Du, Y. J. A.; Ismer, L.; Rogal, J.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.; Drautz, R.: First-principles study on the interaction of H interstitials with grain boundaries in alpha- and gamma-Fe. Physical Review B 84 (14), pp. 144121-1 - 144121-13 (2011)
Dick, A.; Körmann, F.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio based determination of thermodynamic properties of cementite including vibronic, magnetic and electronic excitations. Physical Review B 84 (12), 125101 (2011)
Ismer, L.; Ireta, J.; Neugebauer, J.: A density functional theory based estimation of the anharmonic contributions to the free energy of a polypeptide helix. Journal of Chemical Physics 135 (8), pp. 084122-1 - 084122-7 (2011)
Marquardt, O.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.; Gambaryan, K. M.; Aroutiounian, V. M.: Growth process, characterization, and modeling of electronic properties of coupled InAsSbP nanostructures. Journal of Applied Physics 110 (4), pp. 043708-1 - 043708-6 (2011)
Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Formation energies of point defects at finite temperatures. Physica Status Solidi B 248 (6), pp. 1295 - 1308 (2011)
Pfanner, G.; Freysoldt, C.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio study of electron paramagnetic resonance hyperfine structure of the silicon dangling bond: Role of the local environment. Physical Review B 83 (14), 144110, pp. 1 - 8 (2011)
Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Role of spin quantization in determining the thermodynamic properties of magnetic transition metals. Physical Review B 83 (16), 165114 (2011)
von Pezold, J.; Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Hydrogen-enhanced plasticity at dilute bulk H concentrations: The role of H-H interactions and the formation of local hydrides. Acta Materialia 59, pp. 2969 - 2980 (2011)
Abbasi, A.; Dick, A.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: First-principles investigation of the effect of carbon on the stacking fault energy of Fe–C alloys. Acta Materialia 59, pp. 3041 - 3048 (2011)
If manganese nodules can be mined in an environmentally friendly way, the critical metals needed for the energy transition could be produced with low CO2 emissions
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials have developed a carbon-free, energy-saving method to extract nickel for batteries, magnets and stainless steel.
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.