Hickel, T.: New Insights into H trapping and Diffusion in Metallic Microstructures Obtained from Atomistic Simulations. 2016 International Hydrogen Conference, Jackson Lake Lodge, Moran, WY, USA (2016)
Dutta, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Intermartensitic Phase Boundaries in Ni–Mn–Ga Alloys: A Viewpoint from Ab initio Thermodynamics. 5th International Conference on Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Sendai, Japan (2016)
Zendegani, A.; Körmann, F.; Hickel, T.; Hallstedt, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Thermodynamic properties of the quaternary Q phase in Al–Cu–Mg–Si: a combined ab-initio, phonon and compound energy formalism approach. International Conference on Advanced Materials Modelling (ICAMM), Rennes, France (2016)
Dutta, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Phase diagrams in magnetic shape memory alloys: Insights obtained from ab initio thermodynamics. The forty-fifth International Conference on Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan (2016)
Dutta, B.; Debashish, D.; Ghosh, S.; Sanyal, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Intricacies of phonon line shapes in random alloys: A first-principles study. DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section, Regensburg, Germany (2016)
Dutta, B.; Begum, V.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Impact of point defects on the phase stability in Heusler alloys: A first-principles study. DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section, Regensburg, Germany (2016)
Körmann, F.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Lattice excitations in magnetic alloys: Recent advances in ab initio modeling of coupled spin and atomic fluctuations. TMS Annual Meeting 2016, Nashville, TN, USA (2016)
Körmann, F.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature-dependent coupling of atomic and magnetic degree of freedom from first-principles. Electronic Structure Theory for the Accelerated Design of Structural Materials, Moscow, Russia (2015)
Hydrogen in aluminium can cause embrittlement and critical failure. However, the behaviour of hydrogen in aluminium was not yet understood. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung were able to locate hydrogen inside aluminium’s microstructure and designed strategies to trap the hydrogen atoms inside the microstructure. This can…
Hydrogen embrittlement affects high-strength ferrite/martensite dual-phase (DP) steels. The associated micromechanisms which lead to failure have not been fully clarified yet. Here we present a quantitative micromechanical analysis of the microstructural damage phenomena in a model DP steel in the presence of hydrogen.
We will investigate the electrothermomechanical response of individual metallic nanowires as a function of microstructural interfaces from the growth processes. This will be accomplished using in situ SEM 4-point probe-based electrical resistivity measurements and 2-point probe-based impedance measurements, as a function of mechanical strain and…
Hydrogen induced embrittlement of metals is one of the long standing unresolved problems in Materials Science. A hierarchical multiscale approach is used to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms.
Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced structural materials is essential for enabling future hydrogen-based energy industries. A crucially important phenomenon in this context is the delayed fracture in high-strength structural materials. Factors affecting the hydrogen embrittlement are the hydrogen content,...
This project will aim at developing MEMS based nanoforce sensors with capacitive sensing capabilities. The nanoforce sensors will be further incorporated with in situ SEM and TEM small scale testing systems, for allowing simultaneous visualization of the deformation process during mechanical tests
The project aims to study corrosion, a detrimental process with an enormous impact on global economy, by combining denstiy-functional theory calculations with thermodynamic concepts.
Thermo-chemo-mechanical interactions due to thermally activated and/or mechanically induced processes govern the constitutive behaviour of metallic alloys during production and in service. Understanding these mechanisms and their influence on the material behaviour is of very high relevance for designing new alloys and corresponding…
Nickel-based alloys are a particularly interesting class of materials due to their specific properties such as high-temperature strength, low-temperature ductility and toughness, oxidation resistance, hot-corrosion resistance, and weldability, becoming potential candidates for high-performance components that require corrosion resistance and good…