Neugebauer, J.; Hickel, T.: Density functional theory in materials science. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science 3 (5), pp. 438 - 448 (2013)
Freysoldt, C.; Pfanner, G.; Neugebauer, J.: The dangling-bond defect in amorphous silicon: Statistical random versus kinetically driven defect geometries. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 358 (17), pp. 2063 - 2066 (2012)
Pfanner, G.; Freysoldt, C.; Neugebauer, J.; Gerstmann, U.: Ab initio EPR parameters for dangling-bond defect complexes in silicon: Effect of Jahn-Teller distortion. Physical Review B 85 (19), 195202, pp. 1 - 8 (2012)
Schick, M.; Hallstedt, B.; Glensk, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Hampl, M.; Gröbner, J.; Neugebauer, J.; Schmid-Fetzer, R.: Combined ab initio, experimental, and CALPHAD approach for an improved thermodynamic evaluation of the Mg–Si system. Calphad: Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry 37, pp. 77 - 86 (2012)
Holec, D.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Mayrhofer, P. H.: Trends in the elastic response of binary early transition metal nitrides. Physical Review B 85, pp. 064101-1 - 064101-9 (2012)
Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Körmann, F.; Neugebauer, J.: Advancing density functional theory to finite temperatures: Methods and applications in steel design. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 24, 053202 (2012)
Holec, D.; Friák, M.; Dlouhy, A.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio study of pressure stabilized NiTi allotropes: Pressure-induced transformations and hysteresis loops. Physical Review B 84, pp. 224119-1 - 224119-8 (2011)
Grabowski, B.; Söderlind, P.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature-driven phase transitions from first principles including all relevant excitations: The fcc-to-bcc transition in Ca. Physical Review B 84 (21), pp. 214107-1 - 214107-20 (2011)
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.