Ahmad, S.; Brink, T.; Liebscher, C.; Dehm, G.: Influence of variation in grain boundary parameters on the evolution of atomic structure and properties of [111] tilt boundaries in aluminum. Acta Materialia 268, 119732 (2024)
Garcia-Suarez, J.; Brink, T.; Molinari, J.-F.: Breakdown of Reye’s theory in nanoscale wear. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 173, 105236 (2023)
Brink, T.; Langenohl, L.; Ahmad, S.; Liebscher, C.; Dehm, G.: Atomistic Modeling of the Thermodynamics of Grain Boundaries in fcc Metals. 19th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids, Crete, Greece (2023)
Brink, T.; Bhat, M. K.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Grain-boundary segregation effects on bicrystal Cu pillar compression. DPG Spring Meeting, Dresden, Germany (2023)
Brink, T.: Atomistic simulations of grain boundary phases: From thermodynamics to mechanics. Seminar Materials Science and Technology at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum
, Bochum, Germany (2023)
Pemma, S.; Janisch, R.; Dehm, G.; Brink, T.: Disconnection activation in complexions of a Cu grain boundary under shear. 19th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids (DSL-2023), Heraklion, Greece (2023)
Pemma, S.; Janisch, R.; Dehm, G.; Brink, T.: Deformation mechanism of complexions in a Cu grain boundary under shear. FEMS EUROMAT 2023, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2023)
Pemma, S.; Brink, T.; Janisch, R.; Dehm, G.: Stress driven grain boundary migration for different complexions of a Cu tilt grain boundary. Materials Science and Engineering Congress 2022, Darmstadt, Germany (2022)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
The goal of this project is the investigation of interplay between the atomic-scale chemistry and the strain rate in affecting the deformation response of Zr-based BMGs. Of special interest are the shear transformation zone nucleation in the elastic regime and the shear band propagation in the plastic regime of BMGs.
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.
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of steel is a great challenge in engineering applications. However, the HE mechanisms are not fully understood. Conventional studies of HE are mostly based on post mortem observations of the microstructure evolution and those results can be misleading due to intermediate H diffusion. Therefore, experiments with a…
The objective of the project is to investigate grain boundary precipitation in comparison to bulk precipitation in a model Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy during aging.
Understanding hydrogen-microstructure interactions in metallic alloys and composites is a key issue in the development of low-carbon-emission energy by e.g. fuel cells, or the prevention of detrimental phenomena such as hydrogen embrittlement. We develop and test infrastructure, through in-situ nanoindentation and related techniques, to study…
Smaller is stronger” is well known in micromechanics, but the properties far from the quasi-static regime and the nominal temperatures remain unexplored. This research will bridge this gap on how materials behave under the extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature, to enhance fundamental understanding of their deformation mechanisms. The…