Gogoi, M.; Deb, P.; Sen, D.; Mazumder, S. M.; Kostka, A.: Enhanced Quantum Confined Stark Effect in a mesoporous hybrid multifunctional system. Solid State Communications; Pergamon, New York 187, pp. 48 - 52 (2014)
Chen, P.; Chew, L. M.; Kostka, A.; Muhler, M.; Xia, W.: The structural and electronic promoting effect of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes on supported Pd nanoparticles for selective olefin hydrogenation. Catalysis Science & Technology 3 (8), pp. 1964 - 1971 (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)
Jha, D. K.; Shameem, M.; Patel, A. B.; Kostka, A.; Schneider, P.; Erbe, A.; Deb, P.: Simple synthesis of superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles as highly efficient contrast agent. Materials Letters 95, pp. 186 - 189 (2013)
Gogoi, M.; Deb, P.; Kostka, A.: Differential tunability effect on the optical properties of doped and undoped quantum dots. Physica Status Solidi (A) 209 (8), pp. 1543 - 1551 (2012)
Szczepaniak, A.; Fan, J.; Kostka, A.; Raabe, D.: On the Correlation Between Thermal Cycle and Formation of Intermetallic Phases at the Interface of Laser-Welded Aluminum-Steel Overlap Joints. Advanced Engineering Materials 14 (7), pp. 464 - 472 (2012)
Coelho, R. S.; Kostka, A.; dos Santos, J. F.; Kaysser-Pyzalla, A.: Friction-stir dissimilar welding of aluminium alloy to high strength steels: Mechanical properties and their relation to microstructure. Materials Science and Engineering A 556, pp. 175 - 183 (2012)
Gogoi, M.; Deb, P.; Vasan, G.; Keil, P.; Kostka, A.; Erbe, A.: Direct monophasic replacement of fatty acid by DMSA on SPION surface. Applied Surface Science 258, pp. 9685 - 9691 (2012)
Dumont, M.; Kostka, A.; Sander, P. M.; Borbély, A.; Kaysser-Pyzalla, A. R.: Size and size distribution of apatite crystals in sauropod fossil bones. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 310, pp. 108 - 116 (2011)
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 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.
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.
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.
In this project, we work on a generic solution to design advanced high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with enhanced magnetic properties. By overturning the concept of stabilizing solid solutions in HEAs, we propose to render the massive solid solutions metastable and trigger spinodal decomposition. The motivation for starting from the HEA for this approach…