Todorova, M.: Future directions in materials from modelling. Future directions in materials research in Europe organised by the Materials Australia VIC-TAS Branch/RMIT Europe, Online (2024)
Todorova, M.; Surendralal, S.; Deißenbeck, F.; Wippermann, S. M.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab Initio Calculations for electrified solid/liquid interfaces – Challenges, insights and Opportunities. GRC Aqueous Corrosion: Corrosion Challenges and Opportunities for the Energy Transition, New London, NH, USA (2024)
Neugebauer, J.; Deißenbeck, F.; Wippermann, S. M.; Todorova, M.: Getting the Electrochemical Interface into an Ab Initio Supercell. CECAM workshop "Electrochemical Interfaces in Energy Storage: Advances in Simulations, Methods and Models", Lausanne, Switzerland (2024)
Todorova, M.; Surendralal, S.; Yang, J.; Neugebauer, J.: Using ab initio calculations to unravel atomistic processes at electrified solid/ liquid interfaces. 63rd Sanibel Symposium, St. Augustine, FL, USA (2024)
Todorova, M.; Surendralal, S.; Deißenbeck, F.; Wippermann, S. M.; Neugebauer, J.: Insights into Electrified Solid/Liquid Interfaces from Ab initio and Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations. CECAM - Young Researchers' School on Theory and Simulation in Electrochemical Conversion Processes, Paris, France (2023)
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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.
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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.
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