Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H. O.; Raabe, D.: Ultrastructural Origins of Optical Properties in the Exoskeletons of Beetles. 2011 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (2011)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Structure of the 3D-Photonic Crystals in the Multi-Colored Scales of the Weevil Entimus imperialis (Curculionidae). Ninth International Conference on Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-IX 2010), Granada, Spain (2010)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Spectral and angular distribution of light scattered from the elytra of two carabid beetle species. First NanoCharm Workshop on Advanced Polarimetric Instrumentation, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, Palaiseau Cedex, France (2009)
Wu, X.: Structure-property-relations of cuticular photonic crystals evolved by different beetle groups (Insecta, Coleoptera). Dissertation, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2014)
In this project we pursue recent developments in the field of austenitic steels with up to 18% reduced mass density. The alloys are based on the Fe-Mn-Al-C system.
Magnetic properties of magnetocaloric materials is of utmost importance for their functional applications. In this project, we study the magnetic properties of different materials with the final goal to discover new magnetocaloric materials more suited for practical applications.
Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) is the most commonly used Additive Manufacturing processes. One of its biggest advantages it offers is to exploit its inherent specific process characteristics, namely the decoupling the solidification rate from the parts´volume, for novel materials with superior physical and mechanical properties. One prominet…
In this project we study a new strategy for the theory-guided bottom up design of beta-Ti alloys for biomedical applications using a quantum mechanical approach in conjunction with experiments. Parameter-free density functional theory calculations are used to provide theoretical guidance in selecting and optimizing Ti-based alloys...
Local lattice distortion is one of the core effects in complex concentrated alloys (CCAs). It has been expected that the strength CCAs can be improved by inducing larger local lattice distortions. In collaboration with experimentalists, we demonstrated that VCoNi has larger local lattice distortions and indeed has much better strength than the…
Electro-responsive interfaces alter their properties in response to an electric potential trigger. Hence, such 'smart' interfaces offer exciting possibilities for applications in, for instance, microfluidics, separation systems, biosensors and -analytics.
In this project nanoprecipitates are designed via elastic misfit stabilization in Fe–Mn maraging steels by combining transmission electron microscopy (TEM) correlated atom probe tomography (APT) with ab initio simulations. Guided by these predictions, the Al content of the alloys is systematically varied...