Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Magnetic contributions to the Thermodynamics of iron and Cementite. 448. WE-Heraeus-Seminar "Excitement in magnetism", Ringberg Castle, Tegernsee, Germany (2009)
Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: The free energy of iron: Integrated ab initio derivation of vibrational, electronic, and magnetic contributions. International Workshop on Multiscale Materials Modelling (IWoM3), Berlin, Germany (2009)
Körmann, F.; Dick, A.; Grabowski, B.; Hickel, T.; Neugebauer, J.: Importance of magnetism for the thermal expansion of transition metals: An ab initio study. Spring meeting of the German Physical Society (DPG), Berlin, Germany (2008)
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.
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.