Lange, B.: Limitierungen der p-Dotierbarkeit von Galliumnitrid: Eine Defektstudie von GaN:Mg auf Basis der Dichtefunktionaltheorie. Dissertation, Universität Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2012)
Hamou, F. R.: Numerical Investigation of Scanning Electrochemical Potential Microscopy (SECPM). Dissertation, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie der Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany (2010)
Abu-Farsakh, H.: Understanding the interplay between thermodynamics and surface kinetics in the growth of dilute nitride alloys from first principles. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2010)
Marquardt, O.: Implementation and application of continuum elasticity theory and a k.p-model to investigate optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2010)
Grabowski, B.: Towards ab initio assisted materials design: DFT based thermodynamics up to the melting point. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2009)
Torres, E.: DFT Study of Alkanethiol Self-assembled Monolayers on Gold(111) Surfaces. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Bochum, Germany (2009)
Dick, A.: Ab initio STM and STS simulations on magnetic and nonmagnetic metallic surfaces. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2008)
Surendralal, S.; Todorova, M.: Automated Calculations for Charged Point Defects in Magnesium Oxide and Iron Oxides. Master, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, GermanyRuhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
Sözen, H. I.: Ab initio investigations on the energetics and kinetics of defects in Fe–Al alloys. Master, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2014)
Tillack, N.: Chemical Trends in the Yttrium-Oxide Precipitates in Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels: A First-Principles Investigation. Master, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2012)
Kim, O.: Ab-initio study of formation and interaction energies in steel and their relations to the solubility limit of carbon in austenite and ferrite. Master, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2007)
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
The structures of grain boundaries (GBs) have been investigated in great detail. However, much less is known about their chemical features, owing to the experimental difficulties to probe these features at the near-atomic scale inside bulk material specimens. Atom probe tomography (APT) is a tool capable of accomplishing this task, with an ability…
Hydrogen embrittlement is one of the most substantial issues as we strive for a greener future by transitioning to a hydrogen-based economy. The mechanisms behind material degradation caused by hydrogen embrittlement are poorly understood owing to the elusive nature of hydrogen. Therefore, in the project "In situ Hydrogen Platform for…
Complex simulation protocols combine distinctly different computer codes and have to run on heterogeneous computer architectures. To enable these complex simulation protocols, the CM department has developed pyiron.
Water electrolysis has the potential to become the major technology for the production of the high amount of green hydrogen that is necessary for its widespread application in a decarbonized economy. The bottleneck of this electrochemical reaction is the anodic partial reaction, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is sluggish and hence…
The computational materials design department in collaboration with the Technical University Darmstadt and the Ruhr University Bochum developed a workflow to calculate phase diagrams from ab-initio. This achievement is based on the expertise in the ab-initio thermodynamics in combination with the recent advancements in machine-learned interatomic…
The structure of grain boundaries (GBs) is dependent on the crystallographic structure of the material, orientation of the neighbouring grains, composition of material and temperature. The abovementioned conditions set a specific structure of the GB which dictates several properties of the materials, e.g. mechanical behaviour, diffusion, and…