany (2009)
Marquardt, O.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Application of an eight-band k.p model to study III-nitride semiconductor. DPG Spring Meeting 2009, Dresden, Germany (2009)
Hickel, T.; Uijttewaal, M.; Neugebauer, J.: First principles determination of phase transitions in magnetic shape memory alloys. APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2009)
Marquardt, O.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Investigation of group III-nitride semiconductor nanostructures using an eight-band k.p formalism. APS March meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2009)
Hickel, T.; Uijttewaal, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio investigation of temperature dependent effects in magnetic shape memory Heusler alloys. SPP 1239 Convention, Duisburg, Germany (2009)
Hickel, T.: Computational Phase Studies: Deriving free energies and phase transitions from first principles. MRS 2009 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (2009)
Marquardt, O.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Modeling of electronic and optical properties of GaN/AlN quantum dots by using the k.p-method. Bremen DFG Forschergruppe: Workshop in Riezlern, Riezlern, Austria (2008)
Dick, A.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: First Principles Predictions of Mechanical Properties of FeMn-Alloys. Workshop des SFB761, Beilngries, Germany (2008)
Aydin, U.; Ismer, L.; Hickel, T.: Ab initio study of trends in the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of H in 3d transition metals. Computational Materials Science Workshop, Ebernburg Castle, Germany (2008)
Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: The free energy of bcc iron: Integrated ab initio derivation of vibrational, electronic, and magnetic contributions. Computational Materials Science Workshop, Ebernburg Castle, Germany (2008)
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…