Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H. O.; Raabe, D.: Ultrastructural Origins of Optical Properties in the Exoskeletons of Beetles. 2011 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, USA (2011)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Structure of the 3D-Photonic Crystals in the Multi-Colored Scales of the Weevil Entimus imperialis (Curculionidae). Ninth International Conference on Photonic and Electromagnetic Crystal Structures (PECS-IX 2010), Granada, Spain (2010)
Wu, X.; Erbe, A.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.: Spectral and angular distribution of light scattered from the elytra of two carabid beetle species. First NanoCharm Workshop on Advanced Polarimetric Instrumentation, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, Palaiseau Cedex, France (2009)
Wu, X.: Structure-property-relations of cuticular photonic crystals evolved by different beetle groups (Insecta, Coleoptera). Dissertation, RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2014)
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.