Ma, Y.: Microstructure evolution during hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron oxides. International Workshop on Sustainable Metallurgy of Green Steel (GreenSteel2022), online (2022)
Ma, Y.; Villanova, J.; Requena, G.; Raabe, D.: Understanding the physical-chemical phenomena in green steel production using synchrotron X-ray techniques. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility User Meeting 2022, Online (2022)
Ma, Y.; Zaefferer, S.; Raabe, D.: Hydrogen-based direct reduction of iron ores: Microstructure, crystallography, and reduction mechanisms. 2021 International Metallurgical Processes Workshop for Young Scholars (IMPROWYS2021), a hybrid event, Online (2021)
Ma, Y.: Materials Characterization – Introduction to X-ray Diffraction. Lecture: International Max Planck Research School for Interface Controlled Materials for Energy Conversion (IMPRSURMAT), online, 2021-08
We have studied a nanocrystalline AlCrCuFeNiZn high-entropy alloy synthesized by ball milling followed by hot compaction at 600°C for 15 min at 650 MPa. X-ray diffraction reveals that the mechanically alloyed powder consists of a solid-solution body-centered cubic (bcc) matrix containing 12 vol.% face-centered cubic (fcc) phase. After hot compaction, it consists of 60 vol.% bcc and 40 vol.% fcc. Composition analysis by atom probe tomography shows that the material is not a homogeneous fcc–bcc solid solution
Magnetic properties of magnetocaloric materials is of utmost importance for their functional applications. In this project, we study the magnetic properties of different materials with the final goal to discover new magnetocaloric materials more suited for practical applications.