von Pezold, J.; Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Atomistic study of the Hydrogen enhanced local plasticity (HELP) mechanism. ADIS 2010, Mechanical Properties, Ringberg, Germany (2010)
Himmerlich, M.; Lorenz, P.; Lymperakis, L.; Gutt, R.; Neugebauer, J.; Krischok, S.: GaN(0001) Surface States: A Comparison Between Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory. International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Tampa, Florida, USA (2010)
Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio Based Growth Simulations of III-Nitride Nanowires. International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, Tampa, Florida, USA (2010)
von Pezold, J.; Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Embrittlement in metals: An atomistic study of the Hydrogen enhanced local plasticity (HELP) mechanism. 139th Annual Meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Seattle, WA, USA (2010)
Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab-initio based growth simulations of III-Nitride nanowires. Computational Materials Science on Complex Energy Landscapes Workshop, Imst, Austria (2010)
Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Lymperakis, L.; Friák, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Extremal stiffness of crustacean cuticle through hierarchical optimization: Theory, modeling, and experiment. 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues, multiscale modeling of tissue mechanical properties, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA (2009)
von Pezold, J.; Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Understanding embrittlement in metals: A multiscale study of the Hydrogen-enhanced local plasticity mechanism. Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall meeting, Boston, MA, USA (2009)
Lymperakis, L.; Neugebauer, J.: Adatom Kinetics, Thermodynamics, and Si Incorporation on Non-Polar III-Nitride Surfaces: Implications on Nanowire Growth. 8th nternational Conference on Nitride Semiconductors, Jeju Island, South Korea (2009)
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.