He, Z. F.; Jia, N.; Ma, D.; Yan, H.-L.; Li, Z.; Raabe, D.: Joint contribution of transformation and twinning to the high strength-ductility combination of a FeMnCoCr high entropy alloy at cryogenic temperatures. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 759, pp. 437 - 447 (2019)
Wang, Z.; Lu, W.; Raabe, D.; Li, Z.: On the mechanism of extraordinary strain hardening in an interstitial high-entropy alloy under cryogenic conditions. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 781, pp. 734 - 743 (2019)
Wu, M.; Li, Z.; Gault, B.; Munroe, P.; Baker, I.: The Effects of Carbon on the Phase Stability and Mechanical Properties of Heat-Treated FeNiMnCrAl High Entropy Alloys. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 748, pp. 59 - 73 (2019)
Su, J.; Raabe, D.; Li, Z.: Hierarchical microstructure design to tune the mechanical behavior of an interstitial TRIP-TWIP high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia 163, pp. 40 - 54 (2019)
Ou, P.; Li, Z.: Ordering of primary carbonitrides in an austenitic steel revealed by transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Materials 11 (11), 2321 (2018)
The aim of this project is to correlate the point defect structure of Fe1-xO to its mechanical, electrical and catalytic properties. Systematic stoichiometric variation of magnetron-sputtered Fe1-xO thin films are investigated regarding structural analysis by transition electron microscopy (TEM) and spectroscopy methods, which can reveal the defect…
The worldwide developments of electric vehicles, as well as large-scale or grid-scale energy storage to compensate the intermittent nature of renewable energy generation has generated a surge of interest in battery technology. Understanding the factors controlling battery capacity and, critically, their degradation mechanisms to ensure long-term…
In this project, we aim to enhance the mechanical properties of an equiatomic CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy (MEA) by interstitial alloying. Carbon and nitrogen with varying contents have been added into the face-centred cubic structured CoCrNi MEA.
Femtosecond laser pulse sequences offer a way to explore the ultrafast dynamics of charge density waves. Designing specific pulse sequences may allow us to guide the system's trajectory through the potential energy surface and achieve precise control over processes at surfaces.
Nickel-based alloys are a particularly interesting class of materials due to their specific properties such as high-temperature strength, low-temperature ductility and toughness, oxidation resistance, hot-corrosion resistance, and weldability, becoming potential candidates for high-performance components that require corrosion resistance and good…
In this project, we aim to achieve an atomic scale understanding about the structure and phase transformation process in the dual-phase high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) effect. Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques are being applied ...
Solitonic excitations with topological properties in charge density waves may be used as information carriers in novel types of information processing.
The aim of this project is to develop novel nanostructured Fe-Co-Ti-X (X = Si, Ge, Sn) compositionally complex alloys (CCAs) with adjustable magnetic properties by tailoring microstructure and phase constituents through compositional and process tuning. The key aspect of this work is to build a fundamental understanding of the correlation between…