Yoo, S.-H.; Siemer, N.; Todorova, M.; Marx, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Deciphering Charge Transfer and Electronic Polarization Effects at Gold Nanocatalysts on Reduced Titania Support. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 123 (9), pp. 5495 - 5506 (2019)
Ikeda, Y.; Körmann, F.; Tanaka, I.; Neugebauer, J.: Impact of chemical fluctuations on stacking fault energies of CrCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi high entropy alloys from first principles. Entropy 20 (9), 655 (2018)
Surendralal, S.; Todorova, M.; Finnis, M. W.; Neugebauer, J.: First-Principles Approach to Model Electrochemical Reactions: Understanding the Fundamental Mechanisms behind Mg Corrosion. Physical Review Letters 120 (24), 246801 (2018)
Freysoldt, C.; Neugebauer, J.: First-principles calculations for charged defects at surfaces, interfaces, and two-dimensional materials in the presence of electric fields. Physical Review B 97 (20), 205425 (2018)
Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.; McEniry, E.: Ab initio simulation of hydrogen-induced decohesion in cementite-containing microstructures. Acta Materialia 150, pp. 53 - 58 (2018)
This project targets to exploit or develop new methodologies to not only visualize the 3D morphology but also measure chemical distribution of as-synthesized nanostructures using atom probe tomography.
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.