Vatti, A. K.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Formation Energy of ions in water: An ab initio molecular dynamics study. 2nd German-Austrian Workshop on "Computational Materials Science on Complex Energy Landscapes", Kirchdorf, Austria (2015)
Zendegani, A.; Körmann, F.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: First-principles study of thermodynamic properties of the Q-phase in Al–Cu–Mg–Si. 2nd German-Austrian Workshop, Kirchdorf, Austria (2015)
Zhang, X.; Hickel, T.; Rogal, J.; Drautz, R.; Neugebauer, J.: Atomistic origin of structural modulations in Fe ultrathin films on Cu(001). 2nd German-Austrian Workshop, Kirchdorf, Austria (2015)
Neugebauer, J.: Efficient coarse graining of stochastic high-dimensional configuration spaces as fundament for a fully ab initio based materials design. Colloquium WIAS, Berlin, Germany (2014)
Hickel, T.; Nazarov, R.; McEniry, E.; Dey, P.; Neugebauer, J.: Impact of light elements on interface properties in steels. CECAM workshop “Modeling Metal Failure Across Multiple Scales”, Lausanne, Switzerland (2014)
Hickel, T.; Körmann, F.; Bleskov, I.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab Initio Based Modelling of Stacking Fault Energies in High-Strength Steels. International Seminar on Process Chain Simulation and Related Topics, Karlsruhe, Germany (2014)
Bleskov, I.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Impact of Local Magnetism on Stacking Fault Energies: A First Principles Investigation for fcc Iron. Condensed Matter - Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France (2014)
Bleskov, I.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Impact of Local Magnetism on Stacking Fault Energies: A First Principles Investigation for fcc Iron. TMS 2014, San Diego, CA, USA (2014)
Dey, P.; Nazarov, R.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab-initio study of hydrogen trapping by kappa-carbides in an austenitic Fe matrix. DPG Frühjahrstagung, Dresden, Germany (2014)
Dutta, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Coupling of lattice dynamics and magnetism in magnetic shape memory alloys: Consequences for phase diagrams. Asia Sweden meeting on understanding functional materials from lattice dynamics (ASMFLD) conference, Indian Institute of technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India (2014)
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
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.
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.