Li, X.; Bottler, F.; Spatschek, R. P.; Scherf, A.; Heilmaier, M.; Stein, F.: Novel Lamellar in situ Composite Materials in the Al-Rich Part of the Fe-Al System. Int. Conf. The Materials Chain: From Discovery to Production, University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
Li, X.; Prokopčáková, P.; Palm, M.: Microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe–Al–Ti–B-based alloys with addition of Mo and W. Intermetallics 2013, Educational Center Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein, Germany (2013)
Li, X.: Microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe–Al–Ti–B alloys with addition of Mo and W. Master, Institut für Eisenhüttenkunde, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2013)
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.
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
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.
A wide range of steels is nowadays used in Additive Manufacturing (AM). The different matrix microstructure components and phases such as austenite, ferrite, and martensite as well as the various precipitation phases such as intermetallic precipitates and carbides generally equip steels with a huge variability in microstructure and properties.
Enabling a ‘hydrogen economy’ requires developing fuel cells satisfying economic constraints, reasonable operating costs and long-term stability. The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity by recombining water from H2 and O2, allowing to generate environmentally-friendly power for e.g. cars or houses…
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.
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.