Abu-Farsakh, H.: Understanding the interplay between thermodynamics and surface kinetics in the growth of dilute nitride alloys from first principles. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2010)
Marquardt, O.: Implementation and application of continuum elasticity theory and a k.p-model to investigate optoelectronic properties of semiconductor nanostructures. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2010)
Grabowski, B.: Towards ab initio assisted materials design: DFT based thermodynamics up to the melting point. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2009)
Torres, E.: DFT Study of Alkanethiol Self-assembled Monolayers on Gold(111) Surfaces. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Bochum, Germany (2009)
Dick, A.: Ab initio STM and STS simulations on magnetic and nonmagnetic metallic surfaces. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2008)
Surendralal, S.; Todorova, M.: Automated Calculations for Charged Point Defects in Magnesium Oxide and Iron Oxides. Master, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, GermanyRuhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
Sözen, H. I.: Ab initio investigations on the energetics and kinetics of defects in Fe–Al alloys. Master, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2014)
Tillack, N.: Chemical Trends in the Yttrium-Oxide Precipitates in Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels: A First-Principles Investigation. Master, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2012)
Kim, O.: Ab-initio study of formation and interaction energies in steel and their relations to the solubility limit of carbon in austenite and ferrite. Master, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2007)
Alkauskas, A.; Deak, P.; Neugebauer, J.; Pasquarello, A.; van de Walle, C. G. (Eds.): Advanced Calculations for Defects in Solids - Electronic Structure Methods - Preface (Special issue). Physica Status Solidi B 248, (1) (2011), 17-18 pp.
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
This project aims to develop a testing methodology for the nano-scale samples inside an SEM using a high-speed nanomechanical low-load sensor (nano-Newton load resolution) and high-speed dark-field differential phase contrast imaging-based scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) sensor.
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…
In this project we developed a phase-field model capable of describing multi-component and multi-sublattice ordered phases, by directly incorporating the compound energy CALPHAD formalism based on chemical potentials. We investigated the complex compositional pathway for the formation of the η-phase in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys during commercial…
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…