Pradeep, K. G.: Atomic scale investigation of clustering and nanocrystallization in FeSiNbB(Cu) soft magnetic amorphous alloys. Dissertation, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2014)
Wu, X.: Structure-property-relations of cuticular photonic crystals evolved by different beetle groups (Insecta, Coleoptera). Dissertation, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2014)
Kords, C.: On the role of dislocation transport in the constitutive description of crystal plasticity. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Asgari, M.: Pulsed Plasma Nitriding - Effect on Hydrogen Embrittlement and Hydrogen Adsorption and Diffusion. Dissertation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, Norway (2013)
Ayodele, S. G.: Lattice Boltzmann modeling of advection-diffusion-reaction equations in non-equilibrium transport processes. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Steinmetz, D.: A constitutive model of twin nucleation and deformation twinning in High-Manganese Austenitic TWIP steels. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Takahashi, T.: On the growth and mechanical properties of non-oxide perovskites and the spontaneous growth of soft metal nanowhiskers. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
Hostert, C.: Towards designing elastic and magnetic properties of Co-based thin film metallic glasses. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2012)
Britton, B.: Measurement of residual elastic strain and lattice rotations with high resolution electron backscatter diffraction. Dissertation, Oxford University, Oxford, UK (2011)
Song, J.: Microstructure and properties of interfaces formed by explosion cladding of Titanium to low Carbon steel. Dissertation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2011)
Voß, S.: Mechanische Eigenschaften von Laves-Phasen in Abhängigkeit von Kristallstruktur und Zusammensetzung am Beispiel der Systeme Fe–Nb–Al und Co–Nb. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2011)
In this project, we employ a metastability-engineering strategy to design bulk high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with multiple compositionally equivalent high-entropy phases.
Low dimensional electronic systems, featuring charge density waves and collective excitations, are highly interesting from a fundamental point of view. These systems support novel types of interfaces, such as phase boundaries between metals and charge density waves.
In this project, links are being established between local chemical variation and the mechanical response of laser-processed metallic alloys and advanced materials.
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.