Huemer, K.; Karsten, S.; Balusundaram, K.; Raabe, D.; Hild, S.; Fabritius, H.: Structural organization and mineral distribution in load-bearing exoskeleton parts of the edible crab Cancer pagurus. DPG Frühjahrstagung 2010, Regensburg, Germany (2010)
Fabritius, H.; Karsten, E. S.; Balasundaram, K.; Hild, S.; Huemer, K.; Raabe, D.: Influence of Structural Organization and Mineral Distribution on the Local Mechanical Properties of Mineralized Cuticle from the Crab Cancer pagurus. Materials Science and Engineering MSE 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Fabritius, H.; Hild, S.; Raabe, D.: Leg joints of the lobster Homarus americanus as an example of cuticle modification for specific functions: Variations in structure, composition and properties. MRS Fall Meeting 2008, Boston, MA, USA (2008)
Struss, J.; Znidarsic, N.; Ziegler, A.; Hild, S.: Microscopic anatomy and mineral composition of cuticle in amphibious isopods Ligia italica and Titanethes albus (Crustacea:Isopoda). European Microscopy Congeress EMC 2008, Aachen, Germany (2008)
Ziegler, A.; Hild, S.: Distribution and function of amorphous CaCO3 and Calcite within the tergite cuticle of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea). European Microscopy Congeress EMC 2008, Aachen, Germany (2008)
Hild, S.; Ziegler, A.: The isopod cuticle: A model to study formation and function of amorphous calcium carbonate in calcified tissues. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (2008)
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…
In this project, we employ a metastability-engineering strategy to design bulk high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with multiple compositionally equivalent high-entropy phases.
Low dimensional electronic systems, featuring charge density waves and collective excitations, are highly interesting from a fundamental point of view. These systems support novel types of interfaces, such as phase boundaries between metals and charge density waves.
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.
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.
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