Li, Z.; Raabe, D.: Influence of compositional inhomogeneity on mechanical behavior of an interstitial dual-phase high-entropy alloy. Materials Chemistry and Physics 210, pp. 29 - 36 (2018)
Luo, H.; Li, Z.; Mingers, A. M.; Raabe, D.: Corrosion behavior of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy compared with 304 stainless steel in sulfuric acid solution. Corrosion Science 134, pp. 131 - 139 (2018)
Wang, M.; Li, Z.; Raabe, D.: In-situ SEM observation of phase transformation and twinning mechanisms in an interstitial high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia 147, pp. 236 - 246 (2018)
Luo, H.; Li, Z.; Chen, Y.-H.; Ponge, D.; Rohwerder, M.; Raabe, D.: Hydrogen effects on microstructural evolution and passive film characteristics of a duplex stainless steel. Electrochemistry Communucations 79, pp. 28 - 32 (2017)
Li, Z.; Sun, Y.; Lavernia, E. J.; Shan, A.: Mechanical Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Ti–6Al–4V Alloy Produced by Severe Warm Rolling: The Influence of Starting Microstructure and Reduction Ratio. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions a-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 46 (11), pp. 5047 - 5057 (2015)
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
Enabling a ‘hydrogen economy’ requires developing fuel cells satisfying economic constraints, reasonable operating costs and long-term stability. The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity by recombining water from H2 and O2, allowing to generate environmentally-friendly power for e.g. cars or houses…
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.