Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio prediction of structural and thermodynamic properties of metals. Seminar Abt. Jansen, MPI für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Germany (2007)
Marquardt, O.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: A k.p approach to electronic states and Coulomb interaction in semiconductor quantum dots. Forschergruppentreffen Uni Bremen, Bremen, Germany (2007)
Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: From ab initio to materials properties: Accuracy and error bars of DFT thermodynamics. MMM Workshop, Barcelona, Spain (2007)
Hickel, T.; Uijttewaal, M.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio prediction of structural and thermodynamic properties of metals. International Max-Planck Workshop on Multiscale Materials Modeling of Condensed Matter, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain (2007)
Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio description of grain boundaries and diffusion processes. Arbeitstreffen der Helmholtz-Allianz „HYPER“,, Darmstadt (2006)
Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature dependent properites of Ni2MnGa – An ab initio approach -. European Symposium on Martensitic Transformations (ESOMAT), Bochum (2006)
Hickel, T.: Ab initio description of Iron and Steel - The department of computational materials design -. Visit of ISIT at MPIE, MPIE, Düsseldorf (2006)
Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys: Thermodynamic and magnetic properites. Joint group meeting at Material Research Laboratory of University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA (2006)
Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature and magnetic field dependent properites of Ni2MnGa. Kolloquium zur Festkörpertheorie, Institut für Physik der Humboldt-Universtität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2006)
Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature and magnetic field dependent properites of Ni2MnGa. DPG Spring Meeting of the Division Condensed Matter, Dresden, Germany (2006)
Hickel, T.; Grabowski, B.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature dependent properites of Shape-memory alloys. Physics Seminar of Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK (2006)
Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Temperature-dependent ab initio investigation of the martensitic phase transition in magnetic SMAs. Kickoff-Workshop of SPP1239, Dresden, Germany (2005)
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 aim to realize an optimal balance among the strength, ductility and soft magnetic properties in soft-magnetic high-entropy alloys. To this end, we introduce a high-volume fraction of coherent and ordered nanoprecipitates into the high-entropy alloy matrix. The good combination of strength and ductility derives from massive solid…
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.
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.
This project is a joint project of the De Magnete group and the Atom Probe Tomography group, and was initiated by MPIE’s participation in the CRC TR 270 HOMMAGE. We also benefit from additional collaborations with the “Machine-learning based data extraction from APT” project and the Defect Chemistry and Spectroscopy group.
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.