Hickel, T.; Al-Zubi, A.; Uijttewaal, M.; Neugebauer, J.: First principles determination of phase transitions in magnetic shape memory alloys. Multiscale Materials Modelling, Freiburg, Germany (2010)
Nazarov, R.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Interaction of H with vacancies in iron and steels: The combination of atomistic, thermodynamic and elastic effects. MMM 2010 Conference, Freiburg, Germany (2010)
Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Integrating finite temperature magnetism into ab initio free energy calculations. ICAMS Scientific Retreat, Akademie Biggesee, Attendorn, Germany (2010)
Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Glensk, A.; Neugebauer, J.: Integrated approach to derive thermodynamic data for pure Al and Al alloys up to the melting point. Psi-k Conference 2010, Berlin, Germany (2010)
Friák, M.; Zhu, L.-F.; Dick, A.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: First-principles study of the Ti-Fe eutectic system. Seminar at Institute of Physics of Materials at Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic (2010)
Dick, A.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab Initio Interfacial Austenite/Martensite Energies for Accurate Deformation Mechanism Maps in High-Mn Steels. Materials Science and Engineering 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Hickel, T.; Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Neugebauer, J.: The thermodynamics of Fe-based compounds derived from first principles. Materials Science and Engineering 2010, Darmstadt, Germany (2010)
Nazarov, R.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio study on the cross-interaction between magnetism and point defects in fcc Fe. Realistic Theories of Correlated Electrons in Condensed Matter, Volga-River, Moscow, Russia (2010)
Glensk, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio prediction of thermodynamic data for selected phases of the Al-Mg-Si-Cu system. CECAM Summer School on Computational Materials Sciences, San Sebastian, Spain (2010)
International research team shows how hydrogen affects Nickel-base superalloys at elevated temperatures. Latest results published in journal Nature Materials.
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.