Archie, F. M. F.: Damage nucleation in DP-steels: experimental characterization of the contributing microstructural parameters. Dissertation, Fakultät für Georessourcen und Materialtechnik, RWTH Aachen (2018)
Choi, W. S.: Deformation mechanisms and the role of interfaces in face-centered cubic Fe-Mn-C micro-pillars. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2018)
Elhami, N. N.: Influence of strain path changes during cup drawing on the twinning activity in TWIP steels investigated by ECCI. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2017)
Morsdorf, L.: Fundamentals of ferrous low-carbon lath martensite: from the as-quenched, to tempered and deformed states. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2017)
Stechmann, G.: A Study on the Microstructure Formation Mechanisms and Functional Properties of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Using Correlative Electron Microscopy and Atomistic Simulations. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2017)
Stricker, M.: Die Übertragung von mikrostrukturellen Eigenschaften aus der diskreten Versetzungsdynamik in Kontinuumsbeschreibungen. Dissertation, KIT, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany (2017)
Bowden, D. J.: Assessment of Co-free hardfacing stainless steel alloys for nuclear applications. Dissertation, University Manchester, Manchester, UK (2017)
Wu , X.: Elementary deformation processes during low temperature and high stress creep of Ni-base single crystal superalloys. Dissertation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
Lai, M.: Experimental-theoretical study of the interplay between deformation mechanisms and secondary phases in metastable β titanium alloys. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2016)
Neddermann, P.: Martensitic Stainless Steel: Evolution of Austenite during Low Temperature Annealing and Design of Press Hardening Alloys. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2016)
Max Planck scientists design a process that merges metal extraction, alloying and processing into one single, eco-friendly step. Their results are now published in the journal Nature.
Scientists of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design. Their results are now published in the journal Science Advances
In this project, links are being established between local chemical variation and the mechanical response of laser-processed metallic alloys and advanced materials.
At finite temperatures lattice vibrations and magnetic fluctuations are coexisting. To study potential coupling effects, a method is required, which considers both, the spin and the lattice degrees of freedom, simultaneously. We develop and implement such a method by combining atomistic spin dynamics with ab initio molecular dynamics.
Electron microscopes offer unique capabilities to probe materials with extremely high spatial resolution. Recent advancements in in situ platforms and electron detectors have opened novel pathways to explore local properties and the dynamic behaviour of materials.
In collaboration with Dr. Edgar Rauch, SIMAP laboratory, Grenoble, and Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig, MATEIS, INSA Lyon, we are developing a correlative scanning precession electron diffraction and atom probe tomography method to access the three-dimensional (3D) crystallographic character and compositional information of nanomaterials with unprecedented…
Combining concepts of semiconductor physics and corrosion science, we develop a novel approach that allows us to perform ab initio calculations under controlled potentiostat conditions for electrochemical systems. The proposed approach can be straightforwardly applied in standard density functional theory codes.
Atom probe tomography (APT) is a material analysis technique capable of 3D compositional mapping with sub-nanometer resolution. The specimens for APT are shaped as sharp needles (~100 nm radius at the apex), so as to reach the necessary intense electrostatic fields, and are typically prepared via focused ion beam (FIB) based milling.